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Wide illustration of a grey train with a blue stripe across the side. Outside are rocks and mountains in the distance. Through the windows, various passengers are seen looking outside, sleeping, working on a laptop, and complaining to a porter while pointing to a watch, implying the train is late.

March/April 2024 / Society

The Diminishing Romance of Train Travel

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 - by Jonathan Dyck

I took a sleeper train across the country. I learned Via Rail is still stuck in the twentieth century

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A comic of a small green hill with a Hollywood-style sign that says Garbage Hill

Arts & Culture / July/August 2022

The Surprising Appeal of Winnipeg’s Garbage Hill

June 21, 2022June 30, 2022 - by Jonathan Dyck

How I developed an appreciation for a green space with a past life as a municipal dump

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Vector drawing of author Miriam Toews.

Books / July/August 2019

Mennonites Talking about Miriam Toews

July 8, 2019July 16, 2019 - by Jonathan Dyck

In this comic, Mennonites share their criticism and praise about the author’s work

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Illustration of a math professor on a blue background with white stylized formulas over him.

December 2018 / Science

The Greatest Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of

November 15, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Jonathan Dyck

Robert Langlands’s work may have no practical applications—and he doesn’t mind at all

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Illustration by Jonathan Dyck

July/August 2017

The Strange History of ‘O Canada’

June 27, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Jonathan Dyck

Disliked by the French and misunderstood by the English, what the anthem says about our nation

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