The Walrus

• Why Climate Change Is Not an Environmental Issue - Misunderstanding the nature of the peril humanity faces is one reason climate politics has been so prone to frustration and despair by Chris Turner

1. The Undeniable Queerness of Superhero Stories by Anna Peppard
2. Why the Unapologetic Representation of LGBTQ Love in Online Games Is Worth Celebrating by Amanda Scriver
3. Geek Love by Kevin Patterson
4. How Northern Landscapes Helped Shape My Queer Identity by Lori Fox
5. It’s a Drag: Many Gay Bars Are Closing, But We Can Still Save Them by KC Hoard

• In Defence of Garlic in a Jar: How Food Snobs Almost Ruined My Love of Cooking - Celebrity chefs, food writers, and home cooks have sneered at pre-cut produce. They’re dismissing those of us with disabilities by Gabrielle Drolet

• The Surprising Appeal of Winnipeg’s Garbage Hill - How I developed an appreciation for a green space with a past life as a municipal dump by Jonathan Dyck

• Baby Pics, Life Lessons, and Obits: What Happened to LinkedIn? - Why users are posting more personal content on a professional platform by Josh Greenblatt

• Doctors on TikTok: The Dark Side of Medical Influencers - Medical data is supposed to be confidential. But social media is threatening the privacy and dignity of patients by Miranda Schreiber

• Revenge of the Earthworms - A gardener’s best friend? Think again. How invasive earthworms are wreaking havoc on our ecosystems by Moira Donovan

• Hotline Proves Happy Endings Are Still Worth Writing - Fiction about immigrants tends toward melancholy and tragedy. Dimitri Nasrallah’s new novel delivers something different by Amanda Perry

• ‘Grief is about the joy of being alive’ by Katie Underwood

• Not Your Average Islands by Glynis Ratcliffe

• Climate Change Is Coming for Your Coffee by Elizabeth Chorney-Booth

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks What’s Next? (Toronto) - Artificial intelligence, sustainability, and the social and political innovations shaping our future

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks What’s Next? (Ottawa) - Artificial intelligence, sustainability, and the social and political innovations shaping our future

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks at Home: Pharmacare - Rethinking the current state of prescription drug coverage in Canada

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Activism is changing the strategies of how many media organizations tell their stories: from the Black Lives Matter movement to Asian Heritage Month to #MeToo. But according to Camille Dundas it hasn’t been a perfect trajectory – reporting on the changing social and political landscape takes skill, and sometimes learning from mistakes in real-time.

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Tajja Isen, the former digital editor of thewalrus.ca, now editor-in-chief at Catapult magazine, talks about her new book, Some of my Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service. It’s an essay collection about race, justice, and the limits of good intentions.

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The oil and gas industry is under pressure to accelerate towards a decarbonized future. These efforts require bold and courageous leadership. Who better to change an oil and gas company from the inside out than its first Chief Climate Officer, Martha Hall Findlay.

• Why Are There Still So Few Women Leaders in Politics? - Women are more likely to hold interim leadership roles in federal politics, but clinching the top role remains elusive by Angela Misri

• The Surprising Appeal of Winnipeg’s Garbage Hill - How I developed an appreciation for a green space with a past life as a municipal dump by Jonathan Dyck

• Why Climate Change Is Not an Environmental Issue - Misunderstanding the nature of the peril humanity faces is one reason climate politics has been so prone to frustration and despair by Chris Turner