*What’s Lighting Me Up

A lot has happened in bookish and pop culture the past couple weeks since I did one of these posts. So without further ado: Roundup Music Whether she wants to or not, Taylor Swift takes up a lot of air in the pop-cultural space, so it's no surprise that the lead up to the release … Continue reading Culture Roundup (October 4, 2025): Reading the Giller Prize Longlist and Initial Thoughts on The Life of a Showgirl

I seem to be doing these pop culture posts every other week, so today is probably the last time I’ll do one before the release of Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl on October 3. So in honour of that momentous pop cultural event, in today’s deep dive, I’ll talk about my … Continue reading Culture Roundup (September 20, 2025): Welcome to the Taylorverse

We're now well into September, the unofficial start of Autumn here in North America. It seems like a great time to look back and think about the "Song of the Summer." But first, the roundup. Roundup Music After a notoriously slow first half of the year, the new music calendar has continued to pick up … Continue reading Culture Roundup (September 6, 2025): Booker Longlist Redux and the Song of the Summer

I was away last week on vacation, and you'll be hearing a lot more about that starting next week. But here's my pop-culture roundup for the past couple weeks, plus some thoughts on the wily and elusive 'pop boy'. Roundup Music While the announcement of the new Taylor Swift album has understandably taken up a … Continue reading Culture Roundup (August 23, 2025): Whither the ‘Pop Boy’?

I mentioned the other week that I was feeling the weekly 'What's Lighting Me Up' post had run its course, but I still wanted to engage with pop culture in an intentional way.  So today I'm introducing a new format to do a quick roundup of what I've been listening to, reading, and watching lately … Continue reading Culture Roundup (August 9, 2025): Initial Thoughts on the Booker Long List