Idiom-proof
Why can’t the Canadian dialect match others for sparkle?
Read MoreApril/May 2004
Andrea Mandel-Campbell describes economic upheaval in the Northwest Territories; Mark Witten looks at the neuroscience of depression; Michael Adams discusses the divergence of Canadian and American values, and the tricky balancing act of managing Canada-US relations; fiction by Frances Itani . . .
For Want of a Comma
Exploring the two sides of a punctuation debate
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Being Yasir Arafat
Speculating on Arafat’s bloated condition
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The End of the Line
After waves from the Middle East, most refugees are now coming from far more troubled African countries
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Continental Divide
Can we sympathize with America’s post-9/11 position without getting tangled in the country’s paranoid militarism?
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A Concise Guide to Birdwatching
What to know before you go
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The Night Watch
1 In the low light of winter The hard light of spring Lovers lit by scarcity and terror Ignite the hunter’s afternoon Remember stunning visits To a window closed against …
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Vietnam’s Killer Elephants
It’s not often that they conspire to strike
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Mapping the Blues
Looking for the dark, hidden pathways of depression
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