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April 2019

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April 2019 / Poetry

Crossing the Seine

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 - by James Pollock

A thousand brazen love locks thronged the fences, / weird erotic spells inscribed with black magic / marker

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Poet Jana Prikryl
April 2019 / Arts & Culture / Poetry

Waves

April 22, 2019November 15, 2019 - by Jana Prikryl

That night the wind remade itself

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Illustration by Kellen Hatanaka
April 2019 / Fiction

Childhood

March 26, 2019March 27, 2020 - by David Bezmozgis

Mark didn’t know what to make of his son—he didn’t seem like an “ordinary” kid

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Photo by Justin Tang. A transparent breast implant that looks yellow and has dark brown spots
April 2019 / Health

Are Breast Implants Making Women Sick?

March 20, 2019August 6, 2020 - by Julie Chadwick

New evidence suggests that doctors were wrong about one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries in the world

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Photography by Eamon Mac Mahon
April 2019 / Science

They’re Small. They’re Spore-y. They’re Yeast. And They Will Change Our World

March 14, 2019April 20, 2020 - by Sarah Musgrave

Only a fraction of the world’s yeast species have been discovered. The ones still out there could revolutionize health care, green energy, and beer

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Photography by David Jackson
April 2019 / Society

The History of Food in Canada Is the History of Colonialism

March 12, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Corey Mintz

This country has spent centuries destroying Indigenous food systems. What would it take to restore them?

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April 2019 / Books

What Is Hell? It Depends Who You Ask

March 11, 2019November 8, 2021 - by Michael Coren

Beliefs around damnation have always been in flux. Now the concept may be disappearing for good

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April 2019 / Society

How Do You Save Four Million Canadians from Hunger?

March 6, 2019February 24, 2021 - by Raizel Robin

Empty refrigerators, skipped meals, and famished kids are all signs of a broken economy. To fix it, we need to start thinking of food as a human right

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Illustration by Tallulah Fontaine
April 2019

Horses, Depression, and Me: How Riding Changed My Life

March 5, 2019January 20, 2021 - by Mari Sasano

When my therapist wasn’t able to fit me into their schedule, I turned to equine therapy

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April 2019 / Business

Thinking of Buying a Waterfront Property? Read This First

March 4, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Paul Gallant

As climate-related dangers increase, insurance companies are changing where and how we build homes

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