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Month: December 2011
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Editor’s Note
Lauren Tamaki In his last years as prime minister, Pierre Trudeau criss-crossed the globe on a mission. Having spent much of his first twelve years in office trying to bridge …
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Charlie Brown
When the little tree falters and droops pathetically under the weight of that innocent-looking but fatal ornament, and Charlie Brown wails, I’ve killed it, everything I touch gets ruined, I …
Read MoreSmash and Grab
This appeared in the December 2011 issue.
Read MorePizza Night
A quiet meal at home becomes fodder for market research
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Montreal Is Burning
Arcade Fire’s meteoric rise changed a city and redefined a subculture
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Going for Baroque
Last summer, Canada’s National Gallery sparked international debate by displaying a “new” Caravaggio
Read MoreThe Walrus Reads
Seven new titles of note
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