PAST // FORWARD
Marie NicolaThe trends you know. The history you missed.
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The Strange Story of CDs Come Back
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For a “dead” media format, the compact disc is doing pretty well in 2026.
Believe me, it’s a surprise to most of us who bid farewell to CDs along with our Aiwa mini stereos, multi-disc car changers and CD burners. When Apple...
I Have a Theory About Why RuPaul Didn’t Play His Hits in Toronto
RuPaul at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto. Photo: Marie Nicola
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I went to Harbourfront Centre on Toronto’s waterfront to see RuPaul DJ. I didn’t really know what to expect while I stood in the rain. Mostly, I wanted to see RuPau...
The Last Person Who Cared About Winamp
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It’s the closest thing to media hoarding digital can get. Skin after skin after skin of Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan, assorted waifu anime girls and replicas of an in-dash CD player, to name a few. Once upon a time someone m...
The Blues Was the Devil's Music. Now It's Up for Best Picture.
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The Oscars are coming up on March 15 and Sinners is up for sixteen nominations — including Best Picture. This is an occasion I want to commemorate, not only because Sinners is a great film, but because this...
Why Male Athletes Never Have to Apologize
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For days I struggled to tackle this story. How do I bring history into the most egregious display of unsportsmanlike behaviour in recent years.
The FBI Director was pounding Coronas in the U.S. Men’s lock...
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I write about parasocial weirdness, celebrity narratives, and the cultural déjà vu hiding in your feed. Pop culture historian decoding the mainstream and intellectualizing fame. As seen in BBC, National Geographic, Newsweek, and more.
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