pop-culture

(Photography by William Ukoh)

Canadian pop newcomer Jessia is rising to new heights

Her motivational melodies are winning over fans across the country—and some of the industry’s biggest names

(Illustration by LeeAndra Cianci)

Dolly Parton has been very busy. What might she do next?

She donated a million dollars to fund vaccine research and wrote a thriller releasing spring 2022. Here are some (slightly far-fetched) ideas of what she may do next.

The Thrill: Pop-culture lessons, and reviving the theatre

On this week’s pop-culture podcast: what we’ve learned from pop culture, and the Stratford Festival’s plan to engage the young

The backlash against David Foster Wallace

The backlash against David Foster Wallace

Not everyone’s enamoured with the author who’s become a kind of fringe pop icon

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The new normal

A banner year for gay rights

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He had a gun and ‘Tom Cruise eyes’

These days forensic artists need to be up on pop culture references

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Move over Twilight, the latest Hunger book is here

‘Mockingjay,’ the final volume, is getting the full J.K. Rowling-Dan Brown treatment

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Jon without Kate!!

My first celebrity run-in