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Can Deadpool's subversive success be copied?

q's pop culture panel weighs in on the worthy, contentious, and mind-boggling stories from the week in arts and entertainment.
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It was a record-breaking opening weekend for Deadpool. Tim Miller's R-Rated, fourth-wall-breaking film is already one of the most profitable superhero movies of all time. (Marvel Enterprises)
Q19:54Can Deadpool's subversive success be copied?

q's pop culture panel weighs in on the worthy, contentious, and mind-boggling stories from the week in arts and entertainment. Opinionated and irreverent, our panel takes pop culture seriously (but not too seriously).

Joining Shad today are Rad Simonpillai, Stephen Marche and Rachel Giese.

Today's topics: 

  • Deadpool swears, has sex and kills people — and if opening weekend is any indication, audiences love the R-rated superhero. But can his subversive success be copied?
  • The New Yorker has published an exposé on gossip juggernaut TMZ. The magazine explores "how TMZ gets the videos and photos that celebrities want to hide". 
  • Performance art or cry for help? Kanye West has long been known for outlandish behaviour, but his recent antics have some wondering if he seriously needs help. 

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