Arts & Culture

Portrait of comedian Meredith MacNeill, in a sparse room. MacNeill looks directly at the camera, hugging the sleeves of her denim vest.

Arts & Culture / March/April 2021

Meredith MacNeill Has Funny Bones

February 1, 2021March 9, 2021 - by Soraya Roberts

With Baroness von Sketch Show, MacNeill helped elevate the state of Canadian comedy. Her latest role presents an even more daunting challenge

A black and white photo of a geometric metal teapot, which has a body shaped like a diamond.

Arts & Culture

The International Tempest Over the World’s Most Famous Teapot

January 19, 2021January 22, 2021 - by Rosalind M. Pepall

Inside the world of evaluating, and pursuing, rare art objects

Illustration of three pairs of hockey players in full gear, embracing one another and smiling.

Sports

Will There Ever Be an Openly Queer NHL Player?

January 12, 2021March 25, 2021 - by Alex Manley

In hockey culture, male aggression is valorized while any weakness, real or perceived, is weaponized

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Arts & Culture / Justice / Politics

New Year’s Resolutions: Taking Action against Injustice

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

Anti-Black racism persists across industries, and addressing it requires proactive, ongoing work

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Arts & Culture

The Writers Leading the Nonfiction Revolution

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 - by Myra Bloom

A new wave of experimental writing sees racialized authors forging their own literary tradition

The cover of "Working in the Bathtub," which depicts the writer, Dany Laferrière, lying in a bathtub fully clothed.

Arts & Culture / Books

Stop Calling Racialized Writers “Raw”

December 10, 2020December 11, 2020 - by Adnan Khan

There’s a burden on writers of colour to tell stories of trauma. Authors like Dany Laferrière refuse to play along

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Arts & Culture / Books / January/February 2021

Canadian Authors Pick Their Favourite Books of 2020

December 7, 2020March 24, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

From a dystopia that vilifies sleep to a heartbreaking account of the end of a life, here are some of our leading contemporary writers’ favourite books of the year

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Arts & Culture

Hope Is Good. Disappointment Is Better

November 19, 2020November 20, 2020 - by Steven Heighton

What the best novels teach us about the virtues of disillusionment

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Arts & Culture

The Author Who Shaped the Way We Represent Disability

October 23, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Meagan Gillmore

Mainstream entertainment rarely allows people with disabilities to exist as we are. Jean Little’s work taught me there’s no shame in writing about our experiences