Culture
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Of Needlework and Nebulae
The otherworldly beading creations of Margaret Nazon
3 min |
April 2020
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The Age of Surrender
When is a senior no longer capable of making their own decisions? It depends on whom you ask
10+ min |
April 2020
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Vocal Range
Riit’s new album brings throat singing to the nightclub
8 min |
April 2020
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The New Separatists
The roots of western alienation date back generations. Here’s why the latest secession movement looks different
10 min |
April 2020
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A New Housing Model For Managing Mental Decline
A new housing model for managing mental decline
8 min |
May 2020
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The Digital Afterlife
The ongoing legal battle to decide who owns our data after we die
10+ min |
May 2020
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Anatomy Of A Pandemic
History has much to teach us about how to survive the COVID-19 outbreak. We need to listen to the lessons of the past
10+ min |
May 2020
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Story Sellers
The expanding world of paid social media influencers
9 min |
May 2020
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Shelter Seekers
DEAR SCHOLARSHIP LIAISON OFFICER:
10+ min |
May 2020
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SUMMER SERVICE
Every year, Sri Lankan Catholics from all over make a pilgrimage to Ontario’s cottage country
8 min |
May 2020
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Empty Nesters
First we bonded over our unusual pets. Then we bonded over butchering them
3 min |
May 2020
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Poetic Justice
Twenty-seven years after her death, Bronwen Wallace’s poetry feels newly relevant in the #MeToo era
8 min |
May 2020
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A Dose of Dr. Zee
One man’s case for legalizing recreational drugs
10 min |
May 2020
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Who Owns Colombia's Gold?
Mining operations have pitted a Canadian company against locals who have worked the mountains for generations.
4 min |
December 2019
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WADA Mess
The World Anti-Doping Agency was created to fight against drugs in sports. But clean athletes say it is betraying them.
10+ min |
December 2019
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The Sail And Scupper
Plympton, N.S. — Massive numbers of dead starfish, clams, lobsters, and mussels have washed up on a western Nova Scotia beach, compounding the mysterious deaths of tens of thousands of herring in the area. The Canadian Press. December 28, 2016.
9 min |
December 2019
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The Making Of Margaret Atwood
Fame is not new to Margaret Atwood — it’s a by-product of life as a perennially prizewinning, bestselling author.
10+ min |
December 2019
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Small Towns, Big Hopes
Rural Quebec looks to newcomers to extend the life of shrinking villages
7 min |
December 2019
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Not What The Doctor Ordered
The hidden costs of medical testing
7 min |
December 2019
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Make The Verb Work
Before Elizabeth Smart’s poetry found its audience, the writer made her way by crafting the era’s most eloquent ads.
10+ min |
December 2019
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We're Doomed. Now What?
An optimist’s guide to the climate crisis.
10+ min |
November 2019
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Raptors Revolution
What the 2019 nba championship says about race and belonging
7 min |
November 2019
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China's New Deserts
The lands around the Yellow River are turning to sand.
2 min |
November 2019
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The Future Of Biography
Social media is breathing new life into an esteemed literary genre
3 min |
June 2018
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The Future Of Travel
The world may be shrinking, but we’ll never tire of leaving home
3 min |
June 2018
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Will the Real Céline Dion Please Stand Up?
I went to Las Vegas to see Céline in concert. I found her everywhere
10+ min |
September 2019
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Wrongfully Accused
Six years ago, seven health care researchers were fired by the BC government for alleged misuse of data. They’re still trying to understand what happened
10+ min |
September 2019
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Quebec Rewrites Its History
A controversial new textbook is highly selective about the province’s past
7 min |
September 2019
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Manson And #MeToo
New films from Quentin Tarantino and Mary Harron reflect on the Charles Manson killings— and show starkly different sides of their industry
9 min |
September 2019
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The Hole Truth
Close encounters with the scientist who taught the world about black holes
3 min |