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Joren Cull

Joren Cull is an illustrator and animator. A Brief History of Goth, which he directed, received a 2017 Webby Award for best animation.
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Legalized Marijuana Goes Luxe

October 17, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Joren Cull

Inside the growing culture of cannabis connoisseurship

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Illustration by Joren Cull
July/August 2017

The Handyman from Hell

June 20, 2017September 13, 2022 - by Joren Cull

How a nightmare renovation nearly destroyed our relationship

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Illustration by Joren Cull
October 2016

Canada’s Bull Semen Boom

September 22, 2016April 1, 2020 - by Joren Cull

We export more than $100 million worth of “white gold” per year—much of it from a handful of designer superstuds

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Arts & Culture / January/February 2016

The League of Extraordinary Assholes

December 21, 2015April 7, 2020 - by Joren Cull

There’s a jerk in every room. Is it you?

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Miscellany illustration by Connor Willumsen
June 2015 / Politics

Transmission Control

May 20, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Joren Cull

HIV non-disclosure laws do more harm than good

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June 2015 / Society

That Empty Feeling

May 19, 2015September 12, 2024 - by Joren Cull

Junk food has no taste—which is why we can’t stop eating it

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June 2014

Canned Laughs

June 4, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Joren Cull

A government agency tries to make our movies funnier

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Health / May 2014

Forget About It

May 6, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Joren Cull

Why online brain checkups may be bad for you

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May 2014 / Poetry

Lostlandia

May 1, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Joren Cull

The national anthem’s a strange genre: pomp straining to conjure a circumstance under which a love song to a shaded patch on the map isn’t just sad, a train wreck …

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A cartoon of an elephant trunk pouring a cup of coffee for its trainer
Arts & Culture / May 2014

Double-Doublethink

April 29, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Joren Cull

On fifty years of Tim Hortons tyranny

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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.

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