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Health / June 2021

What Happens to Our Brains When We Get Depressed?

May 19, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Simon Lewsen

The human brain, in all its complexity, is nearly impossible to model. One neuroscientist is trying anyway

Collage of Erica's one-eyed dog Belle, superimposed on the Hollywood sign next to cell phones and heart emojis.

June 2021 / Technology

My Quest to Make My Dog Internet Famous

May 17, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Erica Lenti

I loved Belle, my one-eyed puppy. But could I convince everybody else that she was a star?

Empty strip club with a neon sign depicting the silhouette of a woman dancing

June 2021 / Society

Welcome to the Manor: Church by Day, Strip Club by Night

May 12, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Drew Nelles

Saturday nights are for dancing, but Sunday mornings are for Jesus

An illustration featuring two frames: the first is a bejewelled purple crown that seems to be moving and in the second, a beaver crawls out from beneath a crown.

Ask an Expert / June 2021

Ask an Expert: What Would It Take to Leave the Monarchy?

May 11, 2021June 22, 2021 - by David Schneiderman

53 percent of Canadians consider the monarchy outdated. But is leaving actually feasible?

A doctor is trapped below a staircase while other doctors continue the climb

Health / June 2021

Even During a Pandemic, Immigrant Doctors Struggle to Find Work

May 5, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Jagdeesh Mann

Physicians trained abroad want to help with the fight against COVID-19. Why won’t Canada let them?

A photo of a smiling woman standing in a forest, leaning on a log.

Environment / June 2021

If a Tree Talks in the Forest, Does It Make a Sound?

May 4, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Suzanne Simard

Ecologist Suzanne Simard uncovers the hidden connections beneath the forest floor

An illustration where, in the background, a woman walks into a house, her head tilted up. In the foreground, at the bottom of the front steps, her daughter looks towards her mother. The house has stained glass windows and light pours out from them onto the steps.

May 2021 / Memoir

The House That Mum Built

April 21, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Anubha Momin

Touring the homes of Frank Lloyd Wright helped me see what my architect mother had always wanted in life

An illustration, with the silhouette of a face flanked by men holding guns (one in a suit, one in army uniform). At the bottom, there are police and police cars moving towards a man sitting at a table.

May 2021 / The Walrus True Crime

The Rise and Fall of a Double Agent

April 20, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Justin Ling

Cameron Ortis was an RCMP officer privy to the inner workings of Canada’s national security—and in a prime position to exploit them

A two-panel comic. In the first panel, a person lies backwards in a boat on a river of black liquid, looking relaxed. The second panel zooms out, and we see the person is about to fall off a waterfall, which they don't see because their back is turned.

Ask an Expert / Environment / May 2021

Ask an Expert: What’s the Future of Oil in Canada?

April 19, 2021June 22, 2021 - by Imre Szeman

The Keystone XL pipeline has been cancelled. What happens next?

The Walrus Talks

Marketplace Morality: From Masks to Veganism

April 16, 2021 - by Zeynep Arsel

Whether we are aware of this or not, many of our actions, big or small, have a moral dimensions, and this includes things we buy and consume