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May 2024 / Poetry

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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Arts & Culture

The Insult Comedy of Sugar Sammy

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 - by Toula Drimonis

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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World

India Is Banning Critics from Coming Home

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 - by Vijayta Lalwani

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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Unlocking Human Potential

May 7, 2024July 3, 2024 - by The Walrus Lab

Discover the revolutionary impact of brain-computer interfaces and uncover benefits, challenges, and ethical considerations shaping the future of human-computer interaction

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Business

Roots’ Race to Make Hoodies and Sweatpants Sexy

May 7, 2024May 14, 2024 - by Josh Greenblatt

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

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Current Affairs

Hybrid Workplaces Are Still a Headache

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 - by Jon Peirce

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

A hand holds up a cardboard mask of Narendra Modi's face, the eyes cut out.

World

The Two Faces of Indian Democracy

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 - by Alpa Shah

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

Arts & Culture

Cuts Push National Film Board of Canada to the Brink

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 - by Taylor C. Noakes

Dozens of layoffs and the closure of studios spark questions about the agency’s future

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Business

Tim Hortons Is Brewing an Idea of Canada That No Longer Exists

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 - by Tom Jokinen

At sixty, the coffee chain’s success proves old habits die hard

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June 2024 / Society

How Workplace Diversity Fails Indigenous Employees

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

What began with optimism and enthusiasm has curdled into exploitation

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The Insult Comedy of Sugar Sammy

Roots’ Race to Make Hoodies and Sweatpants Sexy

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Cuts Push National Film Board of Canada to the Brink

Tim Hortons Is Brewing an Idea of Canada That No Longer Exists

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