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September 2017

Farmer's installation for the Documenta (13) exhibition in 2012 featured more than 23,000 images culled from vintage Life magazines.
Arts & Culture / September 2017

How One Artist Is Redefining the Exhibition Space

February 1, 2018August 22, 2019 - by Caoimhe Morgan-Feir

Geoffrey Farmer transforms rooms into new worlds for his installation projects

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Feature / September 2017 / The Walrus True Crime

How Police Cracked Canada’s Largest Child Pornography Ring

August 22, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Robert Kolker

Inside the year-long effort to take down a criminal organization hiding in plain sight

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Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Press
Cover Story / September 2017

Is the Sun Rising or Setting on the CBC?

August 21, 2017November 11, 2019 - by Tom Jokinen

Our public broadcaster charts its course in a world of Snapchat, clickbait, and teenage YouTube stars

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Illustration by Steven P. Hughes
Environment / September 2017

How Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson Built a Bird Sanctuary

August 18, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Grant Munroe

On secluded Pelee Island, the literary duo has spent decades protecting their feathered friends

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Illustration by Tallulah Fontaine
First Person / September 2017

When I Don’t Feel Black Enough

August 18, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Jackson Weaver

I grew up in a black family, but in barbershops I still feel like a trespasser in my own skin

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Illustration by Ashley Mackenzie
Environment / September 2017

The Reason More People Don’t Drive Electric Cars

August 17, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Cam Sylvester

Without a national charging system, eco vehicles are just fancy toys

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A man stands at the centre of a football field cradling a football helmet under his arm and wearing a polo shirt and baseball cap.
Feature / September 2017

Inside the Controversial Concussion Lab That Could Save Football

August 16, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Brett Popplewell

Why Toronto researchers are questioning the link between the sport and long-term brain damage

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Illustration by Christy Lundy
September 2017 / Society

Why You Can’t Afford an Apartment in Canada’s Biggest Cities

August 15, 2017December 22, 2020 - by John Lorinc

As housing prices soar, a chronic shortage of rental units is creating a new market squeeze

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