The real shocker of ‘Fifty Shades’
Never in cinematic romance has there been a leading man so utterly humourless, writes Emma Teitel
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Emma Teitel
Emma Teitel is a National Magazine Award-winning columnist who writes frequently about women’s issues and popular culture. She gets a lot of hate mail, mostly from Burnaby, British Columbia.
In praise of Bubbie Shoshie
For my Bubbie, news of my gayness wasn’t cause for celebration. It was an afterthought.
In the Dawg house at Dalhousie
At the heart of the university’s latest controversy: free speech and a popular hotdog vendor called the Dawgfather
Who is the Dalhousie whistle-blower?
’To see something so targeted and violent and hateful against someone that you care about…that’s not me’
Passive, aggressive and pissed off: Our culture of perpetual outrage
Because history is doomed to repeat itself, we can expect 2015 to offer up more moronic expressions of outrage, writes Emma Teitel.
Why Iggy Azalea can’t get any respect
Critics who call Iggy Azalea a white poser reveal hip hop’s strange conservatism
How Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Goop’ is duping us
A Canadian scientist tests some celebrity-endorsed fads and finds them wanting
When restorative justice isn’t enough
Emma Teitel on the Dalhousie dentistry students and misogyny at her alma mater
Bully for you, free expression for me
Being an online bully is just as easy today as it was 10 years ago, but it’s harder to get away with it, writes Emma Teitel
A gay utopia in Weimar-era Berlin: Book review
Author Robert Beachy explores Berlin’s gay culture and sexually liberal history