Funeral March to Freedom
arlington—The American military anthem “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” describes an apocalyptic vision in which Christian soldiers become the sacrificial liberators of all mankind: “As He died to make …
Read MoreOctober 2005
Chris Wood examines the environmental and financial impact of Canada’s glaciers; Alison Gillmor asks if the household organization trend hasn’t gone overboard; Francis Chalifour reflects on the death of his father; Eamon Mac Mahon photographs Uranium City, a Saskatchewan mining town that boomed during the Cold War…
The White Line Through Hell
217 kilometres. 40°c. Coyotes lining the route. Welcome to the world’s harshest road race.
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Equality in the Making
“I have come here for two days to see the vote on same-sex marriage, to bear witness to history…”
Read MoreTo Catch a Thief
Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, known to many in India as “the forest bandit,” was the target of a decades-long manhunt that saw him shot dead in Tamil Nadu in October 2004. …
Read MoreWho Killed Globalization?
Was it Colonel Bush in the kitchen with a gun? Mr. Nike in the Gym with a blunt instrument? Sir Ralston Saul in his study with a sharp pencil?
Read MoreCloset Obsessions
Has the current mania for household organization gone a little too far?
Read MoreLady Oracle
Amy Cutler on her quiet magic realism
Read MoreChaim and the Great Time Elevator
Oscar-nominated actor Chaim Topol is the narrator of the Time Elevator, an amusement ride that takes visitors through 3,000 years of Jerusalem’s history in just under thirty minutes. / Image …
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