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Society

The Mushroom Boom

October 6, 2023October 11, 2023 - by Anne Thériault

From beer to vegan leather, fungi are increasingly being used in new ways. But there’s still a lot we don’t know about the mysterious organisms

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Technology

Margaret Atwood Reviews a “Margaret Atwood” Story by AI

October 5, 2023October 11, 2023 - by Margaret Atwood

Plus a poem that a chatbot took ten seconds to write

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September/October 2023

Editor’s Letter: Why We Can’t Trust AI

October 5, 2023October 4, 2023 - by Carmine Starnino

Once, disinformation came solely from humans. Now it’s a feature of the machines that run our lives

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The Best of The Walrus: 20th Anniversary Edition

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 - by Various Contributors

Journalism, fiction, and poetry that speak to the current moment

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Society

20 Years of The Walrus: Long-form Stories

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 - by Various Contributors

Deeply reported stories that look into food waste, sad songs, sex ed, the alt-right, and more

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Books

Why Are So Many Authors Abandoning Speech Marks?

October 3, 2023September 3, 2024 - by Maija Kappler

Sally Rooney, Ian Williams, and Lauren Groff are just a few of the contemporary authors avoiding quotation marks for dialogue

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FlightHub Turns Kids’ Fantasies into Reality

October 2, 2023October 3, 2023 - by FlightHub

Dreams come true with Passport to Dreams

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Environment

The Secret Life of Plastic

October 2, 2023October 3, 2023 - by Holly Hogan

What happens to our trash once we’ve done our duty and tossed it into the right bin?

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News about The Walrus

The Walrus Reflects on Canada’s History on the Third ​​National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 29, 2023October 6, 2023 - by The Walrus Staff

On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, The Walrus recognizes the Indigenous peoples impacted by residential schools in Canada

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Society

Big Babies: When It Comes to Kids, Many Adults Need to Grow Up

September 29, 2023January 8, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

Fully grown human beings are having tantrums over infants and toddlers who dare to exist and make noise

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Canada is feeling the squeeze. Rents are soaring, grocery bills keep climbing, and for too many families, the math of daily life just doesn’t add up. These aren’t isolated struggles—they’re systemic challenges tied to policy decisions and political choices. And they’re exactly what’s at stake in the 2025 federal election.

But here’s the thing: understanding these issues, and the solutions being proposed, isn’t easy in a world awash with misinformation and partisan spin. That’s where The Walrus comes in. Our mission is to cut through the noise, to connect the dots between the policies debated in Parliament and the realities playing out in your neighbourhood.

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