Author Saeed Teebi writes beyond exile in his memoir of Palestine and writing in dark timesFatme Abdallah, Western University
Sex, jazz, liquor and gambling: How Montréal’s nightlife shifted in the mid-20th centuryMatthieu Caron, Simon Fraser University
In a cynical industry, Rob Reiner’s films taught us the power of sincerityAdam Daniel, Western Sydney University
Frank Gehry, the architect of the unconventional, the accidental, and the inspiring, has died at 96Michael J. Ostwald, UNSW Sydney
Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you doBobbi Sutherland, University of Dayton
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Christmas classic that reflects bigoted ideas about ‘proper’ music in the 1940sJames Deaville, Carleton University
From scribe to choir, medieval Christian chant book fragments reveal storiesAnna de Bakker, Dalhousie University and Jennifer Bain, Dalhousie University
Seven of the best novels of 2025 – chosen by our literary expertsTessa Whitehouse, Queen Mary University of London; Inés Gregori Labarta, Lancaster University; James Miller, Kingston University; Jenni Ramone, Nottingham Trent University; Leigh Wilson, University of Westminster; Prathiksha Betala, Leeds Beckett University, and Roberta Garrett, University of East London
What Yiddish literature reveals about Canada’s diverse canon and multilingual identityRegan Lipes, MacEwan University
Thomas King: As we learn another ‘hero’ is non-Indigenous, let’s not ignore a broader cultural problemCeleste Pedri-Spade, McGill University
Possible ancient artifacts are found in a B.C. thrift shop — and archeology scholars are on the caseCara Tremain, Simon Fraser University and Sabrina C. Higgins, Simon Fraser University
How the Middle Ages are being revisited through Indigenous perspectivesBrenna Duperron, Dalhousie University
An art historian looks at the origins of the Indigenous arts collection at the Vatican MuseumsGloria Bell, McGill University
‘Radioactive patriarchy’ documentary: Women examine the impact of Soviet nuclear testingRebecca H. Hogue, University of Toronto
Robert Munsch has prepared for the eventual end of his story, but his letters and books keep speakingErin Spring, University of Calgary
Spotify Wrapped reminds us even our leisure time is being surveilled and soldJohn Singleton, University of Galway
Booker prize 2025: the six shortlisted books, reviewed by expertsSojin Lim, University of Lancashire; Adam Roberts, Royal Holloway, University of London; Jenni Ramone, Nottingham Trent University; Ruvani Ranasinha, King's College London; Stevie Marsden, Edinburgh Napier University, and Tory Young, Anglia Ruskin University
Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists points at how governments could help sectors in crisisAndrew White, King's College London
Seven albums to listen to during a breakup – from Lily Allen to Marvin GayeCharlotte Curran, University of Leeds
With Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, Cree artist Kent Monkman confronts historyAnna Hudson, York University, Canada
Why industry-standard labels for AI in music could change how we listenGordon A. Gow, University of Alberta and Brian Fauteux, University of Alberta
The Mona Lisa, a gold toilet and now the Louvre’s royal jewels: a fascinating history of art heistsPenelope Jackson, Charles Sturt University
‘Trump said what?!’ — How satire helps us navigate disorienting politicsPascal Michelberger, Western University
What The Paper reveals about local news and journalism todayAdrian Ma, Toronto Metropolitan University
What AI-generated Tilly Norwood reveals about digital culture, ethics and the responsibilities of creatorsRamona Pringle, Toronto Metropolitan University
Diane Keaton pioneered new kinds of complex femininity on screenJen Harvie, Queen Mary University of London
40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn’t want to seeScott Malia, College of the Holy Cross
Emmy-winning ER drama The Pitt shines a light on compassionate teachingElizabeth A. Marshall, Simon Fraser University
How László Krasznahorkai’s Nobel-prize winning genius slowly spread around EuropeZsuzsanna Varga, University of Glasgow
Epstein’s ‘birthday book’ transforms private notes into a legacy recordJason Wang, Toronto Metropolitan University
Cancellations at Canadian film festivals raise questions about accountabilityDorit Naaman, Queen's University, Ontario
Netflix’s ‘Mo’ delivers humour, heartache as it explores Israel-Gaza war and Palestinian and Mexican migrant life in the U.S.Faiza Hirji, McMaster University
Netflix drama Secrets We Keep exposes the dangers of domestic migrant workReena Kukreja, Queen's University, Ontario
Fashion icon Giorgio Armani’s impact and legacy will be felt for decades to comeJohn Potvin, Concordia University
‘Better Than Chocolate’ highlights lost 90s decade of lesbian Canadian cinemaTamara de Szegheo Lang, Queen's University, Ontario and Dan Vena, Queen's University, Ontario
The triumph of the Oasis reunion: Resilience rules the day as the Gallaghers end their feudRamona Alaggia, University of Toronto
How do we define Canadian content? Debates will shape how creatives make a livingDaphne Rena Idiz, University of Toronto and MaryElizabeth Luka, University of Toronto
Lilo & Stitch: With love, a bereaved child feels safe enough to grieve and growElena Merenda, University of Guelph-Humber
Should global media giants shape our cultural and media policy? Lessons from satellite radioBrian Fauteux, University of Alberta
Tax Canadian movies? Why culture has always been at the centre of trade warsSarah E.K. Smith, Western University
A 16th-century Chinese writer spoke of workplace burnout, leaving a blueprint for radical acts of restJason Wang, Toronto Metropolitan University and Xiao He, University of Toronto
In Paying For It, ex-lovers reimagine friendship, family and the meaning of sex workUmmni Khan, Carleton University
Trump’s tariff threat to foreign films overlooks the value of multilingual cinemaGaelle Planchenault, Simon Fraser University
