February, 2021 | The Walrus

October 2018 / Poetry

The Minister of Loneliness

February 26, 2021March 26, 2021 - by Jenny Haysom

The walk to work is her favourite / time of day, when solitariness / seems the perfect state

A comic alternating between people engaging in lockdown activities and close-ups of the virus

March/April 2021

Ask an Economics Expert: How Bad Are Lockdowns Really?

February 25, 2021November 24, 2021 - by Rob Gillezeau

Government restrictions may not always be popular among businesses, but they can work

Members of the far-right group the Proud Boys gather in E street northwest before marching into Freedom Plaza, in Washington, DC

Politics

Labelling the Proud Boys Terrorists May Do More Harm than Good

February 24, 2021April 13, 2022 - by Ira Wells

The decision may feel like justice, but expanding the designation could have unintended consequences

Illustration of a copper jug amidst yellow and white and purple flowers.

March/April 2021 / Memoir

Death in the Age of Facebook

February 23, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Sandy Pool

What it’s like to mourn a mother via social media

The Walrus Talks

The Walrus Leadership Forum on Trust

February 23, 2021February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Building higher trust for Canada’s health and prosperity

Three cartoon faces speaking. One in the middle with a closed mouth appears worried

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Accents, Dialects, and Discrimination

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 - by John Colapinto

From surfer-dude drawls to Valley-girl upspeak, how we talk still defines how we’re seen

Arts & Culture / March/April 2021

The Group of Seven Doesn’t Define Canadian Art

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 - by Tatum Dooley

After 100 years, is it time to retire the collective as Canada’s definitive painters?

March/April 2021 / Poetry

The Needs of Humans

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 - by Sarah Wolfson

I am in need of a manicure. / A manticore. A man to cure.

An illustration featuring a group of people collaborating over a table, with electrical towers behind them, and a truck in front of them. Two green arrows point to the right of the image and under the arrows are a group of cows and above the arrows is a long view of a city.

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Waste Not

February 18, 2021February 5, 2022 - by Katie Underwood

Why financial co-ops are the natural choice for Canadians transitioning toward a more sustainable, circular economy

An officer at the Cameron County Detention Centre watches security footage from the control room, on many screens.

March/April 2021 / Technology

When Border Security Crosses a Line

February 17, 2021March 9, 2021 - by Hilary Beaumont

International crossings are now testing grounds for unregulated surveillance technology

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Month: February 2021

Labelling the Proud Boys Terrorists May Do More Harm than Good

Accents, Dialects, and Discrimination

The Group of Seven Doesn’t Define Canadian Art

The Needs of Humans

When Border Security Crosses a Line

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