Culture

Let us entertain you! Here, you’ll find collections of Canada’s funniest jokes, as well as our guides to the best streaming content on Netflix, brain-teasing trivia, and insightful takes on pop culture.

9 Canadian Celebrity Holiday Memories

We asked nine of our favourite Canadian celebrities to share their most memorable holiday moments with us. Here are the...


The Reading List: 4 Great Books for December

Round out your winter reading list with these new releases.


The Calming Power of Colouring Books

Once considered child's play, colouring books are now wildly popular among adults-and the craze continues to grow.


Darcy Oake: The RD Interview

Canadian illusionist Darcy Oake talks suspending disbelief, working with birds and protecting the tricks of the magician's trade. 


The Real Reasons Canada Needs More Immigrants

Canada's immigration policies are a hot topic these days, but the fact remains that some of our country's future success...


Paul Gross: The RD Interview

Actor and director Paul Gross talks Canadian talent, going grey and his new war movie, Hyena Road.


Alan Thicke: The RD Interview

Alan Thickestar of HGTV Canada's Unusually Thicke, talks family...


How Summer Camp Shapes Lives

Ghost tales, happy trails, visiting day, sneaking away, learning to grin, playing to win, arts and crafts, endless laughs and...

Courting Celebrities on Twitter

Historical figures tweet their online dating profiles.


RD Interview: Buffy Sainte-Marie

Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie on activism, longevity and her new album, Power in the Blood.


RD Interview: Margaret Trudeau

Margaret Trudeau on her new book, The Time of Your Life, what women need to keep in mind and how...


The Secret to Mothering My Daughter

Teaching self-acceptance means learning my seven-year-old's language.


Becoming My Mother

Sometimes overcoming what we dislike about our parents is a matter of just getting used to ourselves.


We’re Looking for the Greatest Canadian Neighbours!

Do you have a funny, quirky or heartfelt story to share with us about how the person one, three or...


Building Happiness

How much control do we have over our contentment?


Why You Trust David Suzuki

The steadfast activist on hope for the future and why it comes down to older generations to shake things up.


Reframing Losses

How to avoid letting narrow defeat mess with your head.

Canada’s Most-Trusted Influencers, 2015

Reader's Digest hired market research firm Ipsos Reid to poll Canadians to determine in whom we place our confidence. Here,...


RD Interview: Wab Kinew

The author of "The Reason You Walk" talks Canada Reads, dream interviews and what it's like to hear Paul McCartney...


The Power of Friendship

The ties can be lifelong or newly found. They can run deeper than blood and outlive our intimacies with spouses...


Drama in Real Life: 40 Hours Lost at Sea

Ordered to abandon ship in heavy weather, a badly injured second officer survives for nearly 40 hours in churning seas...


RD Interview: Catherine O’Hara

One of Canada's favourite comedy legends talks witty women, Kardashian fashion and why being compared to slippers is a no...


Department of Wit: Age by Design

A rallying cry for the old and stylish.

The Dalai Lama’s Ski Day

During a trip to New Mexico, Tibet's spiritual leader checks out the state's snow-capped mountains-in his oxfords.


“I Went From Scrooge to Santa”

Charles Edward Hall got the part of a lifetime when he was cast as Scrooge in the Radio City Christmas...


Amazing Acts of Kindness

Our days are filled with random encounters. But occasionally a person who crosses our path does something unexpected, heroic or...


Remembering Canada’s War Heroes

A groundskeeper watches over a cemetery of fallen soldiers in Normandy.


Peer Pressure: What You Can Do About Poor Parenting

See a parent behaving badly? Here's when and how to step in.


Hair Today, Hair Tomorrow: In Defence of Facial Hair

The satisfaction of a beard well worn.