PLUS: As Canada's gig economy grows, workers push back; a romance bookstore owner embraces the fairy-driven frenzy of romantasy; international law scholar Philippe Sands says the ICC must do more to prosecute Russia's invasion of Ukraine; from Uncle Vanya to Henry Higgins, Canadian actor Tom Rooney is having a moment; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations sweep across campuses, Canary Mission seeks to blacklist activists
Day 6 presents What On Earth: “Can Earth Day be badass again?”
New doc says teen fashion giant Brandy Melville built its success on exploitation and abuse
A small business owner resists Momofuku's bid to trademark Chili Crunch
41 years after she topped the charts, Bonnie Tyler still loves singing Total Eclipse of the Heart
A series of scandals and a flood of sports betting risks undermining fans faith in the games they love
What if western intervention is the source of Haiti's problems, not the solution?
An economist makes the case for a limit on personal wealth and a world without billionaires
A hacker's advice to cities hit by ransomware attacks
What the hacking of a political columnist reveals about our digital lives and political culture
Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles the first days of war in Ukraine and what's at stake two years later
Magic mushrooms are illegal in Canada, but shops selling them openly are popping up everywhere
After Russia invaded Ukraine, a legal scholar fought back with light shows projected on Russian embassies
Palestinian-American stand-up comic Sammy Obeid confronts Israel's siege on Gaza with comedy
What the cancelation of a play about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict says about how we talk about the issue
How resources are driving a new race back to moon, plus the best quotes from Mean Girls and why they endure
How newly released court documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein feed the ongoing QAnon conspiracy theory
Day 6, The Musical! Our favourite musical stories of 2023. (Insert jazz hands here.)
Palestinian Christians prepare for a subdued Christmas in Bethlehem and Die Hard is now a Christmas musical
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