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Month: January 2019

Illustration by Tallulah Fontaine
March 2019

Camping Is Better in the Winter

January 31, 2019February 4, 2021 - by Amanda Leslie

Spending time alone in the freezing wilderness can seem daunting. But I learned to love it

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Arts & Culture

The Bleak Reality of the Instagram Experience

January 30, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Tatum Dooley

Pop-up attractions like the Happy Place are built for selfies, but does anybody actually enjoy going to them?

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Society

Why I Won’t Tell My Grandmother I’m Gay

January 28, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Erica Lenti

Sometimes staying in the closet is just as liberating as stepping out of it

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Society

Race, Privilege, and the Canadian Wilderness

January 24, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Phillip Dwight Morgan

As a Black man, I’ve often felt unwelcome in the great outdoors

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Illustration by Glenn Harvey
March 2019 / Sports

How Analytics Will Help Win the Next Stanley Cup

January 23, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Nathaniel Basen

A new generation of data nerds is redefining what makes a great hockey player

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Memoir

The Year I Couldn’t Speak at All

January 21, 2019May 11, 2020 - by Anne Fenn

First I lost my job, then I lost my confidence, then I lost my voice

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Uncategorized

Learning to Forgive My Distant Father

January 17, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Mark Abley

I always knew my dad loved me. But he often seemed to love his music more

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Photo courtesy of Maria Hupfield
Arts & Culture

How Canada Uses Indigenous Art to Market Itself to the World

January 16, 2019November 17, 2019 - by Julian Brave NoiseCat

When the government spotlights Indigenous creators internationally, it too often obscures the realities of colonialism at home. Why Maria Hupfield’s work goes beyond all that

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January/February 2019

On Patrol With the Canadian Rangers

January 14, 2019December 18, 2020 - by Philip Cheung

This Northern military branch is often the first responder in the country’s most remote regions

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December 2018

How to Make Opera Cool

January 11, 2019July 12, 2019 - by Simon Lewsen

As interest in traditional performance declines, upstart indie companies are fighting to keep the art form alive

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