What’s the appropriate age for reading graphic novels that depict sex acts or contain frank discussions of sexuality and abuse? That’s the question the Alberta government says it is asking with a new survey about the books stocked on public school library shelves. Katie Hyslop reports.
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Who’s Afraid of Students Reading about Sex? | The Tyee
Alberta’s government thinks sex scenes don’t belong in school libraries. Educators say it’s not that simple.
“Yintah,” a film about Wet'suwet'en residence to the Coastal GasLink pipeline, has won best feature-length documentary at the Canadian Screen Awards. Read all about the film in this Tyee Q&A from last year.
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When the Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction, Turn to Documentary | The Tyee
A wild time in the world of cinema is reason to support the work of brave filmmakers.
Is there hope for the artist amid the explosion of AI and non-stop enshittification of platforms we used to rely on for building our brand? Cory Doctorow told us what he thinks Mark Carney should do. In the meantime, what should *we* do? Harrison Mooney interviews.
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Musk and Zuck ‘Use Our Love for Each Other to Hold Us Hostage’ | The Tyee
Cory Doctorow on ditching platforms, net nostalgia and class struggle amid the enshittocene. Second of two.
In 2003, the BC Liberals passed a law that let it fast-track “significant projects” and bypass the normal approval process. The NDP of 2003 had strong feelings about the legislation. But it had much in common with today’s #Bill15, introduced by the NDP itself. Zoë Yunker reports.
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With Bill 15, the NDP Is Following the BC Liberals' Approach | The Tyee
When the Campbell government passed a similar fast-track law, New Democrats were outraged.