Our Pop Culture hits the ground running with the discovery of Bigfoot, another honour for Gord Downie, catcalling Jimmy Choo and Twitter enforcing their rules.
Calgarian Todd Standing has spent his working trying to prove that Bigfoot not only exists, but is residing in Canada’s forests. The most recent product of his efforts is a feature-length documentary in which he claims to provide evidence of Sasquatch.Does Bigfoot exist and what kind of evidence is needed to prove such a claim?
Even after his passing, it seems Gord Downie is still in the Canadian public conscience. For the second year in a row, the Tragically Hip artist was named Newsmaker of the Year by the Canadian Press. He remains the only entertainer to be given the title in its 71-year history. What will the his legacy be for generations to come?
In an ad for Jimmy Choo, model Cara Delevingne struts down the street sporting a new pair of boots. As she goes, people turn, some whistle, others catcall, and a few drivers honk their horns.For a few weeks, the ad went unnoticed until criticism spread on Twitter of its depiction of catcalling. Some believe the commercial is inappropriate for legitimizing sexist and objectifying behavior.
Twitter started enforcing rules restricting violent and hateful posts by its users. The platform has long been criticized for allowing such content, and the rules are in response to user demands. But do they border on being censorship? How effective will this effort be at taming the trolls?
Our Pop Culture Panel includes: Chelsea Bird, on-air personality for 104.9 Virgin Radio; Omar Mouallem, independent journalist and Andrew Guilbert, assistant editor at Avenue Calgary.
