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humour

Photography by Alex Ferguson
Books

From Horror to Hope

September 30, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Miranda Newman

A Q&A with Will Ferguson on his new book, Road Trip Rwanda

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July/August 2015 / Poetry

Dream Jobs

June 17, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Suzanne Buffam

Random Link Clicker. Royal Bath Taker. Receiver of Foot Rubs and Praise. Ingenue Emeritus. Good Samaritan Emeritus. Undersecretary of Trivial Pursuits. Chief Executive Napper. Chancellor of the Exchequer of the …

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Artwork courtesy of charliehebdo.fr
Media

Weaker than the Sword

May 4, 2015March 29, 2021 - by James Kirchick

Charlie Hebdo, PEN, and writerly cowardice in the face of armed aggression against free speech

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Illustration by Kate O’Connor
Photography

Nous sommes Charlie

January 8, 2015September 24, 2020 - by Various artists

Illustrators draw support for their fallen comrades from Charlie Hebdo

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Photograph of Toronto’s Charlie Hebdo vigil by Michael Fraiman
Society

Standing Up for Charlie Hebdo

January 8, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Michael Fraiman

Canadians respond to yesterday’s terror attack in Paris

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An old cover of "The Walrus" with a man an illustrated laughing man
May 2014 / Media

Editor’s Note

April 14, 2014April 14, 2020 - by John Macfarlane

Some of you may disagree, but I for one welcome the return of Frank magazine, which ceased publication after nineteen years in 2008. Satire is in short supply in Canada. …

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Language / September 2013

Words to the Wise

August 21, 2013August 22, 2017 - by Dave Cameron

Lessons in early language development

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April 2013 / Technology

Alice and Bob

March 18, 2013July 12, 2016 - by Pasha Malla

The first couple of cryptography

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Books / July/August 2011

Brother Grim

July 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Mark Medley

In his new young adult novel, Idaho Winter, Tony Burgess unleashes his trademark gore and gross-out humour on the kids

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Image courtesy of CPimages.com/Phototake
First Person / June 2010

The Air Strip

June 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Pasha Malla

Airport body scanners give new meaning to fear of flying

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