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Arts & Culture

Today’s Scariest Movies Are Canadian

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 - by KC Hoard

Too often, horror films confuse surprise with fear. A new class of directors is exploring darker places

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Health

The Ozempic Era Is Distorting What We See as Healthy

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 - by KC Hoard

Fat people are constantly told they have to shed pounds. What will weight loss–inducing medicines really cost us?

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Environment

“Nature’s Not Judging Us”: On Being Out, Outside

June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 - by KC Hoard

The modern way of understanding our living planet has failed us. It’s time for something queerer

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Media

Could a Paywall Have Saved Pitchfork?

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 - by KC Hoard

The influential music publication is being folded into GQ, but only because Condé Nast fumbled a good thing

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Arts & Culture

Joni Mitchell’s Best Album Is Turning Fifty. It’s Not Blue

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 - by KC Hoard

For Court and Spark, Joni the lonely, Joni the soloist, did something nobody expected her to do. She hired a band

A photo of Donald Trump speaking at a conference on June 2023 while a projector displays an enlarged real-time broadcast of him in the background.

Politics

The Downside of Celebrating Trump’s Legal Woes

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 - by KC Hoard

It’s fun to bask in the failures of people like Trump. But what does that actually accomplish?

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Arts & Culture / May 2023

I’m Not Here to Make Friends, Eh: Big Brother Canada Turned Backstabbing into Art

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 - by KC Hoard

Why the spinoff became a hit when so many other Canadian reality TV shows failed

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Books

Book Cover Confidential: A Roundtable with Designers

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 - by KC Hoard

Three insiders reveal where industry trends are headed

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Society

It’s a Drag: Many Gay Bars Are Closing, But We Can Still Save Them

February 17, 2022November 18, 2022 - by KC Hoard

For over a century, these spaces have been hubs for LGBTQ2+ communities. How can they prepare for new realities?

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Today’s Scariest Movies Are Canadian

“Nature’s Not Judging Us”: On Being Out, Outside

Could a Paywall Have Saved Pitchfork?

The Downside of Celebrating Trump’s Legal Woes

Book Cover Confidential: A Roundtable with Designers

It’s a Drag: Many Gay Bars Are Closing, But We Can Still Save Them

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