Editor’s Note
Illustration by Chris KuzmaThe soliloquy Paddy Chayefsky wrote for the character Howard Beale in the 1976 film Network still resonates today: I don’t have to tell you things are bad. …
Read MoreMarch 2011
Katherine Ashenburg asks what happens when death comes later in life; Erna Paris explores Canada’s ideological divide; Paul Wilson finds Stieg Larsson’s inner sanctum; Daniel Baird describes how jazz inspired Michael Snow; Richard Poplak introduces a new wave of crime writers who are exploring the darkest corners of Canadian society…
Underwhelmed, if that’s a word
I’d say the book was disappointing, but I had no expectations of its excellence, so that would be misleading. I’d say my team’s performance fails to satisfy, but its salary …
Read MoreThe Sun King
By Jason Sherman, Drawn by David ParkinsThis appeared in the March 2011 issue.
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The Archivist
How I found Stieg Larsson’s inner sanctum
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The Life Raft
Canada Reads is an essential way for publishers to sell books—but at what cost to literature?
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The Long Goodbye
When the end of life comes later in life, the consequences are often unexpected—and often painful
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Man of Enterprise
The weirdness of William Shatner
Read MoreCriminous Minds
A new wave of crime writers are exploring the darkest corners of Canadian society
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The New Solitudes
Canada was once defined by the schism between English and French. Today, our divide is increasingly ideological. Can it be bridged?
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