Pop Culture

Another year, another round of long overdue firsts at The Academy.

It’s an attention economy, and the distractions are doing their job.

Pop Culture Jeopardy! is ushering in a different form of intelligence.

In a unique combination of sports and pop culture, Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance touched on themes of Black culture and American identity.

Hollywood’s idea of diversity often means a single Black character with no depth, no story, and no purpose.

I never thought I’d be taking advice about standing up for my beliefs from my favourite late-night ice cream brand.

There’s no such thing as the “perfect victim.”

Social media hates women for no reason.

Between late-night decisions, ionate reunions, and occasional mishaps, there’s no shortage of horrifying hook-up stories to emerge from student bedrooms.

Viewers are tired of watching the same story redone over and over at the  expense of new, refreshing stories that could redefine the film canon.

Be careful who you listen to—it may come back to bite you. The release of Spotify Wrapped every year is like your best friend’s birthday in Grade seven—it’s a scramble to post on your social media for all to see.

Don’t bring your children to a Sabrina Carpenter concert expecting it to be G-rated.

Look-alike competitions are a desperate attempt from fans to garner attention by looking and acting like a celebrity—it’s long overdue that fans start seeing celebrities as people.

Social media is now shaping election outcomes as the first generation raised with it reaches voting age.

Eight years after his death, Leonard Cohen, Canada’s beloved singer and poet, continues to be celebrated through his teachings about love, art, and beauty. Jewish-Canadian musician Leonard Cohen’s poetic voice has enchanted listeners since his first song was released in 1956.

Aussie Shore is putting the “reality” back in reality TV.