August, 2021 | The Walrus

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Arts & Culture

Why William Gibson Is a Literary Genius

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 - by Jason Guriel

Forty years after his breakout story, “Johnny Mnemonic,” the father of cyberpunk remains one of the best writers around

A woman stares out of a window at a night sky with UFOs.

Society

I Wanted to Believe: The X-Files Didn’t Prepare Me for Actual Aliens

August 30, 2021September 1, 2021 - by Peter Counter

I lived my life thinking UFOs were fake. How do I handle the possibility that they’re real?

Poetry / September/October 2021

Myth

August 27, 2021 - by Terese Mason Pierre

You’d rather die by myth, / come upon the villains of your / mother’s bedtime stories

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Fiction / September/October 2021

Seahorse

August 26, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Alix Ohlin

Mr. Simbatye’s body had not yet begun to wither, but she opened the window in case his soul required an avenue of escape. Also because of the smell

Current Affairs / Politics

It’s Not in Your Head: The World Really Is Getting Worse

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 - by Andrew Potter

Since the 1970s, wages, infrastructure, and the pace of technology have all stagnated. Can it be reversed?

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Society

Don’t Be a Prude: The Benefits of Public Nudity

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 - by Nicole Schmidt

Showing skin shouldn’t be a privilege afforded only to the good looking

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News about The Walrus

The Walrus Announces the Justice Fund Writing Residency for Emerging Black Journalists

August 24, 2021May 12, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Applications are now open for writers seeking to gain more experience in journalism

Books

Is There Such a Thing as a Universal Human Experience? Author Marie-Claire Blais Says Yes

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 - by Amanda Perry

In her new novel, Songs for Angel, Blais proves that the twenty-first-century heir to modernism is a francophone octogenarian living in Florida

Poetry / September/October 2021

Soil

August 20, 2021 - by Bertrand Bickersteth

A field is / just the fist side / of a fact

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Arts & Culture

I’m Sick of Reboots and Rewatches and You Should Be Too

August 19, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Lisa Whittington-Hill

We’ve all spent the pandemic in a pop culture feedback loop. For the love of God, make it stop

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Month: August 2021

Why William Gibson Is a Literary Genius

Myth

Seahorse

It’s Not in Your Head: The World Really Is Getting Worse

Don’t Be a Prude: The Benefits of Public Nudity

Is There Such a Thing as a Universal Human Experience? Author Marie-Claire Blais Says Yes

I’m Sick of Reboots and Rewatches and You Should Be Too

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