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October 2017

Illustration by Sandi Falconer
Magazine Issues / Memoir / October 2017

Till Dinner Do Us Part

September 25, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Adam Gopnik

My wife insisted on well-done meat. I wanted it rare. And we fought about it again and again and again

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Illustration by Tallulah Fontaine
First Person / October 2017

The Lonely Social Life of a Minister’s Wife

September 22, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Karen Stiller

When people discover my husband’s calling, they often assume we’re boring—and judgmental

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Illustration by Maria Nguyen
Books / October 2017

Why Good Historical Fiction Is so Hard to Write in Canada

September 21, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Michelle Dean

Can Kathleen Winter’s new novel make us care about our country’s past?

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Illustration by Pete Ryan
Health / October 2017

The Danger of Putting Youth on Antidepressants

September 20, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Patricia Pearson

Why medication shouldn’t be the default treatment for our kids’ mental health

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Illustration by Aimée van Drimmelen
Environment / October 2017

How Farmers Are Saving the Trumpeter Swan

September 18, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Anita Lahey

The world’s largest waterfowl has rebounded from near extinction—thanks, in part, to the people who hate them

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A man stands outside smoking
Fiction / October 2017

A Recognized Man

September 15, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Michael Harris

Timothy nodded and listened to their footsteps awhile, trying to straighten his mind after the boozy dinner

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Photograph by Benoit Aquin
Feature / October 2017

Fearing Those Who Flee Trump’s America

September 6, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Michael Lista

Canada is using the Safe Third Country Agreement to systematically turn back asylum seekers

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