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When Indigenous Stories Leave Two-Spirit People BehindMainstream Indigenous representation often presents identity through a narrow visual vocabulary: the heroic warrior, the grieving mother, the spiritual elder,…
Why Canada’s Film Industry Still Has a Harassment ProblemThe #MeToo movement changed the language of workplace abuse in the Canadian film industry. Producers, broadcasters, festivals, unions, and public institutions…
How rom-coms still punish women for having ambitions in 2023Romantic comedies have long promised women a life where love, work, friendship, and pleasure can coexist. Yet many of the genre’s familiar stories still treat…
What the Barbie backlash reveals about feminist utopiasGreta Gerwig’s Barbie arrived as a bright pink cultural event and quickly became something more politically charged. Beneath the jokes, choreography, and…
The Myth of the Female Gaze in Hollywood’s Recent Sex ScenesHollywood has spent the past decade promising more thoughtful depictions of sex. Intimacy coordinators, director-led conversations about consent, and a new…
The Digital Concert Boom Left Too Many Fans BehindWhen COVID-19 shut down venues, livestreamed concerts appeared to offer a lifeline. Artists could perform from living rooms, empty clubs, and improvised…
Daily Free Spins Need More Than A Catchy Search Phrase“casino gratis draaien beurt dagelijks ontvangen” reads like a search phrase built around the promise of getting a free daily turn. For players in the…
Why true crime must move beyond white woman centrismTrue crime podcasts often present themselves as investigations into violence, injustice, and unanswered questions. Yet many reproduce a narrow idea of whose…
Hollywood’s Unequal Clock in Only Murders in the BuildingAgeing in Hollywood is rarely treated as a neutral fact. Men are often allowed to gather authority, eccentricity, and romantic possibility with every passing…
What Fleabag Taught Us About Female Rage And GriefFleabag makes grief look funny, sexual, selfish, and frequently unbearable. Its central character moves through London with a practiced smile, a sharp joke,…