Brock Wilson

Journalist

Brock Wilson is a senior writer and producer based in Toronto. He can often be found creating episodes for About That with Andrew Chang and writing stories for the web. You can reach him at brock.wilson@cbc.ca.

Latest from Brock Wilson

What Mark Zuckerberg's 'masculine energy' talk could mean for Meta's future

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast to discuss the importance of what he called 'masculine energy' in corporate culture.  Experts say these comments, along with structural and cultural changes at Meta, could lead to a lack of diverse voices at the company.

Booing and blunts: WWE Raw on Netflix signals a cultural vibe shift

For the first time in more than 30 years, WWE's popular wrestling program Monday Night Raw didn't broadcast on linear television in the U.S., instead streaming exclusively on Netflix. One expert believes this — and future WWE events — will be a reflection of a cultural shift we're witnessing in North America.

The Vivienne, RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner, dead at 32

RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner James Lee Williams, popularly known as The Vivienne, has died at the age of 32, according to their publicist Simon Jones. 

Fictional movie characters are chasing 'authenticity' on TikTok to get your attention

Skye Riley Nation is a TikTok page serving as a clever marketing campaign for the movie Smile 2 that's that experts say is an effective example of blurring reality and fiction on social media to attract new audiences and engage people who are in on the secret. 

After snubbing Glastonbury, Neil Young says he will, in fact, headline the festival

Neil Young has confirmed that he and his band the Chrome Hearts will in fact headline this year’s Glastonbury festival, clarifying in an online statement he had received “an error in the information” that had prompted him to pull out of the festival earlier this week. 

YouTuber MrBeast announces engagement to Thea Booysen

YouTuber MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has announced his engagement to girlfriend and fellow YouTuber, Thea Booysen.

Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury, blaming BBC's 'corporate control'

Neil Young has pulled out of this year’s Glastonbury Festival, blaming the BBC’s “corporate control” for his decision.

The biggest takeaways from Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man trailer

Disney+ has released a trailer for its new animated series, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. We break down what viewers can expect from the show and how this origin story differs from the Marvel Cinematic Universe's take on the web-slinging hero.

Musical icon Zakir Hussain has died at 73. This is the advice he said changed his career

Zakir Hussain was one of India's most accomplished classical musicians. He defied genres and introduced the percussion instrument tabla to global audiences.

You asked, Google answered: Don't look at an eclipse, Kate is doing well and, yes, Trump won

Google has released its annual report on the top search topics and terms Canadians wanted to know about in 2024.