“Chillax, Pops”
I‘m not sure exactly when Canada struck me anew as a decent place worth fighting for, but it happened sometime this past summer. The arrival of Thomas Noiset, our sixteen-yearold …
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Re-creating Family
It took seven years for us to be reunited with our father in Canada
Read MoreStill Soaring
Illustration by Kwag Hyo When asked about the murder, Larc first talks about his brother’s life rather than his death. As someone who also once lost a true friend and …
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A Tale of Two Brothers
Each time she fought with an older male in my family they disappeared
Read MoreArmed with a Dream
Illustration by Marco Cibola “Black male youth, armed and dangerous” is the familiar phrase we hear far too often on the news. We rarely hear about the black youth armed …
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Like fungus in a damp cellar, stories of inner-city youth violence are proliferating in the media. Blazing bullets and rising body bag counts are muscling their way into our daily …
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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 …
Read MoreMade in Mexico
British photographer Martin Parr isn’t your stereotypical gringo
Read MoreSafe and Sexy
The choices women make about what they wear
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