The World’s Oldest Ultramarathon Runner Is Racing against Death
Dag Aabye is eighty-one, lives in an old school bus on a mountain, and is pushing his body to its absolute limits
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AI and Politics: How Will We Know What—and Who—Is Real?
If we’re lucky, new technologies will only cause brief confusion. If we’re not, our political sphere could be changed forever
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In the Internet Archive Lawsuit, a Win for Publishers May Come at a Cost for Readers Everywhere
The US court’s decision means that digital lending has become a pressing question for libraries and readers
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The Indigo Cyberattack Is a Warning of Things to Come
Those handling state secrets or critical infrastructure seem to fare no better than a bookstore chain
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Being Black in a Small Town
Schitt’s Creek and Gilmore Girls would have us believe there’s room for only one Black person in every small town. When will pop culture catch up to reality?
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Drivers vs. Everybody
We all want roads that are safe, efficient, and pleasant. But no one wants to change for that to happen
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People Waiting for Trial Keep Dying in Prison. Can Our Corrections System Be Fixed?
Arrested for shoplifting and theft, TJ McConnell was jailed in the Edmonton Remand Centre. Four months later, he was dead
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Letters to the Editor: May 2023
On the Bay, Ottawa’s transit fiasco, and remembered cowboys
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Why You Need to Think for Yourself
Faced with increasing pressure to box in our imaginations, we can still dream up a better world
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