Canada’s identity is at stake if we don’t equitably fund and support its music nowRosheeka Parahoo, Western University
‘Pax Americana’ in Toronto: How speculative art can help us navigate threatsPascal Michelberger, Western University
‘STOP the American takeover of Canada!’ — Inspiration and humour from a London, Ont. art movementRuth Skinner, Western University
Black style and resistance: The Met Gala, dandyism and blackface in CanadaCheryl Thompson, Toronto Metropolitan University
Fake models for fast fashion? What AI clones mean for our jobs — and our identitiesJul Parke, University of Toronto
How Donald Trump’s trade war against Canada reveals tensions inherent in friendshipJason Wang, Toronto Metropolitan University
Elbows up, Canada: Musical responses to Trump’s Canada threatsEmily Abrams Ansari, Western University
Film festivals like TIFF set the tone for wider industry norms — here’s what we’re watching around AILauren Knight, University of Toronto; Daphne Rena Idiz, University of Toronto, and Rafael Grohmann, University of Toronto
Creepy cicadas, ticking clocks and jump scares: How frightful films conjure terror out of quietJames Deaville, Carleton University
The Shrouds: new Cronenberg film is an elusive meditation on death, grief and environmental ethicsLaura O'Flanagan, Dublin City University
‘Nobody Wants This’ amps laughs about intermarriage in Judaism but intended humour hurtsCelia E. Rothenberg, McMaster University
‘Decolonizing Lens’: Winnipeg and virtual film series reflects the beauty of Indigenous worldviewsJocelyn Thorpe, University of Manitoba and Kaila Johnston, University of Manitoba
‘There’s no such thing as someone else’s children’ – Omar El Akkad bears witness to the destruction of Gaza and the West’s quiet assentClare Corbould, Deakin University
Walter Benjamin’s Illuminations: the remarkably prescient work of an intellectual truth-seekerJamie Q. Roberts, University of Sydney
Representing Gaza: Artists are using social media-based comics as resources and resistanceAmy Mazowita, Concordia University
Indigenous-authored novels: 5 great contemporary reads for young adultsJennifer Brant, University of Toronto; Erenna Morrison, University of Toronto; Gayatri Thakor, University of Toronto, and Meagan Hamilton, University of Toronto
Why we still need a women’s prize for fictionBinhammer, Katherine, University of Alberta; Kanika Batra, Texas Tech University; Maryse Jayasuriya, Saint Louis University, and Theo Gray, University of Alberta
Philosopher Hannah Arendt provokes us to rethink what education is for in the era of AIPaul Tarc, Western University
Why are women’s shoes so pointy? A fashion expert on impractical but stylish footwearMichael Watson, University of South Carolina
Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London celebrates the optimism, hedonism and style of the new romanticsNaomi Braithwaite, Nottingham Trent University
10 years after the Rana Plaza collapse, fashion has yet to slow downVerena Gruber, EM Lyon Business School and Marie-Agnes Parmentier, HEC Montréal
How sportswear fashion is indebted to Indigenous and African American culturesDr. Henry Navarro Delgado, Toronto Metropolitan University
Elisapie’s Juno-winning album: Promoting Inuktitut through musicRichard Compton, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Sarah Angiyou, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
Understanding how Taylor Swift constructs her songs helps explain her phenomenal popularityAlexander Carpenter, University of Alberta
The triumph of vinyl: Vintage is back as LP sales continue to skyrocketJosh Greenberg, Carleton University
When a child prodigy composer matured into a noblewoman, her legacy got complicatedAmanda Lalonde, University of Saskatchewan
Oscar Peterson: Cherishing a legacy of technical virtuosity and soulful swingBarrington Coleman, Carleton University and James Deaville, Carleton University
Prodigy’s personal mythology: Remembering the ‘fallen angel’ of Mobb DeepMarcus Evans, McMaster University
Senegal’s female rappers aren’t letting obstacles get in their way – who the rising voices areMamadou Dramé, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Lee Miller retrospective confirms her as one of the most important photographers of the 20th centuryLynn Hilditch, Liverpool Hope University
Art as resistance: A digital archive documents how protest arts address police violenceTaiwo Afolabi, University of Regina and Friday Shina Gabriel, University of Regina
Seeing histories of forced First Nations labour: the ‘Nii Ndahlohke / I Work’ art exhibitionMary Jane Logan McCallum, University of Winnipeg and Julie Rae Tucker
Artists bring human richness at times of strife — and need to be allowed to speak about the Israel-Hamas warLowell Gasoi, Carleton University
African safaris and colonial nightmares: a visit to artist Roger Ballen’s latest showTinashe Mushakavanhu, University of Oxford
How Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan influenced today’s multi-sensory museumsGary A Genosko, Ontario Tech University
Photographer Louis Carlos Bernal memorialized the barrios at the US-Mexican borderRebecca Senf, University of Arizona
6 ways AI can partner with us in creative inquiry, inspired by media theorist Marshall McLuhanGordon A. Gow, University of Alberta
How rebellion against moralizing has become a surprising rallying point for the political rightAlexis Shotwell, Carleton University and Kilian Jörg, Freie Universität Berlin
Christian nationalism in the U.S. is eerily reminiscent of ‘dominionist’ reformers in historyGary K. Waite, University of New Brunswick
Freedom in an age of climate crisis and trade wars: Lessons from philosopher Immanuel KantRafael Ziegler, HEC Montréal
Looking for Indigenous history? ‘Shekon Neechie’ website recentres Indigenous perspectivesMary Jane Logan McCallum, University of Winnipeg; Robert Alexander Innes, McMaster University, and Susan M. Hill, University of Toronto