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Alone Is about Much More than Pure Survival

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 - by Erin MacLeod

The History channel series spins our fear of solitude into a showcase of how much humans can withstand

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Arts & Culture

Why Are We So Obsessed with Scammers?

December 21, 2022January 4, 2023 - by Michelle Krasovitski

As the threat of online fraud and phishing grows, so does our appetite for TV shows about con artists

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Arts & Culture

The Rings of Power Has a Troll Problem

October 14, 2022January 26, 2023 - by Sakeina Syed

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?

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 - by Richard Trapunski

How a surge in TV production is shaking up the publishing industry

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June 2022

The Superficial Diversity of Canadian TV

May 30, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Soraya Roberts

How risk avoidance shapes our entertainment

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Arts & Culture

Looney Tunes Will Never Die and That’s All, Folks!

December 15, 2021April 30, 2022 - by Jaime Weinman

How Bugs Bunny and his pals managed to become a TV success impervious to time and changing standards

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Arts & Culture

The Wheel of Time: Why It’s So Hard to Accept Adaptations of Our Favourite Books

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 - by Harley Rustad

The challenge for Robert Jordan fans is to avoid nitpicking the flashy new Amazon series

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Arts & Culture

Why We Need a Good Villain: From Ancient Lore to Pandemic Finger Pointing

October 29, 2021December 13, 2021 - by Angela Misri

Villains have starred in our stories for eons. Is that why we want someone to blame for COVID-19?

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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

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What Television Gets Wrong about Poverty

July 8, 2021March 4, 2022 - by Daniel Panneton

Shows like The Crown offer a romanticized view of economic austerity. But, now more than ever, we need to see the true cost of budget cuts

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