• The silhouette of a boy walking amid dust, rebar and ruins. He is backlit from the sun. The blue sky behind him is cloudy and smoky In Gaza, Language Is All We Have Left - Every day, I watch Palestinians mourn in the language I speak with my own mother. If the world understood the beauty of their words, perhaps they might care about them by Pacinthe Mattar

A woman and three children, all wearing backpacks and hiking gear, look out over a mountain range.A woman and three children, all wearing backpacks and hiking gear, look out over a mountain range.

Y WE TRAVEL

In this new series, accomplished writers from diverse backgrounds explore the deeper purpose of our journeys—not just where or how, but why. Presented by Toronto Pearson Airport, the Canadian Airports Council, and The Walrus Lab.


  • Redefining Connectivity: Building Networks of the Future - In today’s digital world, networks are about more than just connections between devices. They connect people with their communities, businesses with their customers and first responders with those needing help. by Alexander Huls
  • Doing More with Less - How Canada’s forestry sector is making the most of a valuable resource by The Walrus Lab

Events

Podcasts

Paige Maylott is a writer and gamer who works as an accessibility expert at McMaster University. In this episode, she and Nathan talk about the cultural and personal importance of the early ‘80s video game Zork, about her decision to always show herself in a worse light than anyone else while writing her 2023 memoir My Body Is Distant, and about how she struggled with the idea of writing a second memoir—but why she is doing it anyway.

In this episode, we discuss how art can radically transform our world, yet support for creators often falls short. Joining the conversation are multi-disciplinary artist Misha Maseka and Griffin Poetry Prize winner Jordan Abel.

487 trails, part of the Trans Canada Trail, can tell an important story about Canada, its history and its people. Dianne Whelan is a filmmaker, photographer, author, and public speaker. This special episode of The Conversation Piece features content from her presentation at Manulife presents The Walrus Talks Nature, supported by Trans Canada Trail.




Arts
  • A man nearly kisses a woman whose skin is made of circuits. When Your Lover Is a Bot - Artificial intimacy is taking over the dating world—and leaving us lonelier by Mihika Agarwal
Environment

Health
Poetry

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Fiction
  • Watercolour illustration of a park with a pond and people reading books on a bench beneath a large weeping willow tree. Summer Reading 2024 - New fiction and poetry from Souvankham Thammavongsa, Bruce Taylor, and more by Various Contributors

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