Readings

Butts: A People’s History

Butts, contrary to what the tastemakers at The New York Times might have you believe, have always been pretty popular. What’s unique about this particular vogue is that, for once, it’s women-driven.

'If You Go After Power, There Are Costs': An Interview With Naomi Klein

The author of This Changes Everything on how the environmental movement went awry, and why it needs to rediscover its sense of radicalism—demanding deep change from the status quo.

Netflix Is Not Our Friend

The CRTC’s interrogation of Netflix may have lacked grace, but the fact that we like the service the way it is isn’t an argument against regulations that all Canadian broadcast media must follow.

Survivor’s Guilt

Robert of Timothy Findley’s The Wars is a survivor, and he curses himself. What does it mean to be the sole survivor?

What Robin Thicke Really Took From Marvin Gaye

“Blurred Lines” may sound like “Got To Give It Up,” but the true connection between the two singers is revealed in the pages of Thicke’s strange and sad deposition: a tendency toward self-pity.

NASA’s Multitasking Abilities Leave Something To Be Desired

The space agency is making exciting strides in deep-space exploration—but, apparently, not keeping a careful enough eye on objects closer to Earth.

The Black Notes of Owen Pallett

An email exchange with the singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist about his new album, song sequencing, dysphoria, and moving to Montreal.

Comment Sections: Scientific Aberrations in Action

Yes, the comments are terrible, but the extent to which commenters' behavior deviates from established psychological patterns is fascinating. And terrible.

Julia Dault: Beauty at a Complicated Angle

We pay a visit to the Canadian artist’s Brooklyn studio and take in her latest work. Discussed: creating versus criticism, the logic of colour, and what pretty means.

How to Learn to Dance

Can learning the Lindy Hop make you a better thinker, doer, internet user? Lessons from Daniel Levitin’s The Organized Mind hint that it might