January, 2020 | The Walrus

A red lobster rests on a bright blue barstool. Below, blue sea plants wave in the water.

December 2019 / Fiction

The Sail and Scupper

January 10, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Georgia Ohm

In this short story, a lobster walks into a bar to reflect on the deaths of his fellow sea creatures

Catriona smiles at the camera against a background of bright orange.

January/February 2020 / Poetry

Seasonal Affective Disorder

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 - by Catriona Wright

We haven’t awakened / anything this year or not / that thing I wanted most

News about The Walrus

Jennifer Hollett Will Be the New Executive Director at The Walrus

January 10, 2020March 17, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

Shelley Ambrose will be stepping down in June and handing the reins to Hollett

Books / January/February 2020

Climate Fiction’s Unhelpful Obsession with the End of the World

January 9, 2020October 8, 2020 - by Damian Tarnopolsky

We already have plenty of stories about the apocalypse. Now, we need ones that imagine new futures

A pair of hands attempts to plug in an insulin pump, but the screen displays a red sad face. The hands are surrounded by syringes and pills against a mint-green background.

Health / January/February 2020

Hacking Diabetes

January 7, 2020June 22, 2020 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

A network of amateur programmers is transforming the illness with a DIY app

A purple crucifix against a dark indigo background.

Education

Why Are We Still Paying for Catholic Schools?

January 6, 2020March 14, 2022 - by Michael Coren

Maintaining separate education systems is costly, unfair, and culturally divisive

An illustration of a house and satellite dish, surrounded by mountains.

Fiction / January/February 2020

Saturday Project

January 3, 2020March 27, 2020 - by P.N. Van Den Bosch

It’s true: Laura listens well and says just enough at the right times. Geoff has even seen her do this and thought nothing of it. Still, he senses an undertone in Marcus’s gratitude

January/February 2020 / Technology

How YouTube Gives Us Love without the Messiness

January 2, 2020August 4, 2020 - by Michael Harris

Meet the online community providing millions with illusions of intimacy

Uncategorized

The Decade in Long Reads

January 1, 2020February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From a debonair grifter to Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, these are the conversations that helped define Canada

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Month: January 2020

The Sail and Scupper

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Jennifer Hollett Will Be the New Executive Director at The Walrus

Climate Fiction’s Unhelpful Obsession with the End of the World

Hacking Diabetes

Why Are We Still Paying for Catholic Schools?

Saturday Project

How YouTube Gives Us Love without the Messiness

The Decade in Long Reads

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