December, 2021 | The Walrus

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Health / Science

Understanding Minds and Bodies

December 31, 2021July 8, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The pandemic made many of us look more closely at our physical and mental health

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Business

Navigating a Changing Economy

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

Conversations about work, inflation, and real estate dominated the year

Podcasts

The Deep Dive: Trailer

December 29, 2021January 21, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Launching mid-January 2022, a new podcast from The Walrus that goes behind the stories

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Environment / Science

Reckoning with the Natural World

December 29, 2021December 30, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

The climate crisis kept the environment firmly planted in the headlines

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Podcasts

A Hope and a Prayer for Places of Faith

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 - by Natalie Bull

S3E13 of The Conversation Piece podcast

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Current Affairs

Deciphering the Big Stories

December 28, 2021December 30, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

Some of the most complex developments of 2021 necessitated deep dives and investigative reporting

Technology

Reevaluating the Role of Technology

December 27, 2021July 11, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Privacy, surveillance, and the power of social media were major themes in 2021

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January/February 2022 / Memoir

When My Wife Developed Alzheimer’s, the Story of Our Marriage Kept Us Connected

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 - by Stephen Trumper

To prepare for a future of losing her, bit by bit, I began reciting a love letter

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Health / January/February 2022

What Women (Still) Want

December 20, 2021April 22, 2022 - by Sarah Barmak

The medical community has never taken women’s sexual desire seriously. Now, Gen X women are hitting menopause and demanding better

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Arts & Culture / Books

The Year of Witch Lit: Weird Women Dominated New Stories of Suspicion and Rupture

December 17, 2021April 30, 2022 - by Alix Hawley

Three novels about confusion, distrust, and fear mirror our pandemic moment

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Month: December 2021

A Hope and a Prayer for Places of Faith

What Women (Still) Want

The Year of Witch Lit: Weird Women Dominated New Stories of Suspicion and Rupture

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