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June 2004

Clive Thompson explores the economics of virtual worlds; Paul Webster asks if Canada will be complicit in US efforts to weaponize space; Larry Krotz reports on a man filing suit against his native Iran for torture; Bruce Grierson recounts the legacy of his grandfather, a Presbyterian evangelist stationed in early twentieth-century Korea…

Books / June 2004

The Bookbinder

June 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Ethan Gilsdorf

Unlike the bowyer or the cooper, the bookbinder still performs a necessary function

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June 2004 / Politics

Non-Profit Mercenaries

June 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Madelaine Drohan

london—I knew right away he was the man I had arranged to meet. It was the way he stood – ramrod straight – making his open-necked polo shirt and khaki …

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June 2004 / Visual Art

The Beauty in Beasts

June 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Anna Torma

There are endless stories in a little piece of fabric

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June 2004 / Politics

Slippery Slopes

June 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Ken Alexander

It was a tough winter for farmers in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. Heavy snowfall combined with frigid temperatures forced many to move their cattle inside. Then, unexpectedly, a deep and sudden …

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June 2004 / Society

Lab Dogs

June 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Jake MacDonald

winnipeg—With his broad shoulders, thick blond hair, and jaunty amble, Molson Webb looks as if he must have been quite an athlete in his day. Although he’s well past middle …

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June 2004 / Technology

Censorship: The Next Generation

June 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Matt Welch

Miles away from the front lines of the Culture War, a longer-running and far more blatant encroachment on free expression by the Bush Administration was barely being noticed

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June 2004 / Media

Stopping the Presses

June 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Marian Botsford Fraser

harare—It is disconcerting to visit a newspaper with no newsroom, but surreal experiences are not uncommon in Zimbabwe. Take The Daily News: when I was there in early February, the …

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Books / June 2004

Gained in Translation

June 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Wayne Johnston

Most novelists who are fortunate enough to have had their novels translated into other languages are also fortunate that they are unable to read those languages. I have a closet …

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Feature / June 2004

The Ultimate High Ground

June 12, 2004May 4, 2020 - by Paul Webster

The U.S. is weaponizing space. Canada is firmly opposed … but not necessarily

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Feature / June 2004

Houshang’s Promise

June 12, 2004January 6, 2020 - by Larry Krotz

He was kidnapped and tortured, his multi-million-dollar business was destroyed, and his family threatened. Now, as a Canadian citizen, Houshang Bouzari is going after the government of Iran through the civil court system

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