Old School
Before texting made child’s play of surreptitious classroom chatter, students passed notes
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Niagara Falls, 1840
How academics found the first photograph to be taken in Canada
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Rattle and Hum
Hello, Baghdad! A Kurdish singer rocks Iraq
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Going for gold the old-fashioned way
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Sea-Crossed Lovers
The story of a mixed Turkish-Greek romance builds a bridge across the Aegean
Read MoreA Walrus Online Special Feature: buzz
buzz is an urban storytelling project conceived of by Toronto resident Jay Pitter as a way for young adults from the city’s public housing communities to craft hopeful stories about …
Read MoreUnsafe Grounds
A bracken- and heather-lined footpath in Herriot and Brontë country in northern England. / Photo by Abraham Langdon Yorkshire — At the end of the day’s hike, as we approached …
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Content Briefly describe the anecdote at the beginning of the article. What is the difference between a peacekeeper and a soldier Why is one Canadian soldier sick of being called …
Read MoreSeven Love Letters
“Lubyanka, 2 September 1918” by David Bezmozgis My dear Mika, Though you have made it clear that you do not care for me, my heart nevertheless insists that I address …
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Up in the Mustafa Hotel
kabul — My Afghan driver, friend, and confidant, Aktar Gul, tells me that his nation today is like two pictures superimposed in the same frame: old and new, good and …
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