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Mariah Burton

Mariah Burton illustrated Somewhere Where Nobody Knows (2010), a children’s book.
October 2010 / Poetry

Dying in Winnipeg

October 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Mariah Burton

Don’t read me wrong— I plan on dying in Winnipeg In a strange way I posit Winnipeg is where everything always dies: Grandfathers, clock radios, Chevrolets faith, journalists, fine-tip pens …

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September 2010 / World

Brazilian Blind Spot

September 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Mariah Burton

The Brazilians have lately been looking north for opportunities. For our own good, we ought to return the favour

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September 2010 / Television

Modern Primitive

September 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Mariah Burton

Survivorman’s Les Stroud taps into our twenty-first-century malaise and finds TV gold

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Science / September 2010

No One Can Hear You Scream

September 12, 2010August 12, 2020 - by Mariah Burton

At Mars on Earth, on Canada’s Devon Island, researchers prepare for space travel’s worst dangers

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Illustration by Mariah Burton
Education / September 2010

Editor’s Note

September 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Mariah Burton

The Toronto District School Board is the largest entity of its kind in the country. It oversees 595 schools, 257,000 students, 16,000 elementary and secondary school teachers, and 25,000 additional …

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