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Month: September 2011

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Life after Death

September 30, 2011October 16, 2019 - by Smithsonian Channel

Thirty years after HIV/AIDS was first identified—after it decimated gay communities across the country—a new generation comes of age in its long shadow

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Photograph by Sebastiano Pellion di Persano
September 2011

Rude Awakening

September 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Michael Harris

At the Venice Biennale, Steven Shearer’s death metal–inspired installation reclaims the power of text to provoke

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Illustration by Jack Dylan
September 2011

Dead White Guys

September 12, 2011July 22, 2021 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

European classics still dominate Canadian theatres

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Media / September 2011

Giving Offence

September 12, 2011July 22, 2021 - by Alexandra Molotkow

Gavin McInnes co-founded Vice magazine. As it got big, he got ousted

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Poetry / September 2011

I Understood Our Time Was Running Out

September 12, 2011May 1, 2017 - by Sara Peters

For Julie I understood our time was running out, so I planned a winter picnic, and privately decided not to eat. We drove past petrified trees, and thankfully we passed …

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Poetry / September 2011

Bluegrass

September 12, 2011July 20, 2017 - by John Reibetanz

starts with   mouth-to-mouth inspiration   from the beige-lipped perfect   O   of a Martin D-28 guitar where soul on rebound   from plucked brass   swims up through sound waves and waits humming   behind a copse of hair   at the mouth of …

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Photograph by Birthe Piontek
September 2011

Life after Death

September 12, 2011November 22, 2023 - by Michael Harris

Thirty years after HIV/AIDS was first identified—after it decimated gay communities across the country—a new generation comes of age in its long shadow

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Illustration by Tomio Nitto
Memoir / September 2011

Goin’ Down the Road

September 12, 2011July 22, 2021 - by Sandra Martin

In which the writer recalls a lifetime of Trans-Canada road trips, first with her parents, then with her family, and, with her nest now empty, alone with her husband. Is this the end of something or the beginning?

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Photograph by Nigel Dickson
September 2011

The Jihadi Hunter

September 12, 2011July 22, 2021 - by Lisa Gregoire

Provocateur Tarek Fatah wants Canadian Muslims to embrace progressive, secular values. His fans think he’s a hero; his critics think he’s exploiting anti-Islamic sentiment

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Illustration by Ross MacDonald
September 2011

Blinded by Science

September 12, 2011April 19, 2020 - by Timothy Caulfield

Modern-day hucksters are cashing in on vulnerable patients

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