The Sport with No Referees
As Ultimate Frisbee makes a bid for the Olympics, can it maintain its trust-based system?
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Bowling for Mother’s Day
My mom always asked about my dreams. I never thought to ask about hers
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What Happens When Authors Are Afraid to Stand Alone
Writing as an individual pursuit has been replaced by “community”—and literature is the worse for it
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The Raptors Belong to Toronto, Not Canada
No sports franchise is more wrapped up in the city it represents. So far, it’s a lucrative strategy
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The Quiet Pursuit of Extreme Solitude
What we can learn from a man who spent twenty-seven years alone in the woods
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What the Spanish Civil War Can Teach Us About Syria
In the wake of another chemical attack, the past provides lessons about neglect and isolationism
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Why Your Taxes Keep Bailing Out Bombardier
With so many jobs and so much money on the line, the company is running the political equivalent of a protection racket
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Why Right-Wing Jews Have Made an Uneasy Alliance with Anti-Semites
The question isn’t whether this big tent will collapse—it’s how bad the damage will be when it does
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The Andrew Potter Affair Is a Sign of Things to Come
Universities want journalism’s relevance without its rabble rousing. What they’ll get is more conflict and hypocrisy
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The Return of the Epic Novelist
In his new book, Steven Heighton revitalizes a grand tradition of storytelling—and sets himself against the identity politics of North American fiction
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