Marathon Man
At age 74, Ed Whitlock is one of the fastest men on earth
Read MoreApril 2005
Don Gillmor considers the implications of Alberta’s considerable oil reserves in a climate of increasing scarcity; Rita Leistner visits and photographs Baghdad’s largest psychiatric hospital; Larry Frolick tells the story of a disastrous tidal wave reaching a small Thai village; fiction by Lynn Coady…
Peace and Order vs. Glorious and Free
As we moved from T-shirts to down parkas and back to T-shirts again during this winter of climate change—one day semi-tropical; the next, polar and full of revenge—political speeches served …
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POETSMART™
Illustration by Christopher Hutsul Just like people, poets can develop unhealthy, adverse, and sometimes dangerous habits. Poets are cute but, let’s face it, they can disrupt a household. Like children, …
Read MoreShifting Sands
Canada has plenty of oil, while China and the US are thirsty and desperate
Read MoreWall-to-wall Politics
Graffiti in Buenos Aires is a political act and, for some, a profession. Artist Sergio “Nene” Majon stands beside one of his wall tags. / Photo by David Sax Buenos …
Read MoreThe Real Easy
Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter is full of pubs and Mardi Gras shops, but authenticity in this tourist district is elusive. / Photo by Richard Cummins / LPI …
Read MoreThe Lion in Winter
Zimbabwe’s greatest living musician in a minor key
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