May, 2021 | The Walrus

Health

How Big Tobacco Set the Stage for Fake News

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 - by Daniel J. Robinson

A coordinated program of public deception that spanned four decades has become a template for modern disinformation

Uncategorized

Life and Death on Two Wheels

May 28, 2021May 29, 2021 - by Max Mertens

Cycling can be a joyous, community-building experience. But, as my family recently came to understand, it can also be fatal

June 2021 / Poetry

Revising the Will

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 - by Brian Bartlett

Clients’ eyes are often drawn to the expanse— / all those miniaturized tugboats, minesweepers, / frigates, and cruise ships

The book cover of Five Little Indians by Michelle Good repeated on two rows five times.

Arts & Culture

Michelle Good Wins 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel Award

May 27, 2021June 5, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

We are thrilled to announce the winner

A woman protests at a climate change demonstration holding an "SOS" sign.

Environment

Is Our Political System Up for the Fight Against Climate Change?

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 - by Michael Ignatieff

A revolutionary politics isn’t necessary to combat a world-changing problem. But, to succeed, liberal democracies must adapt

The Walrus Talks

WATCH: The Walrus Talks at Home: Resilience

May 26, 2021February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

A lively discussion about our ability to overcome systemic societal and physical barriers, cope with adversity, and cultivate resilience individually and as a society.

Photos of the six short-listed authors for the Amazon First Novel Award 2021.

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A Sense of Place

May 25, 2021May 26, 2021 - by Katie Underwood

For the shortlisted nominees of this year’s Amazon Canada First Novel Award, writing fiction isn’t just a lifestyle—it’s a homecoming

An illustration of woman staring at herself in a mirror, applying cream to her face.

Society

What’s Beyond the Surface of Our Skin Care Obsession?

May 25, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Ariella Garmaise

I thought I was obsessed with skin care. I really wanted another chance at a lost year

A black and white photo of a man looking down at an open book surrounded by illustrated mouse cursors pointing away on a bright yellow background.

Arts & Culture

What We Lose When Literary Criticism Ends

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 - by Steven Beattie

With mainstream media uninterested in books coverage that doesn’t get clicks, writers and readers are being left out in the cold

June 2021 / Poetry

After Life

May 20, 2021 - by Jenny Boychuk

Memory slithers, wicked. Its demands make / birds fly jagged into the false mouths of trees

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Month: May 2021

How Big Tobacco Set the Stage for Fake News

Is Our Political System Up for the Fight Against Climate Change?

What’s Beyond the Surface of Our Skin Care Obsession?

What We Lose When Literary Criticism Ends

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