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Tom Power sits down with former Pop Chat host, author of Son of Elsewhere about his new daily CBC show and podcast, Commotion, where he'll dissect pop-culture, arts and entertainment news with a changing group of insightful guests.

Culture watchers Rachel Syme, Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Scaachi Koul share their In and Out lists for 2023, and talk about why these lists have taken hold.

Format less interested in creating idealized version of ourselves, say culture writers

This was the year that movies bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic. But the sector hasn’t completely healed yet, and blockbusters remain its driving force — which compromises the success of more artistically inclined independent films, according to industry experts.

Here are the CBC Books picks for the top Canadian nonfiction of the year!

Books make great gifts for everyone! Here are 23 Canadian titles for those who love reading about other people's lives.

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, made a name — and a fortune — for himself making and saying whatever pops into his head. But for nearly a decade the things he says have increasingly become rooted in bigotry, ignorance and hatred. His recent and repeated antisemitic statements emboldened a group of people to throw Nazi salutes and unfurl a banner above a Los Angeles highway that read "Kanye is right about the Jews." His comments also resulted in the termination of his hugely lucra...

A motorcade of Hollywood glitterati and steady flow of cinematic hype descends on the Toronto International Film Festival this week, but a dark cloud looms over the celebration as the battered movie industry faces crucial questions about its future.

TORONTO — A motorcade of Hollywood glitterati and steady flow of cinematic hype descends on the Toronto International Film Festival this week, but a dark cloud looms over the celebration as the battered movie industry faces crucial questions about it

A motorcade of Hollywood glitterati and steady flow of cinematic hype descends on the Toronto International Film Festival this week, but a dark cloud looms over the celebration as the battered movie industry faces crucial questions about its future.