Emma Teitel on why the ‘patient zero of online shaming’ may actually have found salvation in the evolution of the web
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In Canada, no nudes is good nudes
A new exhibit exposes our squeamishness about nakedness in art
In praise of Bubbie Shoshie
For my Bubbie, news of my gayness wasn’t cause for celebration. It was an afterthought.
Passive, aggressive and pissed off: Our culture of perpetual outrage
Because history is doomed to repeat itself, we can expect 2015 to offer up more moronic expressions of outrage, writes Emma Teitel.
How Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Goop’ is duping us
A Canadian scientist tests some celebrity-endorsed fads and finds them wanting
Boomers: Do as I say, not as I did
On Jan. 1, smoking will no longer be permitted on restaurant and bar patios in Ontario. Emma Teitel asks: why not ban porn and poutine, instead?
Of lisps and linguistics: The power of the gay voice
A filmmaker examines the mysterious origin of the “gay voice”
Pumpkin-spice lattes? Uggs? You might be a ‘basic bitch’
Rather than feel ashamed for embracing mainstream culture, today’s basic bitch is proud of her willingness to conform
Can we talk? Sports is still a man’s world.
Emma Teitel on professional sports’ latest sexist follies
The power of erotic nostalgia
For the most part, lesbian love on screen, especially of the coming-of-age variety, is a bad omen