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December 2023
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Things to Do around Banff When You’re Black
Act surprised whenever bartenders or / wait staff reveal they’re Aussies
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Jude the Brave
Everything looked the same as the year before—the rows of brick, a tree with lights, an inflatable Santa. Nothing was
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My Guilty Pleasure: I Own about 1,100 Records and Still Want More
I would dig into the clearance section at the back of every store until my hands hurt from the rough plastic of the packaging
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The Science of Late-Blooming Lesbians
What takes us so long?
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Editor’s Letter: Why We Can’t Unfriend Big Tech
The Online News Act has us re-evaluating our relationships with major platforms
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Letters to the Editor: December 2023
On artifacts, CanCon, and chemicals
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Why the Opioid Crisis Is Rooted in the Housing Crisis
A prevalent narrative asserts that the tents, the despair, the not waking up are about mental illness and addiction. That narrative crumbles after the first questions
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The End of Retirement
Want to keep your house? Support your kids? Stay alive? Never stop working
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