What I Learned From Talking to Failed Suicide Bombers
Stopping violent extremism means confronting the West’s role as an ISIS spectator
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Movie Biopics Are Fake News for the Soul
Battle of the Sexes bends the facts to give us a message of hope—but that’s exactly what we need right now
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In Horror Movies, Mothers Are the Ultimate Monsters
The genre loves to see women fail. But Canadian film Latched offers a compelling alternative
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How Claire Messud Learned to Talk Like a Teenage Girl
The author’s new novel gives readers a glimpse into the complicated lives of young women
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Till Dinner Do Us Part
My wife insisted on well-done meat. I wanted it rare. And we fought about it again and again and again
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When Will First Nations People Have the Power to Control Their Own Lives?
Trudeau’s UN speech promised a new direction in Indigenous relations, but recent actions show that it may be hard to shake off old colonial habits
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The Lonely Social Life of a Minister’s Wife
When people discover my husband’s calling, they often assume we’re boring—and judgmental
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What Running Away Taught Me About Finding My Way Home
At eight, I wanted to escape my Ontario town. Decades later, my failed adventure still has a lot to teach me
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Why Good Historical Fiction Is so Hard to Write in Canada
Can Kathleen Winter’s new novel make us care about our country’s past?
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The Personal Essay Isn’t Dead. It’s Just No Longer White
Recent criticism of the form’s faults says more about the genre’s historical whiteness than it does the talent of its new stars
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