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Have you ever noticed that there are an inordinate amount of sweets in films directed by women? Writer Heather O’Neill has. She decided to explore why we have a fixation on sweet treats

A woman lies on the ground surrounded by cakes and other sweets.

Arts & Culture

Let Her Eat Cake: The Subversive Power of Women Feasting

March 16, 2022October 18, 2023 - by Heather O’Neill

Women are told to tame their desires, stifle their appetites, and not take up space. But, as women directors have shown, there’s power in indulgence

Illustration of a woman staring into a static-filled TV screen

Arts & Culture

I’m Sick of Reboots and Rewatches and You Should Be Too

August 19, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Lisa Whittington-Hill

We’ve all spent the pandemic in a pop culture feedback loop. For the love of God, make it stop

A collage of Cher and Nicholas Cage kissing in the film Moonstruck superimposed on top of an outline of the Manhattan skyline and a full moon.

July/August 2021

The Making of Moonstruck

June 28, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Ira Wells

The 1987 rom-com starring Cher and Nicolas Cage seemed doomed to fail. Director Norman Jewison turned it into a modern classic

An image of inside a Blockbuster Video store with two blue silhouette figures standing the the aisles looking for videos.

Arts & Culture

Life in the Stacks: A Love Letter to Browsing

June 24, 2021June 9, 2022 - by Jason Guriel

Algorithms are integral to how we find and consume art. But old-fashioned browsing still has its benefits

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Health

OCD Is Not a Joke

March 1, 2021June 26, 2023 - by Lisa Whittington-Hill

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder are often depicted as Type A clean freaks. The reality is much worse

Arts & Culture

Notes from an Apocalypse

June 29, 2020July 6, 2020 - by Chelsea Vowel

In Jeff Barnaby’s latest horror film, the zombies are colonizers and only we are immune

A black and white shot of Clifton Hill's storefronts at night. Visible signs include a Travelodge, a Ruby Tuesday, and the Guinness World Records Museum.

Arts & Culture / March 2020

Stay Tacky, Niagara Falls

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 - by John Semley

Why I wouldn’t change a thing about my hometown

Arts & Culture

The Decade in Arts & Culture

December 12, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From Leonard Cohen’s darker legacy to art’s obsession with dead young women, here are the culture conversations that helped define Canada

A collage of characters from Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

September 2019

Charles Manson and #MeToo

July 23, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Brian D. Johnson

New films from Quentin Tarantino and Mary Harron reflect on the Manson killings—and show starkly different sides of their industry

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Heather O’Neill on Women’s Relationship with Food: Episode 10 of The Deep Dive

Let Her Eat Cake: The Subversive Power of Women Feasting

I’m Sick of Reboots and Rewatches and You Should Be Too

The Making of Moonstruck

Life in the Stacks: A Love Letter to Browsing

OCD Is Not a Joke

Notes from an Apocalypse

Stay Tacky, Niagara Falls

The Decade in Arts & Culture

Charles Manson and #MeToo

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