November, 2023 | The Walrus

A photo illustration of three black-and-white photos of former Winnipeg Art Gallery director Ferdinand Eckhardt hung up on a dark red wall in black frames.

Arts & Culture

Was the Winnipeg Art Gallery Led by a Nazi?

November 9, 2023January 15, 2024 - by Conrad Sweatman

Research suggests trailblazing art gallery director Ferdinand Eckhardt may have been a supporter of the Third Reich

A 2015 double-exposure photo of Buffy Sainte-Marie performing at the Interstellar Rodeo in Edmonton, AB.

Media

What’s the Point of “Pretendian” Investigations?

November 8, 2023January 8, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

The latest revelation, about Buffy Sainte-Marie, is convincing, damning, and strikingly incomplete

The Walrus Talks

[WATCH] The Walrus Talks at Home: Media Right Now

November 7, 2023December 13, 2023 - by The Walrus

How youth are disrupting media right now

A photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking in front of a Canadian and Israeli flag at a rally in support of Israel, at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre in Ottawa on Monday, October 9, 2023.

World

Israel–Palestine: Canada Must Lead Where It Can

November 7, 2023November 23, 2023 - by Mira Sucharov

Our government can operate on two levels: one globally and the other locally

A photo illustration of a red and blue gradient over a 1941 photo of a ceremony commemorating the joining of the pipeline of an oil tanker terminal, Portland, Maine, with refineries in Montreal, Quebec. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer stands in front of a sign marked "Canada" while to his left a State Trooper stands in front of a sign marked "United States.”

Politics

The Great Canadian Identity Crisis

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 - by Rob Goodman

Zed or Zee? Our democracy could depend on the answer

The Walrus Talks

[WATCH] The Walrus Talks at Home: The Health and Climate Crisis

November 3, 2023November 28, 2023 - by The Walrus

A global wake-up call for Canada

Books

Indigo May Have Lost the Plot

November 3, 2023June 14, 2024 - by Nicole Dirks

Did the bookstore chain sell its soul when it started selling vitamins, vibrators, and $800 patio umbrellas?

Environment

[WATCH] Climate Talks: Protecting Biodiversity from the Impacts of Climate Change

November 2, 2023November 27, 2023 - by The Walrus

Breaking Down Silos—The Role of Communication

Poetry / September/October 2023

Sonnet

November 2, 2023November 1, 2023 - by Chris Banks

Things detached from names can be seen, witnessed, / but naming things sates the hunger God’s absence leaves

A photo of Canadian tribute band The Music Box performing a recreation of Genesis’s album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.

Arts & Culture / December 2023

Second Genesis: When a Tribute Band Transcends the Original

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 - by Dafna Izenberg

The Musical Box isn’t Genesis, but they’ve averaged about fifty shows annually and toured Europe. Is what they do art?

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Month: November 2023

Was the Winnipeg Art Gallery Led by a Nazi?

What’s the Point of “Pretendian” Investigations?

Indigo May Have Lost the Plot

Second Genesis: When a Tribute Band Transcends the Original

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