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‘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

LGBT Lesbian Couple Moments Happiness Concept

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

Two images that are complex, layered with meaning and scientifically accurate: ‘Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Tabletop,’ 1716 oil painting by Dutch artist Rachel Ruysch, next to a visual model of an enzyme (PDB 4KO1) bound to its substrate.

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

Photograph of one of the old Hudson Bay Company post buildings from Iqaluit, taken by Norman Vorano in 2017, showcasing the decline of the HBC.

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.

Indian airstrikes in Kashmir following tourist attack raises fears of a regional conflict

In response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir last month, India has launched “Operation Sindoor,” a series of targeted airstrikes on nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.