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Month: June 2022

A woman in a swimming cap splashes in a lake
Memoir

The Joy, and Science, of Cold-Water Swimming

June 30, 2022October 13, 2023 - by Kathleen McDonnell

Depressive moods and menopausal turmoil drove me to a chilly “treatment” before I even knew there was such a thing

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Black and white photo of Chief Cadmus Delorme over a template of The Conversation Piece podcast featuring a mic and outlines of other mics.
Podcasts

The Future of Truth and Reconciliation

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 - by Cadmus Delorme

S3E26 of The Conversation Piece podcast

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A logger cuts down a tree with leaves shaped like British Columbia.
Business / July/August 2022

Clearing Out: BC’s Logging Industry Sets Its Sights on the US

June 28, 2022July 6, 2022 - by Caitlin Stall-Paquet

Facing ecological and political uncertainty at home, some of the province’s largest lumber producers are looking south

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Cartoon panel depicting a straw melting in a pink cocktail while the glass starts to sweat.
Environment / July/August 2022

Is the Humidex Just Hot Air?

June 27, 2022June 1, 2023 - by Frédéric Fabry

The formula was developed in 1965, but some experts say the sweaty signifier is flawed

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Planet earth stands in front of an empty United Nations general assembly hall.
Environment

Why Climate Change Is Not an Environmental Issue

June 24, 2022May 11, 2023 - by Chris Turner

Misunderstanding the nature of the peril humanity faces is one reason climate politics has been so prone to frustration and despair

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Side-by-side image of the novel, Ghost Forest (left) and a headshot of author Pik-Shuen Fung.
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Love and Grief

June 23, 2022June 28, 2022 - by Katie Underwood

Pik-Shuen Fung, winner of this year’s Amazon Canada First Novel Award, discusses the unbearable lightness of grief.

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A woman holds minced garlic and sliced mushrooms looking embarrassed, while onlookers in the background snicker and sneer.
Society

In Defence of Garlic in a Jar: How Food Snobs Almost Ruined My Love of Cooking

June 22, 2022February 15, 2023 - by Gabrielle Drolet

Celebrity chefs, food writers, and home cooks have sneered at pre-cut produce. They’re dismissing those of us with disabilities

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A comic of a small green hill with a Hollywood-style sign that says Garbage Hill
Arts & Culture / July/August 2022

The Surprising Appeal of Winnipeg’s Garbage Hill

June 21, 2022June 30, 2022 - by Jonathan Dyck

How I developed an appreciation for a green space with a past life as a municipal dump

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An iPhone has the LinkedIn app open, with two women shouting out posts.
Technology

Baby Pics, Life Lessons, and Obits: What Happened to LinkedIn?

June 20, 2022November 11, 2022 - by Josh Greenblatt

Why users are posting more personal content on a professional platform

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A father brushes his young daughter's hair in front of a bathroom mirror
Society

Father’s Day Required Reading

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Stories about famous dads, pandemic parenting, and much more

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