Tonight, the Toronto Tempo play their first game of the season facing off against the Washington Mystics. They’re the first Canadian Team in the WNBA, and it’s a historic moment. 🏀
@footybedsheets explains how important this is, not just for basketball, but for the state of women’s sports in Canada ft. @elamin
Link in bio for the full discussion 🎧
#torontotempo #wnba
Yesteryear is THE book of 2026 because it speaks to the dangers of digital illusions.
ICYMI: Yesteryear follows a trad wife influencer who winds up teleported back to the 1800s to be a real traditional wife. Horribleness ensues.
@amilniazi explains to @elamin how the novel expertly shows how influencers craft fantasy lives that are far from their own realities.
Link in bio for full discussion.
#yesteryear
From the 6ix to the south of France, #Drake is getting everyone’s attention — well, everyone except @justsayrad 👀
Tune in on Tuesday for our full deep dive into #Iceman, #Habibti and #MaidOfHonour 🎧
brb, putting the Stardew Valley theme song on 🎶
@nikostratis tells @elamin why cozy games have become so popular, and what it says about our cultural attitudes towards labour. 🌾
Link in bio for the full conversation. 🔗
Tragically Hip fans (especially @elamin ) have been waiting for the day that theatre critic @aisling.murph falls in love with the band.
Who knew that a new Tragically Hip musical would be the thing to get her to notice the checkerboard floors?
Link in bio for a full 25 minute discussion of the Hip!
#tragicallyhip🇨🇦 #thetragicallyhip🇨🇦
The Onion is in the process of acquiring Alex Jones’s far-right conspiracy talk show InfoWars. But what can making fun of something that’s so on the fringe accomplish?
@justinrling explains how far satire can go, ft. @elamin
Link in bio for the full discussion 🎧
#theonion
Witchcraft and spells are just some of the ways that Megan Thee Stallion fans look out for the musician.
@_tarynitup explains why the fans (and our whole panel) go so hard for Meg, ft @elamin@laineygossip@joansummers4ever
Link in bio for more Megan love 💕
#megantheestallion
The new Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael,” leaves out many things from his life - the abuse allegations, his creative process.
Instead, the film engages in maintaining a mythology of Michael, according to @stb.gif . They explain to @elamin why this is a dangerous thing to do.
Link in bio for full discussion.
#michaeljackson
The revelation that Geese’s marketing agency, Chaotic Good, manipulates social media algorithms to increase the band’s profile has led to people wondering: is Geese a psyop? @steven_hydenwriter tells @elamin how you can figure it out.
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#geese #chaoticgood
Legend has it Tegan is still championing The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor even after she’s won...
Canada Reads 2026 has come to an end! But before we go, our winners met up with Elamin Abdelmahmoud on CBC’s Commotion to debrief an eventful week of book debate.
Head to Commotion’s YouTube channel to watch the full interview!
#CanadaReads2026 #BookTok #TeganAndSara
Canadian and K-pop icon Mark Lee recently announced his departure from NCT and SM entertainment, shocking literally everyone.
But is it because the K-pop star wants a family? @lucyjayneford_ and @amilniazi discuss.
Link in bio for more about Mark Lee.
Cover photo credit: SM Entertainment
#kpop #marklee #nct
