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Illustration of a colourful maximalist living room, including bright graphic posters, and coffee table covered with books and plants, and a French Bulldog sitting on a couch with a polka dot throw blanket.

Arts & Culture / September/October 2021

More Is More: The End of Minimalism

August 4, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Mireille Silcoff

Marie Kondo’s decluttering dominance is over. Make way for maximalism, where the more stuff, the merrier

Collage of faceless men in suits agains "A Louer" signs and buildings.

Society

How Empty Storefronts Are Killing Our Neighbourhoods

July 19, 2021February 7, 2023 - by Lucy Uprichard

All over North America, speculators are raising rents and pushing out tenants. Will our cities ever be the same?

A group of houses in a small town with "for sale" signs

Society

Small-Town Homes, Big-City Prices: Welcome to the Everywhere Boom

June 3, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Sean Wetselaar

Sky-high housing prices have always been a problem in urban areas. Now, people are being priced out all over

Photo of a group of people gathered in a circle around a fire put, after sundown.

March/April 2021

Scenes from Canada’s Housing Crisis

March 3, 2021June 14, 2021 - by Amber Bracken

As cities across the country failed their unhoused populations, one Indigenous-led camp in Edmonton offered support

3D illustration of a person lying on a yoga mat in the dark looking at their phone, the screen illuminating their face. They're surrounded by a bed, desk, exercise equipment, and plants. Internet windows show the tabs they have opened of furniture to buy.

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What DIY Couldn’t Do for Me

December 16, 2020June 14, 2024 - by Kate Black

Hustle culture tells us we’ll be more productive if we optimize our homes. But the decor was never really the problem

Illustration of a woman sitting in front of a TV, snacking on popcorn. Several Los Angeles mansions are growing out of the TV, extending beyond its borders and styled in pink, purple and yellow tones.

Society

How Real Estate TV Became a Cruel Joke

December 9, 2020May 17, 2023 - by Amil Niazi

Why would I want to watch celebrities shop for multimillion-dollar mansions while I get priced out of my own city?

Illustration of a detached home on a quiet residential street. In the foreground, a painter applies a roller to obscure the neighbourhood in yellow paint.

January/February 2021

How to Save the Middle Class

December 2, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Max Fawcett

Our vision of the good life is stuck in the twentieth century. It’s time to reinvent it—starting with home ownership

The Walrus Talks

The Walrus Talks at Home: Housing

November 26, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Why it matters for all

A person sits using their phone on the top of a tiny house filled with plants. The shadow of the house projects outlines of factories polluting the air, dollar signs and figures of people hunched over with canes.

Society

Tiny Homes Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis

November 25, 2020November 24, 2023 - by Cristina D'Amico

They’re often touted as a path to affordable housing. But the scale of the problem calls for a bigger solution

Artwork of half a dozen clay figures in an apartment room, performing various activities: assembling a chair, sweeping, looking at a cell phone, boxing with one another, and trying to enter the apartment.

Business

The Rise of the Roommate

November 11, 2020March 27, 2024 - by Kelli María Korducki

Burnt out and debt ridden, my generation is poised to change the household as we know it—maybe even for the better

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More Is More: The End of Minimalism

How Empty Storefronts Are Killing Our Neighbourhoods

Small-Town Homes, Big-City Prices: Welcome to the Everywhere Boom

What DIY Couldn’t Do for Me

How Real Estate TV Became a Cruel Joke

How to Save the Middle Class

Tiny Homes Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis

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