June, 2021 | The Walrus

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Technology

Instagram’s Parent Trap

June 30, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Michelle Cyca

Influencers modelling an idyllic image of motherhood are highly clickable—but pictures never tell the whole story

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Health

Same Vaccine, Different Effects: Why Women Are Feeling Worse after the Jab

June 29, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Laura Hensley

For decades, researchers have been conducting flawed clinical trials. The COVID-19 vaccine was no different

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July/August 2021

The Making of Moonstruck

June 28, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Ira Wells

The 1987 rom-com starring Cher and Nicolas Cage seemed doomed to fail. Director Norman Jewison turned it into a modern classic

A family with two parents and five children hold hands around a table. A bowl is in front of each person and the parents’ clasped hands are large in the foreground.

Fiction / July/August 2021

Little Sanctuary

June 25, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Randy Boyagoda

The bus sped past abandoned houses, burned-out cars, skinny cows, masked and bandaged people running to the road at the sight of a vehicle, any vehicle, and others running away

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Lost Childhood

June 25, 2021June 22, 2021 - by Rama Altaleb

Winner of the Amazon Canada First Novel Award in the Youth Short Story Category for 2021

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Arts & Culture

Life in the Stacks: A Love Letter to Browsing

June 24, 2021June 9, 2022 - by Jason Guriel

Algorithms are integral to how we find and consume art. But old-fashioned browsing still has its benefits

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Sports

The Team, the Fan, and the Severed Toes

June 23, 2021February 16, 2023 - by David Swick

What’s a person to do when their team loses year after year? For one diehard fan, it meant chopping digits

Illustration of Mark Carney against illustrations of the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, money signs, bar graphs, and pie charts in navy, teal and yellow hues.

July/August 2021 / Politics

Mark Carney Was the World’s Rock-Star Banker. Now He’s Ready for His Encore

June 22, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Curtis Gillespie

Carney led two central banks through two world-shifting crises. Does that make him a political contender?

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July/August 2021

Ask a Tourism Expert: How Will People Travel in a Postpandemic World?

June 21, 2021September 15, 2023 - by Chris Choi

Vacations are back—and pricier than ever

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Why Executives Need to Take the Leap on ESG and Corporate Purpose

June 18, 2021February 5, 2022 - by The Walrus Lab

In a post-pandemic world, consumers won’t just accept brands at face value. To succeed, companies must demonstrate their commitment to positive ESG practices that support corporate purpose—or risk failing

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Month: June 2021

Same Vaccine, Different Effects: Why Women Are Feeling Worse after the Jab

The Making of Moonstruck

Life in the Stacks: A Love Letter to Browsing

The Team, the Fan, and the Severed Toes

Mark Carney Was the World’s Rock-Star Banker. Now He’s Ready for His Encore

Ask a Tourism Expert: How Will People Travel in a Postpandemic World?