The Octopus
Can the myths of the Lau Lagoon clan survive their preservation?
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Master of the Guillotine
An Algerian executioner put 200 men to death. He has never lost a moment’s sleep
Read MoreUnsafe Grounds
A bracken- and heather-lined footpath in Herriot and Brontë country in northern England. / Photo by Abraham Langdon Yorkshire — At the end of the day’s hike, as we approached …
Read MoreIn the Shadow of Doom
Goma’s inhabitants go about their business alongside a lava field formed by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in January 2002. / Photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert (AP) Goma—“This is the …
Read MoreAfternoon Hours with Father Basil
Westminster Abbey in Mission, BC. The abbey, which hosts a Benedictine order, was constructed during the 1950s. / Photo by Theodora Armstrong Mission — “Here I have lived and here …
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A Canadian Beaver in Chile
Patagonia—On a crisp spring morning, park ranger Ricardo Cid is leading me toward a stream in the Laguna Parrillar National Reserve. At the southern tip of mainland Chile, fifty kilometres …
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Bombs Away!
In Montreal, it’s business as usual
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Feng Shui Federalism
If things devolve and decentralize in a lot of ways, then what is Canada beyond a concept —Liberal Member of Parliament Ken Dryden Support people rather than places. “—From Bronze …
Read MoreThe Hunter Who Happens to Make Movies
The Art of Zacharias Kunuk
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Walking off the Map
Hymns to the unknown city beneath our feet
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