October, 2023 | The Walrus

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Arts & Culture / November 2023

The Darker Side of Leonard Cohen

October 31, 2023November 2, 2023 - by Myra Bloom

How the myth of the male genius shields our cultural heroes from scrutiny

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Point of No Return

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 - by Glynis Ratcliffe

Young Canadians face too many barriers to entry into the job market—an issue that could reverberate through the economy for years to come.

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Science

The Future of Mining Might Be Smaller than You Think

October 30, 2023November 1, 2023 - by Caitlin Stall-Paquet

As the world’s demand for metals continues to rise, some are using microorganisms to mine and “clean” waste

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Books

Sarah Bernstein Breaks the Rules in Study for Obedience

October 27, 2023November 13, 2023 - by Monika Warzecha

The unnerving novel that earned two major prize nominations rattles expectations of how stories are often told

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Letters / September/October 2023

Letters to the Editor: September/October 2023

October 26, 2023October 25, 2023 - by Readers

On triumphs in space, safety nets, and studying literature in the time of ChatGPT

A photo of a crowd holding a vigil in Parliament Square in London, UK on October 2023, following Hamas’s October 7 assault in Israel and the ongoing conflict in Gaza. A few people have wrapped the Israeli flag around their shoulders. Behind them is a statue of Mahatma Gandhi and on its base is a handwritten message saying: “Free Palestine, Free Kashmir, Azaadi”.

World

Trauma Is Shaping Our Reactions to the Violence in Palestine and Israel

October 26, 2023November 23, 2023 - by Raja G. Khouri

This is a struggle where neither side is able to demonstrate grief for the other

A pro-Palestine demonstration in Rome on Oct. 13, 2023.

World

As the Israel–Hamas War Escalates, Misinformation Surges

October 25, 2023November 23, 2023 - by Nathaniel Basen

The spread of false claims on social media makes it hard to sort fact from fiction

An illustration of a person and a dog walking on a path between trees, solar panels and wind turbines.

Environment

The Best Thing I Could Do for Climate Change Was Go Home

October 24, 2023October 25, 2023 - by Dana Tizya-Tramm

I was making gelato and living large in Vancouver, but something was missing. Then I returned to Old Crow, Yukon

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Politics

We May Be Stuck with Doug Ford

October 23, 2023November 16, 2023 - by David Moscrop

Failure and corruption seem to follow Ontario’s premier at every turn. What would it take to get rid of him?

Protesters stand in front of a tank car in Toronto, with one protest standing on top of it, in support of Wet'suwet'en land defenders in 2021.

Environment

Rethinking Uncertainty in an Insecure Age

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 - by Astra Taylor

Our world is becoming more unsettled in many troubling ways. In others, it is not nearly unsettled enough

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Month: October 2023

The Darker Side of Leonard Cohen

The Future of Mining Might Be Smaller than You Think

Trauma Is Shaping Our Reactions to the Violence in Palestine and Israel

We May Be Stuck with Doug Ford

Rethinking Uncertainty in an Insecure Age

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