Club Friday Q&A: Lisa Whittington-Hill on How Pop Culture is Failing Women

A journalist and author of the upcoming book of essays, argues that, despite conventional wisdom saying things are better now, pop cultural representations of women haven't actually improved

Watch List: 44 Shows and Movies to Stream in October 2023

Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in October 2023, including How to Fail as a Popstar, Bria Mack Gets a Life, Big Mouth Season 17, Fair Play and The Blackening.

TV and MoviesStacy Lee KongSeptember 29, 2023Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Netflix, Hayu Canada

The Boys Are Not Okay

The stabbing death of 15-year-old Elianne Andam by a 17-year-old boy has sparked important conversations about the manosphere, and how it’s instructing boys and young men on the finer points of misogyny.

When Conservative Politicians Tacitly Supported the 1 Million March 4 Kids ‘Protests,’ They Were Endorsing Transphobia

Pierre Poilievre instructed his MPs not to post on social media or respond to journalists’ questions about the 1 Million March 4 Children, a ‘parents’ rights’ protest that is pushing for schools to enact policies that will make them unsafe for trans and gender non-conforming kids.

Club Friday Q&A: Former Real Housewife of Toronto Kara Alloway on Being the 'Most Hated'

The author and former 'Real Housewives of Toronto' cast member talks to Ruth Young about how reality TV works and if it's changing.

Club Friday Q&AStacy Lee KongSeptember 20, 2023Kara Alloway, Real Housewives, The Real Housewives of Toronto

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Aren’t Even A Little Bit Sorry

Their character letters for Danny Masterson has sparked serious outrage—but this might be a more complicated conversation that it seems

How Joe Jonas Became My Least Favourite Celebrity In One Easy Step

It must be 1963 up in here, because the Jonas Brother who’s also in DNCE just filed for divorce from his wife of four years, Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner, and immediately began leaking stories about how she’s a bad mom.

Watch List: 50+ Shows and Movies to Stream in September 2023

Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Hayu Canada, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in September 2023, including The Super Models, the at-home premiere of The Little Mermaid, the first season of Gen V, the final season of Sex Education, CBC’s newest docuseries Telling Our Story.

TV and MoviesRuth YoungAugust 31, 2023Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Netflix, Hayu Canada

Phrenology, Prohibition, the Hays Code—What’s the Deal With Gen Z’s Weird Conservative Streak?

Racist pseudoscience seems pretty opposite to Gen Z’s famously left-leaning politics. And it is! Here’s what’s really behind these TikTok trends and social media discourses.

I Didn’t Know How Much I Needed to See Different Ways of Grieving Until I Watched 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'

After losing my dad as a teen, I know there are no cookie cutter experiences of grief—but often in pop culture, the way we mourn is portrayed as simple and linear. That’s why it means so much to see this teen romance get grief so right.

5 Thoughts On the Way We're Talking About Men's Loneliness

The internet has been talking about the ‘men’s loneliness crisis’ again this week, and the conversation has been kind of annoying—but not because men’s feelings aren’t important.

Mental HealthStacy Lee KongAugust 18, 2023TikTok, Mental Health, Niobe Way, Angelica Ferrara

Please Come With Me On A Journey I'm Calling The Rinna Rewatch

To commemorate Lisa Rinna’s time on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Ruth Young has rewatched all of Rinna’s seasons, a task she’s dubbed “The Rinna Rewatch.” Based on this extensive research, here are the actor, TV personality and model’s best moments.

TV and MoviesRuth YoungAugust 16, 2023Lisa Rinna, Real Housewives, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Bravo

On Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary, We Have to Talk About Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion and Misogyny

Today is hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, and earlier this week, Brampton mans Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. We should definitely consider how those two things relate to one another.

Watch List: 50+ Shows and Movies to Stream in August 2023

Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Hayu Canada, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in August 2023, including Painkiller, the Crave drama Armageddon Time, the first season of Ahsoka and CBC’s newest film You & Me.

TV and MoviesRuth YoungJuly 31, 2023Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Netflix, Hayu Canada

Bobbi Althoff and Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Celebrity Interviews Are Hilarious—But It’s Worth Thinking About Why We Love Them So Much

The funniest part of Bobbi Althoff and Amelia Dimoldenberg’s interviews is how awkward they are. But considering how much they depend on proximity to Blackness, is that also kind of… weird?

Club Friday Q&A: Tenille Clarke on Celebrating Carnival (and Caribbean) Culture

The PR pro and writer on who mas is for, how to critique culture with care and her viral article about body positivity during Carnival

Club Friday Q&AStacy Lee KongJuly 26, 2023Tenille Clarke

Guest Post: Ishani Nath on the Barbie Marketing Blitz—and Why It May Not Be as Feminist as It Seems

We’ll be talking about Barbie’s extensive, effective marketing strategy for years to come, but there’s one thing we’re not saying enough about: the overconsumption it’s sparking. As writer Ishani Nath puts it, it’s giving problematic in pink.

Jonah Hill’s Controlling Texts Are About Way More Than What His Girlfriend Was Wearing

This month, it seems like every other discourse has been about some dude who wants to dictate what women and femmes can wear—and by extension, do. But we need to talk about more than just men. This is actually about patriarchy.