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July/August 2023 / Memoir

The Limits of Self-Care

September 4, 2023September 5, 2023 - by Victoria Chan

A shocking spree of anti-Asian violence taught me to put community first

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Fiction / July/August 2023

Buddy West

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 - by Sam Shelstad

“How much for the cowboy in the window?”

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Memoir

I Didn’t Hate Cooking Palak Paneer, I Hated the Patriarchy

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 - by Hina Imam

What deterred me? Perhaps the expectation that I should be keen. Keen to cook. Keen to serve

Painting of a girl with long brown hair, facing away from the viewer, swimming in a lake. Trees and vegetation are reflected in the rippled surface of the water.

Arts & Culture / July/August 2023

In Vicki Smith’s Dreamlike Paintings, Women Court Peace in Pools and Lakes

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 - by Connor Garel

She paints in total silence in an effort to achieve the same meditative state of her subjects

A photo illustration of a book with a squiggly line and five stars above to look like it’s dizzy. The stars are coloured in to look like a 4.5 star review.

Arts & Culture

Goodreads Is Terrible for Books. Why Can’t We All Quit It?

August 29, 2023January 8, 2024 - by Tajja Isen

It’s not entirely clear who it’s for and what its function should be in a rapidly changing literary ecosystem

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Technology

Wait—Is ChatGPT Even Legal?

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 - by Fenwick Mckelvey

AI companies are using copyrighted works to train their systems. The lawsuits are just getting started

Illustration of two wolves, drawn in a childish style, riding a bicycle. In the background is a rock and tree branch.

Fiction / July/August 2023

Dispatches Regarding the Woeful Origins of the Town’s Bicycle Race

August 26, 2023August 26, 2023 - by Tom Froh

Today a ranger spotted two wolves on a carbon-frame Ibis tearing down a hill at fifty kilometres per hour

A photo of a yellow-coloured sky as clouds of smoke cover the sun on Highway 3, outside of Yellowknife in August 2023.

Society

How I Got Out of Yellowknife as the Wildfire Loomed

August 25, 2023August 28, 2023 - by Herb Mathisen

In a time of back-to-back crises, how do we assess danger?

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Environment

When It Comes to Packaging, What’s Actually Sustainable?

August 24, 2023August 28, 2023 - by Nicole Schmidt

An expert unpacks the paper versus plastic debate, concerns about forever chemicals, and Tim Hortons’ pulp fibre lids

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Environment

The Life and Death of Bear 148

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 - by Gloria Dickie

When I first met her, she was destined for greatness. I couldn’t anticipate how she would meet her end

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Buddy West

I Didn’t Hate Cooking Palak Paneer, I Hated the Patriarchy

Wait—Is ChatGPT Even Legal?

When It Comes to Packaging, What’s Actually Sustainable?

The Life and Death of Bear 148

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