Hope for democracy in 2022
Just over a month into 2022, Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine, and set the tone for what looked like an ominous year for global democracy. High-stakes elections in H...
23 Dec 202237min
Donald Trump’s very bad week
It’s been a historic week in Washington, D.C., for Donald Trump. On Monday, the January 6 House Committee wrapped up its investigation into the capitol insurrection and after months of speculation ov...
22 Dec 202223min
The good, bad and ugly of pop culture 2022
Pop culture in 2022 started with a bang (or slap) when Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the Oscars, and things only got weirder from there. From Brendan Fraser's comeback to Harry Styles possibly spittin...
21 Dec 202235min
A backlash to B.C.’s drug policies?
B.C. is on track to have another record-breaking year for toxic drug deaths. But as people continue to die, a backlash appears to be growing to the province’s current strategies for tackling the crisi...
20 Dec 202225min
A nuclear fusion energy revolution?
After decades of research, in early December scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California made a historic breakthrough in nuclear fusion by generating more energy than it too...
19 Dec 202219min
Avatar: The forgotten blockbuster
James Cameron has directed Titanic, Terminator, and Aliens. But he says the project that kept him from giving up on filmmaking entirely was Avatar. But for all of the film’s initial success Avatar’s...
16 Dec 202220min
Elon Musk’s Twitter culture war
On Sunday, Twitter owner Elon Musk joined comedian Dave Chappelle on stage and was roundly booed. Musk responded on Twitter saying, “Technically, it was 90% cheers,” and that “It’s almost as if I’ve o...
15 Dec 202222min
AI art and text is getting smarter, what comes next?
In recent weeks, the latest versions of AI art-creating tools, along with a compelling new AI chatbot have flooded social media. The tools can be fun, with people creating artistic and enhanced selfi...
14 Dec 202225min
