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Summer Bummer (via Switched on Pop)
Every music critic seems to agree: 2025 has no true song of summer. Last August, Teddy Swims’s “Lose Control” dominated the charts. This year…Teddy S…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Is 'Weapons' horror flick of the year? & the buzz around 'Shook'
Commotion guest host Rad Simonpillai is joined by film and culture critics Jackson Weaver, Rachel Ho and Joyita Sengupta to discuss the horror films …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Maybe Happy Ending controversy, and Chappell Roan has new music
Theatre critics Glenn Sumi and Joshua Chong talk about the story lighting up Broadway this week -- the casting of Andrew Barth Feldman, a white actor…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
BONUS: Why did the Nelk Boys talk to Benjamin Netanyahu?
Recently, the Nelk Boys, a Canadian YouTube duo known for their prank videos, released an interview with Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Naked Gun, Happy Gilmore 2, and the summer of the comedy reboot
The Naked Gun is back! Liam Neeson reprises Leslie Neilson’s role in the classic spoof movie and Adam Sandler is back with another Happy Gilmore. Ali…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Musicians are changing the conversation about Gaza
Palestinian-Canadian musician John Kameel Farah, Israeli-American culture writer Lux Alptraum, and Vassar College music professor Justin Patch discus…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What makes a good road trip playlist?
If you’re making a good road trip playlist, you’re thinking about the people in the car, the mood you want to create, the places you’re driving throu…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Sydney Sweeney jeans controversy & more!
Elamin is joined by culture critics Pablo The Don, Bee Quammie and senior CBC Entertainment writer Jackson Weaver to discuss the Sydney Sweeney/Ameri…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The new BTS Army documentary, and should Sean Feucht still play in Canada?
Hannah Sung and Samantha Lui review the new documentary BTS Army: Forever We Are Young, which chronicles the rise of the 7-member K-pop band as power…
8 months ago
Why Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau's dinner date matters, and Fringe Festival standouts
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau had dinner in Montreal this week … and it looked a lot like a date. Of course the footage goes viral, and people can’t …
8 months ago