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Month: November 2023

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December 2023 / Letters

Letters to the Editor: December 2023

November 30, 2023November 29, 2023 - by Readers

On artifacts, CanCon, and chemicals

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Arts & Culture / November 2023

The Walrus’s Most Memorable Magazine Covers

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 - by Various Contributors

Art directors past and present reveal the stories behind the eye-catching illustrations and photography

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A photo of Palestinian children sitting in a destroyed house while looking at ruins on November 28, 2023 during the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the village of Khuza'a near the border fence between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip.
World

What Does “Defence” Really Mean?

November 29, 2023January 15, 2024 - by Samia Madwar

The United Nations prohibits the use of force except in the case of self-defence—but that can too easily be moulded into a euphemism for retaliation, revenge, and punishment

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A photo illustration of a yellow book emerging out of a grey dust jacket.
Books

The Case for Never Reading the Book Jacket

November 28, 2023January 8, 2024 - by Tajja Isen

I don’t want to be told what’s going to happen and I definitely don’t want to be told what the book is “about”

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At McMaster University, Building a Better 2080 Starts Now

November 27, 2023March 12, 2024 - by The Walrus Lab

The Imagining 2080 forum invited future-thinkers from across generations and disciplines to envision possible futures for Canada

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December 2023 / Health

Why the Opioid Crisis Is Rooted in the Housing Crisis

November 27, 2023January 3, 2024 - by Kevin Patterson

A prevalent narrative asserts that the tents, the despair, the not waking up are about mental illness and addiction. That narrative crumbles after the first questions

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Memoir / November 2023 / September 2013

Body and Soul

November 25, 2023November 27, 2023 - by Drew Nelles

Dan was the most physical person I knew. Then he broke his neck

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A photo of a Black woman with tattoos on her chest and left arm.
Arts & Culture

Why Is It So Hard for People of Colour to Get Good Tattoos?

November 24, 2023November 28, 2023 - by Sherlyn Assam

My first tattoo looked fine at first, then started to blur. It should be easier to find artists who can work on melanated skin

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A photo illustration of a black-and-white photo of Britney Spears, Pamela Anderson and Paris Hilton with handwriting in the background. There is a red border around the image.
Books

When Britney and Pamela and Paris Tell All

November 23, 2023September 3, 2024 - by Ariella Garmaise

Memoir writing offers women defined by their images a space to speak. But we’re seldom satisfied with what they give us

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A photo of excavators at a phosphate mining site in Nauru.
Environment

How Much Further Can Mining Go?

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 - by Christopher Pollon

Unless business as usual can change, companies will venture into ever deeper, darker, and riskier places—with potentially catastrophic consequences

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How’s The Walrus?

As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

Our team is small, but our commitment is big; just like our country. Every story we publish is the result of writers, artists, and editors going the extra mile (well, kilometres) to bring Canada closer together through compelling, fact-checked, and regionally grounded reporting.

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Jennifer Hollett
Executive Director, The Walrus

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