
Why I Hate Tweety
Why I hate Tweety Bird, from his treatment of Sylvester to his strange origins, boy-or-girl mystery, and the cartoons that make him look less innocent.

Why I hate Tweety Bird, from his treatment of Sylvester to his strange origins, boy-or-girl mystery, and the cartoons that make him look less innocent.

The 1947 classic The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is more than a romantic ghost story. Here’s what the movie changed from the novel and why Captain Gregg may be more controlling than protective.

Why is Halloween Is Grinch Night so strange? A look at the forgotten Grinch special, Euchariah, Max, Hans Conried and its surprising Emmy win.

Bela Lugosi, Jerry Lewis imitators, a gorilla suit and Hollywood controversy collide in this bizarre 1952 cult movie.

What if evil isn’t a thing at all, but the word we invented for what happens when one person meets their own needs by dominating another person’s life?

There is no evidence that Salem’s accused witches wore the stereotypical pointy hat. Here’s how fashion, prejudice, art and popular culture created the iconic witch hat.

Peanuts: Your Choice, Snoopy takes us back to 1967, when Snoopy, Woodstock and the Flying Ace were becoming the characters we know today.

Madeline Miller returns with Mestra, revisiting a forgotten Greek myth about family, survival, transformation and the power to resist impossible odds.

Old cookbooks weren’t always harmless. Some mixed food, medicine and household chemistry in ways that can make Grandma’s apple pie look downright safe.

During the Siege of Paris, starving Parisians ate zoo animals. Here’s the bizarre story behind elephant, camel and kangaroo appearing on a Paris menu.

That stupid little pocket in your jeans has a long history, from pocket watches and the real 5th pocket to its cheeky modern reputation as the condom pocket.

Why did missing children’s faces appear on milk cartons? We look at the strange history behind the campaign, the kids who recognized themselves, Milk Carton 2.0 and Canada’s famous milk bags.

When did 81 become young? A funny look at aging, retirement, baby boomers and how our idea of old age keeps changing.

Scratch-and-sniff was once everywhere, from Raspberries albums and MAD Magazine to John Waters’ Odorama. Now the strange little fad is making a comeback.

Matt Kirkland has a strange solution for giant books: chop them into smaller, manageable volumes. Chop the biggest books and why it might make sense.

Apple’s new iPhone Duo starts at $2,999 in Canada. Is it really one phone, or are we paying for two devices cleverly folded into one?

Grandma Stand brings heartfelt advice and human connection to New York’s Central Park in a touching PBS documentary about grandmothers helping strangers.

Lenny Bruce and Dustin Hoffman collide in Bob Fosse’s haunting film Lenny, now returning in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion with renewed cultural relevance.

Pet Sounds returns for its 60th anniversary with deluxe vinyl, session rarities, and audiophile editions celebrating The Beach Boys’ groundbreaking classic.

Keith Haring comes alive in Rebellious, a vivid biography exploring his groundbreaking art, activism, and enduring legacy through twelve iconic works.

Marlon Brando stunned viewers on The Dick Cavett Show in 1973 with a passionate defense of Native Americans and a blistering attack on Hollywood stereotypes.

Michel Rabagliati’s Paul: Y a d’la joie delivers a heartfelt Montreal stroll through memory, aging, grief, and the beauty of ordinary Quebec life.


Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen remains one of the most ambitious songs ever recorded, built from opera, hard rock, and layered vocals using groundbreaking studio techniques.

In The Company of Wolves: An American Journey, starring Jeff Bridges, explores wolves, American history, folklore, and conservation in a powerful new documentary.

Deep Purple return with their heaviest album in years, Splat!, bringing back the spirit and energy of their classic 1970s sound.

Twister game history begins with Reyn Guyer and a failed 1966 launch before exploding into fame after The Tonight Show appearance that changed everything.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz used “cyclone” instead of tornado, sparking a real complaint from U.S. Weather Bureau chief Willis L. Moore.