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Living Rooms

How do we define home, especially when our relationships to it are changing so quickly? The Walrus looks at the transformations in where and how we live, exploring the meaning of home and how we relate to the spaces around us

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

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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?

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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

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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

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Black and white illustration of a room corner, done in a pointillist style. There are two doorways: one leads to an airplane, the other to a forest and riverbank. A suitcase waits by the door.
Society

You Can’t Run Away from Homesickness

November 18, 2020November 16, 2023 - by Melissa J. Gismondi

What it means to miss home in our globalized, climate-changed world

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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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Living Rooms

November 11, 2020May 4, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

The shifting foundations of where and how we live

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The July/August 2025 cover of The Walrus magazine featuring an image of a woman reading a book while listening to music. She is sitting in a room filled with plants that also has a window through which a city skyline can be seen. July/August 2025

Explore how tariffs are testing ties between Northern neighbours, the death of the middle class musician, Afghanistan’s lost generation, and more.
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As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

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How’s The Walrus?

As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

Our team is small, but our commitment is big; just like our country. Every story we publish is the result of writers, artists, and editors going the extra mile (well, kilometres) to bring Canada closer together through compelling, fact-checked, and regionally grounded reporting.

Thank you for your support.

Jennifer Hollett
Executive Director, The Walrus

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