The Mushroom Boom
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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Editor’s Letter: Why We Can’t Trust AI
Once, disinformation came solely from humans. Now it’s a feature of the machines that run our lives
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Why Are So Many Authors Abandoning Speech Marks?
Sally Rooney, Ian Williams, and Lauren Groff are just a few of the contemporary authors avoiding quotation marks for dialogue
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The Secret Life of Plastic
What happens to our trash once we’ve done our duty and tossed it into the right bin?
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The Walrus Reflects on Canada’s History on the Third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, The Walrus recognizes the Indigenous peoples impacted by residential schools in Canada
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Big Babies: When It Comes to Kids, Many Adults Need to Grow Up
Fully grown human beings are having tantrums over infants and toddlers who dare to exist and make noise
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How ChatGPT Is Putting College Ghostwriters Out of Work
The custom essay-writing business is worth billions. Will AI bring it to an end?
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