Over the course of the year, The Walrus has profiled some of the biggest cultural exports that Canada has to offer, including Sarah Polley and Orville Peck. We’ve also grappled with larger discussions, exploring the state of Canadian television and how writers tap into other art forms to help tell their stories.
Here are some of those conversations.
Who Does Sarah Polley Think She Is?
BY SARAH LISS
She first gained fame as a child actor. The writer and director has been confronting the traumas of these early experiences ever since
The Superficial Diversity of Canadian TV
BY SORAYA ROBERTS
How risk avoidance shapes our entertainment
Ann-Marie MacDonald on Exile, Imagination, and Her New Gothic Ghost Story
BY MICHELLE CYCA
The writer insists that her books have happy endings—“insofar as there is someone left to tell the tale”
Orville Peck Rides Again: How the Singer Nods to Queer Country History
BY SIMON LEWSEN
Some may reckon that Peck is subverting the genre. Instead, he’s highlighting themes that have always been part of it
How Photography Helps Rawi Hage Tell Stories: Episode 14 of The Deep Dive
BY THE WALRUS STAFF
A conversation with author Rawi Hage about his new short story collection, Stray Dogs
The Great Canadian Baking Show Is a Pile of Wet Dough
BY ALEX TESAR
The CBC promised a homemade alternative to The Great British Bake Off. The show we got has nothing meaningful to say about the country
Reneltta Arluk: How Are We Going to Sustain Ourselves Like a Forest?
BY THE WALRUS TALKS
The Walrus Talks Reconnecting Arts and Culture
