Adam Davidson-Harden is admittedly a latecomer to appreciating William Shakespeare, but the Ontario high school teacher now likens studying the Bard to “lifting weights, for language.” He said he worries that mental muscles aren’t getting a workout these days if students lean on shortcuts like generative artificial intelligence for schoolwork. When Davidson-Harden queried a student about…
Jeremy Guenette was sitting in an Idaho parking lot waiting for his kids to finish back-to-school shopping two years ago, when he noticed business was booming at a nearby truck mixing colas, cream and fruity flavours. “For about 45 minutes, I just watched people come and go from the Soda Tsunami. They probably had about…
Swifties, rejoice: Taylor Swift is coming back with her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. Swift, who has won 14 Grammys, including an unprecedented four trophies for album of the year, announced the album early Tuesday in a teaser for a podcast episode with her boyfriend and NFL star, Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason Kelce….
Madonna and U2 have each shone attention on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, among the biggest music stars to do so since the war in the Palestinian enclave began in late 2023 after Hamas’s deadly rampage in southern Israel. The statements hours apart took different forms. Madonna’s post on Instagram was an open letter to…
A pop culture moment has Saskatchewan in the spotlight, and now Chappell Roan has promised to perform in the province. “I’ve never been there, but I promise I will perform there one day,” Roan said in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music Tuesday. “It’s about time Saskatchewan get recognized globally,” she added while on tour in Vienna,…
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday this year’s recipients for Kennedy Center honours, after overhauling the board of the Washington, D.C., performing arts venue at the start of his second term. Actor Sylvester Stallone, Broadway star Michael Crawford, and musical artists Gloria Gaynor, George Strait and KISS will be feted in a ceremony to take place in…
WARNING: This story contains details about sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced it or know someone affected by it. Harvey Weinstein faces sentencing and a possible retrial in his New York City sex crimes case, but when they’ll happen — and whether he’ll be back in front of another jury — is still up in the…
The Toronto International Film Festival has pulled from its lineup a documentary detailing one family’s experiences of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas over footage rights and security issues, though the festival says it is still trying to work through those concerns with the filmmakers. In an emailed statement, the filmmaking team behind the documentary…
Taylor Swift has unveiled the track list and release date for her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. It will arrive Oct. 3, she revealed Wednesday. Swift, Max Martin and Shellback are the credited producers, which includes a notable absence of her longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff. The album-closing title track will feature Sabrina Carpenter….
