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Celina Gallardo

Celina Gallardo is a designer at The Walrus.
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Arts & Culture

The Griffin Poetry Prize Shakeup: New Rules, New Controversy

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 - by Celina Gallardo

Scott Griffin wants to create the most lucrative poetry prize in the world. Not everyone is happy

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Arts & Culture

Why Are We So Obsessed with Scammers?

December 21, 2022January 4, 2023 - by Celina Gallardo

As the threat of online fraud and phishing grows, so does our appetite for TV shows about con artists

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Business

Why Are Sex Workers Forced to Wear a Financial Scarlet Letter?

September 26, 2022November 8, 2022 - by Celina Gallardo

Discrimination against sex work has become a flashpoint for advocates of freedom of expression and economic rights

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Sports

Who Loses as Online Betting Takes Over Sports?

September 22, 2022November 8, 2022 - by Celina Gallardo

Gambling on sports used to be tightly controlled. Now the floodgates have been flung open

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Books

Hotline Proves Happy Endings Are Still Worth Writing

June 6, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Celina Gallardo

Fiction about immigrants tends toward melancholy and tragedy. Dimitri Nasrallah’s new novel delivers something different

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Arts & Culture

Why Success in Canada Means Moving to America

May 10, 2022May 30, 2022 - by Celina Gallardo

Canada’s modest institutions have lowered the ceiling on creative professionals. Is leaving the answer?

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Arts & Culture

Robots Are Writing Poetry, and Many People Can’t Tell the Difference

May 5, 2022May 30, 2022 - by Celina Gallardo

Machines are putting out astonishingly human writing. What does that mean for the future of art?

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Books

A War on the Rich? A New Book Aims to Dispel Anger toward Affluence

May 4, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Celina Gallardo

We shouldn’t criticize the 1 percent, In Defence of Wealth insists—we should thank them

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Grief Struck Me Speechless. Learning a New Language Helped Me Open Up

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 - by Celina Gallardo

An impulsive decision to take Spanish classes became a turning point after the deaths of loved ones

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Society

What Happened to Your Face? A Meditation on the Pandemic Beard

April 6, 2022June 5, 2022 - by Celina Gallardo

Status symbol, face warmer, or sign of disrepute? Facial hair trends often change alongside historical events

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