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June 2020

How One Painter Captures the Wonder of Ordinary Spaces

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 - by Sophie Weiler

Margaux Williamson’s portraits of interiors pay homage to what’s right in front of us

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Writing the Revolution

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 - by Katie Underwood

The six shortlisted authors for this year’s Amazon First Novel Award share the literary firebrands that inspire them to push their own fictional boundaries

Illustration of a bear standing on its hind legs. It is wearing a muzzle on its head and its eyes are glowing. Behind it, a fire is burning against a dark night.

July/August 2020 / Memoir

Dancing Bear

June 18, 2020December 8, 2020 - by Dimitri Nasrallah

In this memoir, a child and his family leave Lebanon for Athens

A black and white photo of Trevi Fountain, in Rome, stylized with stripes of yellow, orange, red and green surrounding it.

Society / World

Travelling the World, One Webcam at a Time

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 - by Sarah Musgrave

It’s been three months and counting without tourists. Could this be the best thing to happen to cities around the world?

An illustrated map of several different regions in BC, depicting a variety of human and animal life and flora.

Business / July/August 2020

What Does It Take to Become a Wine Superpower?

June 16, 2020July 16, 2020 - by Ellen Himelfarb

On British Columbia’s bid to be the Napa Valley of the North

An animated illustration of a stick figure sitting at a table on a laptop. As the person types frantically, the laptop moves across the table. To continue working, the person's arms extend, and they eventually flip over the table––kicking the light fixture on the way over––in order to continue working.

Society

Are We Ever Offline Anymore?

June 15, 2020March 18, 2022 - by Blair Elliott

Thanks to the convenience of technology, work is taking over our lives—yet we keep logging on

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2020 National Magazine Awards

June 15, 2020July 8, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees

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Anti-racism and Action

June 12, 2020June 14, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

A message from The Walrus

Illustration of a woman in a blue dress running across a field. In the distance are white buildings. In the dark purple sky is the figure of a woman's face.

Fiction

This Wicked Tongue

June 12, 2020 - by Elise Levine

In this short story, set in 1372 AD, an anchoress departs on an epic journey

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FNA Shortlist: Five Questions for Stéphane Larue

June 12, 2020July 7, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

Larue is nominated for the 2020 FNA Award for his novel The Dishwasher

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Month: June 2020

How One Painter Captures the Wonder of Ordinary Spaces

Writing the Revolution

Dancing Bear

Travelling the World, One Webcam at a Time

What Does It Take to Become a Wine Superpower?

Are We Ever Offline Anymore?

2020 National Magazine Awards

Anti-racism and Action

This Wicked Tongue

FNA Shortlist: Five Questions for Stéphane Larue

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