What I Learned About Democracy in 2017
Welcome to the new post-rational, post-truth, post-reality world
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The Queen of Zilch
My dad had come downstairs that morning to warn me not to wear anything crazy at the party or do my face up like a drag queen
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Who Can Call Themselves Métis?
With the latest census surge in the Métis population, it’s time to start talking about how we define the term
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Is Facebook Good for the World?
As Facebook grows, many have asked whether it’s now too big to fail. The real question is: what is it trying to become?
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What Does It Mean to Have a Healthy Body?
New research has reopened the debate on fat and fitness
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Why I Developed a Roll of Film I Found on the Curb
I tracked down the people in the photos. It did not go as planned
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The Science of Loneliness
We’re more lonely today than at any other point in recorded history—and it isn’t good for us
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Canada’s Cantankerous Aardvark
Cerebus, which turns forty this month, is one of the funniest, most innovative, and most offensive comics ever made
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How Stuart McLean Taught Me That the World Is a Good Place
I spent more than ten years producing The Vinyl Cafe—and it was nowhere near enough time with the most generous man in Canada
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Why I Pray
How I still find meaning in prayer during an era where it’s often watered down—or used as an emotional weapon
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