May, 2022 | The Walrus

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Politics

Why Is Politics Getting Nastier?

May 12, 2022May 30, 2022 - by Stephen Maher

With threats and harassment rising, running for office has become a dangerous job

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Climate Change Is Coming for Your Coffee

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 - by Elizabeth Chorney-Booth

Due to global warming, coffee farmers are facing unprecedented growing challenges. Fairtrade helps mitigate these impacts

Podcasts

Good Mom on Paper: Episode 17 of The Deep Dive

May 12, 2022May 30, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Teresa Wong describes the tantrums that led to her story in the anthology

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Arts & Culture / July/August 2022

Why Success in Canada Means Moving to America

May 10, 2022February 10, 2023 - by Tajja Isen

Canada’s modest institutions have lowered the ceiling on creative professionals. Is leaving the answer?

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May 2022 / Poetry

Heaven Spot

May 9, 2022May 30, 2022 - by Jim Johnstone

A line, a lip, a like- / ness reclaimed

Podcasts

Students of Death: Episode 16 of The Deep Dive

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

What makes teenagers sign up for a degree program about dealing with death?

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Arts & Culture

Robots Are Writing Poetry, and Many People Can’t Tell the Difference

May 5, 2022May 30, 2022 - by Carmine Starnino

Machines are putting out astonishingly human writing. What does that mean for the future of art?

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Books

A War on the Rich? A New Book Aims to Dispel Anger toward Affluence

May 4, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Ira Wells

We shouldn’t criticize the 1 percent, In Defence of Wealth insists—we should thank them

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Podcasts

The Stigma of Mainstream Mental Health

May 4, 2022June 5, 2022 - by Fae Johnstone

S3E22 of The Conversation Piece

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Arts & Culture

Screaming and Watercolours: I Turned My Toddler’s Tantrums into Art

May 3, 2022May 30, 2022 - by Teresa Wong

Was it unfeeling to use my child’s outbursts for an artistic pursuit?

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Month: May 2022

Why Success in Canada Means Moving to America

A War on the Rich? A New Book Aims to Dispel Anger toward Affluence

The Stigma of Mainstream Mental Health

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