Features From Black GIs to Puff Daddy: how African Americans fell in love with cognac In the quiet town of Cognac, France, on a quaint cobblestone street just off the banks of the Charente River, lies the Musée des... The ConversationJuly 13, 2023
The World New report suggests there’s no real effort to end racial profiling in Montréal A damning new report on racial profiling in Montréal suggests the city and its police force have given up on fighting the problem. An... The ConversationJuly 13, 2023
The World Meta’s Threads is surging, but mass migration from Twitter is likely to remain an uphill battle Twitter’s move on July 1, 2023, to limit the number of tweets users can see in a day was the latest in a series... The ConversationJuly 11, 2023
The World Red Bull’s F1 dominance showcases the extreme power of sports marketing This year’s Formula One season has been dominated by one driver, Max Verstappen, and one team, Red Bull. A sport once financed by tobacco... The ConversationJuly 8, 2023
The World How Deadloch flips the Nordic Noir crime genre on its ass & makes it funny You know how it starts: a drone shot across an expanse of grey water under a leaden sky accompanied by eerie music and a... The ConversationJuly 7, 2023
The World Bill C-18: Google & Meta spark crucial test for Canadian journalism Three events have recently marked a powerful inflection point in Canadian journalism. First, Google and Meta announced they will no longer share Canadian news... The ConversationJuly 7, 2023
The World Why are some Beanie Babies worth more than others? Prices for collectibles are about supply & demand Most Beanie Babies are not worth much money. A new one at the store might be priced as low as US$5, depending on its... The ConversationJuly 6, 2023
Features How the Windrush generation transformed music in Britain There was a black musical presence in Britain many centuries before the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush at London’s Tilbury dock. In the... The ConversationJuly 5, 2023
The World The folly of making art with text-to-image generative AI Making art using artificial intelligence isn’t new. It’s as old as AI itself. What’s new is that a wave of tools now let most... The ConversationJuly 1, 2023
The World Indiana Jones’s last ride: A legacy to celebrate or bury? I love watching a good adventure movie, especially at the start of summer. I have some great memories of eating popcorn in the local... The ConversationJune 29, 2023
Features US music education has a history of anti-Blackness that is finally being confronted When it comes to achieving racial diversity, music education at the university level in the U.S. still has a long way to go. One... The ConversationJune 28, 2023