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Sovereignty from the North

December 9, 2023January 11, 2024 - by Mary Simon

Canada is asleep at the post in the Arctic

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December 2023 / Science

The Science of Late-Blooming Lesbians

December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 - by Alexandra Shimo

What takes us so long?

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Arts & Culture

A Canadian Art Gallery Refuses to Reckon with Former Director’s Nazi Ties

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 - by Carmine Starnino

More evidence against Ferdinand Eckhardt is revealed since last month’s bombshell story in The Walrus

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Health / January/February 2024

Why Women Hate the Pill

December 6, 2023December 8, 2023 - by Nicole Schmidt

What birth control teaches us about the failure—and future—of women’s health care

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Society

Why We Need Community Now More than Ever

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 - by Casey Plett

Isolation might be as unhealthy as smoking. Why aren’t we taking connection more seriously?

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Arts & Culture / January/February 2024

How Quebec Fell in Love with Documentary Theatre

December 4, 2023January 11, 2024 - by Sandrine Rastello

Would you watch a play about hydro electricity? How about the dairy industry?

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November 2023 / October 2016 / Society

Growing Up Trans

December 2, 2023December 2, 2023 - by M.E. Rogan

When do children know their true gender?

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Health

Will New Tech End the Need for Human Pregnancy?

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 - by Claire Horn

We are five to ten years from a partial artificial womb for humans, according to estimates

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Arts & Culture / November 2023

The Walrus’s Most Memorable Magazine Covers

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 - by Various Contributors

Art directors past and present reveal the stories behind the eye-catching illustrations and photography

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A Canadian Art Gallery Refuses to Reckon with Former Director’s Nazi Ties

Why We Need Community Now More than Ever

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Will New Tech End the Need for Human Pregnancy?

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