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A Walrus Online Special Feature: buzz
buzz is an urban storytelling project conceived of by Toronto resident Jay Pitter as a way for young adults from the city’s public housing communities to craft hopeful stories about …
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Alberta’s Gamble with Gambling
The “crack cocaine” of gaming hooks a senior mandarin—and the provincial treasury
Read MoreThe Meaning of Mentorship
When twenty-six-year-old Taiwo Bah talks about his best friend Kempton Howard, a reminiscent smile creeps onto his face—the kind of smile you see on people when they talk about the …
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Dada Luxury
Tobias Wong’s “paraconceptual” designs will seduce you
Read MoreStraight and Narrow
Homophobia ensnares Uganda’s leading gay-rights advocate
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Reawakening the Brief, and Other Unmentionables
A good set of underwear can reveal who we want to be
Read MoreSpuddenfreude
Germany
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Repent and Click No More
United States
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