Being Black in a Small Town
Schitt’s Creek and Gilmore Girls would have us believe there’s room for only one Black person in every small town. When will pop culture catch up to reality?
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I’m Not Here to Make Friends, Eh: Big Brother Canada Turned Backstabbing into Art
Why the spinoff became a hit when so many other Canadian reality TV shows failed
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Alone Is about Much More than Pure Survival
The History channel series spins our fear of solitude into a showcase of how much humans can withstand
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Why Are We So Obsessed with Scammers?
As the threat of online fraud and phishing grows, so does our appetite for TV shows about con artists
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The Rings of Power Has a Troll Problem
Racist fans of The Lord of the Rings are organizing online to try and sink the new series. But are they losing their power?
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Books on TV: Is the Boom in Adaptations a Boon for Authors?
How a surge in TV production is shaking up the publishing industry
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The Superficial Diversity of Canadian TV
How risk avoidance shapes our entertainment
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Looney Tunes Will Never Die and That’s All, Folks!
How Bugs Bunny and his pals managed to become a TV success impervious to time and changing standards
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The Wheel of Time: Why It’s So Hard to Accept Adaptations of Our Favourite Books
The challenge for Robert Jordan fans is to avoid nitpicking the flashy new Amazon series
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Why We Need a Good Villain: From Ancient Lore to Pandemic Finger Pointing
Villains have starred in our stories for eons. Is that why we want someone to blame for COVID-19?
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