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A woman walks past a Body Shop with a dark green sign and pictures of birds and flowers in the windows
Business

Goodbye Body Shop? Buying Body Butter Can’t Save the World

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 - by Lisa Whittington-Hill

After the company announced widespread closures, I visited a store for the first time in decades

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Deepfakes and AI Trickery Are Disrupting the Biggest Election in History

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Nearly 1 billion voters are set to choose India’s next government. Will the country’s future be shaped by disinformation?

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My Guilty Pleasure Is My Old Friend, Diet Pepsi

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The first can I drank was exhilarating—it tasted like seventeen!

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Emergency Exit

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 - by Kayla Czaga

I told Lenny to quit teasing my servers. / I picked Gala apples. I picked Suncrisp apples.

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The Insult Comedy of Sugar Sammy

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The Montreal comic has enraged politicians and received death threats. He also proves that stand-up can be a great unifier

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India Is Banning Critics from Coming Home

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is cracking down on dissidents in the diaspora by revoking their right to re-enter the country

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Roots’ Race to Make Hoodies and Sweatpants Sexy

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The legacy brand has hired fashion provocateur Joey Gollish to breathe life back into it. Will Gen Z even notice?

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Hybrid Workplaces Are Still a Headache

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Why is it so hard to figure out an arrangement that’s good for everyone?

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The Two Faces of Indian Democracy

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi likes to tout India as the world’s largest and oldest democracy. But his politics are exposing the rot behind the facade

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This election season, we’re bringing you nothing but trusted, independent journalism.

On U.S. election night, I stayed up late with the TV playing and the New York Times Presidential Election page open on my laptop, refreshing constantly for the ballot counts. Odds are, you were glued to the updates too. You know what happened: the stunning comeback of Donald Trump, a convicted felon who tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

What made this political season especially exhausting, aside from Trump’s incendiary rhetoric, was the tidal wave of misinformation. As we brace for Canada’s own national election, the need for reliable information is more urgent than ever. If you want a fearlessly independent media source you can trust amidst the bots and billionaires with agendas, you’ve come to the right place.

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Forget the bots and billionaires.
This election season, we’re bringing you nothing but trusted, independent journalism.

On U.S. election night, I stayed up late with the TV playing and the New York Times Presidential Election page open on my laptop, refreshing constantly for the ballot counts. Odds are, you were glued to the updates too. You know what happened: the stunning comeback of Donald Trump, a convicted felon who tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

What made this political season especially exhausting, aside from Trump’s incendiary rhetoric, was the tidal wave of misinformation. As we brace for Canada’s own national election, the need for reliable information is more urgent than ever. If you want a fearlessly independent media source you can trust amidst the bots and billionaires with agendas, you’ve come to the right place.

At The Walrus, we’re committed to delivering fair and fact-checked reporting that informs, engages, and provokes conversation. But we can’t do it alone. Stand with us to support a future where truth and integrity come first. Donate today.

Carmine Starnino
Editor-in-Chief, The Walrus

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