The Walrus

• Ask an Environmental Expert: What’s the Carbon Footprint of the Internet? - Our digital habits are worse for the environment than flying. That toll is expected to grow by Laura Marks

1. Inside the Mental Health Crisis Facing College and University Students by Simon Lewsen
2. Don’t Be a Prude: The Benefits of Public Nudity by Nicole Schmidt
3. Adding Colour to the Romance Genre by Zeahaa Rehman
4. Finding My Voice as My Mother Lost Hers by Minelle Mahtani
5. What Happens to Our Brains When We Get Depressed? by Simon Lewsen

• Why Is the Pandemic Death Toll among Workers Still a Mystery? - COVID-19 didn’t spare workers in manufacturing, but two years on, information about their deaths remains hard to find by Nora Loreto

• Why Is Politics Getting Nastier? - With threats and harassment rising, running for office has become a dangerous job by Stephen Maher

• Why Success in Canada Means Moving to America - Canada’s modest institutions have lowered the ceiling on creative professionals. Is leaving the answer? by Tajja Isen

• Robots Are Writing Poetry, and Many People Can’t Tell the Difference - Machines are putting out astonishingly human writing. What does that mean for the future of art? by Carmine Starnino

• A War on the Rich? A New Book Aims to Dispel Anger toward Affluence - We shouldn’t criticize the 1 percent, In Defence of Wealth insists—we should thank them by Ira Wells

• Screaming and Watercolours: I Turned My Toddler’s Tantrums into Art - Was it unfeeling to use my child’s outbursts for an artistic pursuit? by Teresa Wong

• Climate Change Is Coming for Your Coffee by Elizabeth Chorney-Booth

• Hooked-up Culture by Katie Underwood

• Resilience is Key by Glynis Ratcliffe

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks What’s Next? (Toronto) - Artificial intelligence, sustainability, and the social and political innovations shaping our future

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks What’s Next? (Ottawa) - Artificial intelligence, sustainability, and the social and political innovations shaping our future

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks at Home: Pharmacare - Rethinking the current state of prescription drug coverage in Canada

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Fae Johnstone believes that in order to effectively combat the stigmas of mental health, we need policy and awareness that addresses the unique realities and needs of all communities.

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This week we excerpted Teresa Wong’s essay about her portrait series based on her toddler’s tantrums. It’s one of twenty essays in the new collection Good Mom on Paper: Writers on Creativity and Motherhood. We spoke to Wong, and her editors, Stacey May Fowles and Jen Sookfong Lee about bridging the distance between being a mom and being an artist.

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The oil and gas industry is under pressure to accelerate towards a decarbonized future. These efforts require bold and courageous leadership. Who better to change an oil and gas company from the inside out than its first Chief Climate Officer, Martha Hall Findlay.

• Why Is Politics Getting Nastier? - With threats and harassment rising, running for office has become a dangerous job by Stephen Maher

• Orville Peck Rides Again: How the Singer Nods to Queer Country History - Some may reckon that Peck is subverting the genre. Instead, he’s highlighting themes that have always been part of it by Simon Lewsen

• Ask an Environmental Expert: What’s the Carbon Footprint of the Internet? - Our digital habits are worse for the environment than flying. That toll is expected to grow by Laura Marks