December, 2019 | The Walrus

The Decade in Health

December 14, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the rising opioid crisis to the danger of concussions in sports, these are the health conversations that helped define Canada

Arts & Culture

The Decade in Arts & Culture

December 12, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From Leonard Cohen’s darker legacy to art’s obsession with dead young women, here are the culture conversations that helped define Canada

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January/February 2020

How Euchre Healed My Family

December 12, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Jessica Myshrall

We have played through illness, arguments, divorces, and death

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December 2019

Who Owns Colombia’s Gold?

December 11, 2019April 22, 2020 - by Rémy Bourdillon

Mining operations have pitted a Canadian company against locals who have worked the mountains for generations

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Society

Seeing Myself in My Mother’s Addiction

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Helen Knott

In our struggles with sobriety, my mom and I were each other’s reflections

A black and white comics panel titled "World's Toughest Milkman." The cover features a crowd of men standing around two people prepared to fight.

Uncategorized

How to Make It as an Indie Cartoonist

December 9, 2019September 13, 2022 - by Jeet Heer

The new generation of Canadian cartoonists is diverse, innovative, and unapologetically weird

Closeup of a woman's hands holding sage for smudging.

Society

What Does Healing Look Like for the Families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?

December 9, 2019January 8, 2020 - by Brandi Morin

For many who testified, government support was inaccessible. Instead, they turned to smudging, prayer, and community

The Walrus Talks

Survival: Cherie Dimaline

December 6, 2019February 21, 2020 - by Cherie Dimaline

Turning to Indigenous knowledge

Books

Ten Canadian Authors on the Best Books of 2019

December 5, 2019December 6, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

We asked some of our leading contemporary writers to pick their favourite reads of the year

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Society

A Future without Butter

December 4, 2019March 11, 2021 - by Lenore Newman

Ecological collapse is threatening food systems that have existed for centuries

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Month: December 2019

The Decade in Health

The Decade in Arts & Culture

How Euchre Healed My Family

Who Owns Colombia’s Gold?

Seeing Myself in My Mother’s Addiction

How to Make It as an Indie Cartoonist

What Does Healing Look Like for the Families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?

Survival: Cherie Dimaline

Ten Canadian Authors on the Best Books of 2019

A Future without Butter

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