Culture | The Walrus

A collage of Cher and Nicholas Cage kissing in the film Moonstruck superimposed on top of an outline of the Manhattan skyline and a full moon.

Film / July/August 2021

The Making of Moonstruck

June 28, 2021June 29, 2021 - by Ira Wells

The 1987 rom-com starring Cher and Nicolas Cage seemed doomed to fail. Director Norman Jewison turned it into a modern classic

Photo of a person's hands with a map of the world drawn on it

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Building Cultural Intelligence For a More Sustainable Canada

October 23, 2017December 13, 2019 - by Andrew Chunilall - CEO - Community Foundations of Canada

With the rise of populism and nativism around the world, it’s more important than ever for Canadians to build more inclusive communities in this interconnected world.

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Arts & Culture

Why Canada’s New Cultural Policy Will Be Terrible for the Arts

October 3, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Ira Wells

Turning artists into tech entrepreneurs is a triumph of Silicon Valley values

Society

The Moores of Scotland

August 12, 2015April 10, 2020 - by John Moore

I don’t know why I settled on Aberdeen, aside from the fact that it’s close to my favourite distillery

Arts & Culture / November 2005

Behind the Cotton Curtain

November 12, 2005May 20, 2020 - by Tabatha Southey

The hazards of cross-cultural bra shopping

Arts & Culture / February/March 2004

The Culture of Enterprise

February 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Václav Havel

It’s high time we understood profit as an instrument of creativity, not as an end in itself