Arsenal of Illusion
Hollywood know-how is helping to create new kinds of military weapons that target the brain — but not with a bullet
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The Dictator Debt Catch
A US-brokered deal to forgive billions in Iraqi debt is causing other countries to say “me too,” even as some Iraqis wish they’d said “no thanks.”
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Torrential Reign
A mega file-sharing protocol called BitTorrent is making the music piracy of yesteryear look like petty theft
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A Civilizing Influence
Tariq Ali’s Islam Quintet paints a softer face on the historical interactions between Muslims and the West
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During the 1950s and 1960s, “transformer houses” were built in quiet suburban neighbourhoods across Canada. Necessary illusions, these normal-looking houses were, in fact, electrical substations owned by hydro companies and …
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When I Went Out
A poem by Leonard Cohen
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Angry, eloquent, fragile, native artist Rebecca Belmore takes her new work to the Venice Biennale
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Has Childhood Gone AWOL?
Both picture books and young readers seem to be disappearing as a new target market takes shape
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