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Society

What Brought Us Joy in 2023

December 25, 2023January 3, 2024 - by The Walrus Staff

Gratitude and small pleasures can still thrive, even during difficult times

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20 Years of The Walrus: Political Writing

December 24, 2023December 24, 2023 - by Various Contributors

Stories about Trump, Trudeau, taxes, and more

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In-Between Days

December 23, 2023December 23, 2023 - by Teva Harrison

First in a series of comics about living with metastatic cancer

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Society

My Guilty Pleasure: Eating Garbage Food in the Middle of the Night

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 - by Omar El Akkad

The late nights are mine alone, and I’ll spend them however I damn well please

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Health

Everyone’s ADHD Is Different

December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 - by David Wong

I’ve learned that medicine alone doesn’t do all the work that people with ADHD need

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Poetry / September 2018

People Plan

December 20, 2023 - by Matthew Tierney

Is there any measure more biblical / than a stone’s throw?

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Current Affairs

The Philosopher Helping Countries Protect Minority Rights

December 20, 2023December 21, 2023 - by Andy Lamey

From Nepal to Bolivia, Will Kymlicka is reshaping global policy

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Society

Can Porn Ever Be Ethical?

December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 - by Glen McGregor

The new owners of one of the world’s largest adult sites are determined to make the company—and the rest of the industry—safer

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Books

How Do You Even Sell a Book Anymore?

December 18, 2023January 8, 2024 - by Tajja Isen

As sales slump, the labour of trying to bottle hype is largely left to writers

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20 Years of The Walrus: Fiction

December 17, 2023December 17, 2023 - by Various Contributors

Novel excerpts and short stories by Tanya Tagaq, Heather O’Neill, Sam Shelstad, and more

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