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Michael Byers

Michael Byers (michaelcbyers.com) is an award-winning artist based in Hamilton. His clients include Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, Wired, Variety, and the Wall Street Journal.
Three athletes crouch in a starting position for a race while three suited officials observe behind them.
December 2019 / Sports

How the World Anti-Doping Agency Betrays Honest Athletes

November 13, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Michael Byers

When the highest authority on cheating is compromised, what happens to athletes who play by the rules?

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Illustration by Michael Byers
Feature / June 2017 / The Walrus True Crime

The Rise and Fall of Toronto’s Classiest Con Man

May 29, 2017November 25, 2020 - by Michael Byers

James Regan swindled his way through the city’s monied classes. The problem was, he seemed to believe his own lies

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Illustration by Michael Byers
Feature / July/August 2016

Stuck

July 20, 2016April 1, 2020 - by Michael Byers

Traffic is ruining our lives—but we can be saved

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Illustration by Michael Byers
Feature / September 2015

Uber vs Taxi

September 24, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Michael Byers

Ride-sharing apps like Uber are revolutionizing the way we travel and cabs are struggling to keep up

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children on crutches playing in field
June 2015 / Memoir

When Polio Walked the Earth

May 27, 2015April 11, 2020 - by Michael Byers

Notes on a forgotten disease

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Illustration by Michael Byers
Feature / October 2014

When Killer Whales Got a Rebrand

October 6, 2014April 13, 2020 - by Michael Byers

Fifty years ago, killer whales became known as orcas—and launched the modern conservation movement

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Group of people climbing mountain
January/February 2014 / Television

Fool’s Gold

January 7, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Michael Byers

Panning Discovery Channel’s Klondike

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Illustration by Michael Byers
March 2012 / Society

Brand Me

March 12, 2012December 15, 2020 - by Michael Byers

Gen Y personal branders are clogging Internet browsers with self-portraits, product endorsements, and the minutiae of their days. A Gen-Xer asks if we have any right to hate them

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Illustration by Michael Byers
Books / March 2011

The Life Raft

March 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Michael Byers

Canada Reads is an essential way for publishers to sell books—but at what cost to literature?

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