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Tony Wong is the Toronto Star's television reporter. Wong feels there is no better prism to understand popular culture. His job is to chart the impact on Canadians from interviewing the stars to looking at ever changing trends in society, technology, business and the regulatory world. Reach him at 416-869-4963.

How Exploding Kittens exploded

Wed Sep 02 2015

Exploding Kittens has become a social phenomenon for players who crave person-to-person interaction.comments
Q&A;: Elan Lee, creator of Exploding Kittens

Wed Sep 02 2015

He went from designing Xbox games to the popular card game because of a desire for personal connectioncomments
Lenny Kravitz in Toronto: ‘I’m stronger than I was’

Tue Aug 25 2015

Pop star lets it all hang out on Strut tour coming to Molson Amphitheatre on Wednesday.comments
Why Ronald Reagan appears in Fargo Season 2

Wed Aug 12 2015

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Stephen Colbert to Trump: ‘Stay healthy before I get on air’

Tue Aug 11 2015

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Empire, Better Call Saul take top Critics Association Awards

Sun Aug 09 2015

Empire, Better Call Saul, Amy Schumer and Jon Hamm honoured at Television Critics Association Awardscomments
Lee Daniels ponders spinoff from hit show Empire

Fri Aug 07 2015

Fox's Empire TV show about family music dynasty might be getting spinoff show according to creator Lee Danielscomments
Ken Jeong plays a doctor in new fall sitcom Dr. Ken

Thu Aug 06 2015

Mr. Chow from The Hangover gets his own sitcom. Ken Jeong stars as Dr. Ken, appropriate since he really is a physiciancomments
Why was McDreamy in Grey’s Anatomy ‘killed off’?

Wed Aug 05 2015

Creator Shonda Rhimes reveals the reasons, saying it was painful but that she had to preserve the love story that was the bedrock of the popular TV drama.comments
Transparent’s Tambor on wearing women’s clothing and Caitlyn Jenner

Tue Aug 04 2015

Jeffrey Tambor’s character Maura who likes attention, would be jealous of the publicity that Jenner is currently receiving
Jon Stewart’s fake news revolution

Mon Aug 03 2015

The Daily Show’s game-changing host gave a new legitimacy to satire, becoming a comic watchdog for America’s blustery media and politicians.comments
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Video I am Cait review: a celebrity show with substance

Sat Jul 25 2015

E! has found a likely hit with I Am Cait, debuting Sunday.comments
How Global News is rebranding after a high-profile resignation

Fri Jul 24 2015

Farah Nasser and Alan Carter are new Global News anchors after the resignation of Leslie Roberts over conflict-of-interest allegations.comments
So bad it’s . . . still bad

Tue Jul 21 2015

Sharknado 3 returns to terrorize disaster movie tropes: reviewcomments
Even ancient Egypt has bad boys in Spike’s Tut: review

Fri Jul 17 2015

Miniseries from the home of Cops gives us the pharaoh reimagined straight out of a boy band.comments
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Video Tatiana Maslany among six Canadians to get nominated for Emmy

Thu Jul 16 2015

Maslany is nominated for Best Actress for her role in Orphan Black. Semi Chellas, Jeremy Podeswa, Michael J. Fox and brothers Jeff and Mychael Danna also pick up Emmy nods.comments
Torontonians get set for Go Set a Watchman

Mon Jul 13 2015

Harper Lee fan Ken Skolnik plans to be among first in line for new novel, but others are boycotting it.comments
Arrow’s Stephen Amell on what it takes to be a superhero

Thu Jul 09 2015

TMN Reelside explores the superhero phenomenon July 9. Is Amell a better superhero than cousin Robbie Amell? comments
Coronation Street plot takes cues from Toronto man who travelled world with stranger

Tue Jul 07 2015

Soap opera episode similar to Star story on man seeking woman to travel on ex-girlfriend’s ticket.comments
Amazing Race Canada teams ready to rumble

Tue Jul 07 2015

CFL Hall of Famer Neil Lumsden and daughter Kristin, mixed martial artist Elias Theodorou and girlfriend Max, and dancers Dujean Williams and Leilani Ross are local competitors.comments

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