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The Decade in Long Reads

January 1, 2020February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From a debonair grifter to Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, these are the conversations that helped define Canada

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Health / Society

The Decade in Relationships

December 31, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the racism of online dating to mourning through technology, here are the relationship conversations that helped define Canada

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Fiction

The Decade in Fiction

December 27, 2019February 6, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From foot fetishes to the perils of poetic success this is the fiction that helped define Canada

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Technology

The Decade in Science and Technology

December 26, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From surveillance capitalism to Russian hacking, these are the science and tech conversations that helped define Canada

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Society

The Decade in Us

December 24, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From building a life without kids to why shared work offices are the worst, these are the conversations that helped define Canada

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Arts & Culture

The Decade in Icons

December 23, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the famous to the infamous, these are the personalities that helped define Canada

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Environment

The Decade in Environment

December 19, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From natural disasters and extreme weather to the last tree left standing in a forest, these are the environment conversations that helped define Canada

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Business

The Decade in Money

December 16, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From Vancouver’s unaffordable housing to millennials planning for early retirement, these are the money conversations that defined Canada

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Politics

The Decade in Politics

December 15, 2019April 25, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

From predicting civil war in the US to evaluating the health of our own democracy, these are the politics conversations that helped define Canada

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Health

The Decade in Health

December 14, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the rising opioid crisis to the danger of concussions in sports, these are the health conversations that helped define Canada

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