April 2007
John Lorinc describes the chronic distractions of living in the digital age, and what its consequences might be on our minds; Alison Gillmor questions the trend of attributing unconditional love, loyalty, and wisdom to dogs; Patrick White looks at the devastation wrought by the mountain pine beetle on BC’s forests; fiction by Wayne Grady…
Tree of Life
Opinion and commentary
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Lords of the Lobby
What does it take to join the hotel
industry’s elite?
Cubic Connection
A reclusive amateur geometer who hates numbers receives a visitor
Read MoreMonumental Vibrations
A blind man listens to the world’s longest song
Read MoreIt’s a Dog’s Life
They’re not just pets anymore—they’re teachers, preachers, shrinks, and philosophers
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Better Red, Then Dead
Can a plan to divert the Red Sea save the Dead — and offer new hope for peace?
Read MoreAll the Rage
Illustrations by Chris Lee int. the conference room of pharmaceutical conglomerate axxochem — morning. Chemist Andrew Clark, forty, stands before the Axxochem board, wearing a wrinkled, blue pinstriped suit. He …
Read MoreThe Man on the Island
The Johnny Castaway screensaver was originally released by Sierra On-Line in 1993 / Courtesy of screensavers.com The taxi from the airport to Bridgetown took forty minutes. Stepping out of the …
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