‘Better Than Chocolate’ highlights lost 90s decade of lesbian Canadian cinema
“If coming out of the closet was really as much fun as it is for the sexually adventurous youths in Better Than Chocolate, then everybody would be doing it, even straight people.â€
‘Eat the rich’ — Why horror films are taking aim at the ultra-wealthy
In films like Ready or Not (2019) and The Menu (2022), the rich aren’t simply out of touch; they’re portrayed as predators, criminals or even monsters.
Want more orgasms? Choose a woman partner
The orgasm gap — the consistent finding that men who have sex with women have more frequent orgasms than women who have sex with men — has been shown in study after study of cisgender, heterosexual participants.
Cancellations at Canadian film festivals raise questions about accountability
Film festivals are unique cultural institutions, spaces to see diverse films by local and global filmmakers and an important market for distributors. These films are often difficult to see, or even know about, outside of festival circuits.
Netflix drama 'Secrets We Keep' exposes the dangers of domestic migrant work
Secrets We Keep (Reservatet), a Danish suspense series on Netflix created by Ingeborg Topsøe, delves into the disappearance of a Filipina au pair from an elite suburb of Copenhagen — and delivers a sharp social commentary on racial and class entitlements.
For both artists and scientists, slow looking allows surprising connections to surface
Scientists need skills in visual analysis and critical thinking, but these skills aren’t being taught or practised nearly enough in our university classrooms.
Why Canada should apply labour protections to the rental housing sector
The urgency is clear: one-third of Canadians rent, yet tenant unions, though legal to form, have no right to negotiate.
HBC’s artworks and collections help us understand Canada’s origins — and can be auctioned off
The proposed liquidation of many of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s (HBC) collections represents a profound threat to Canada’s collective memory and identity.