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Tenille Campbell, the poet, smiles at the camera while wrapped in a shawl against a forest-green background.

October 2019 / Poetry

Thick Indigenous Women

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 - by Tenille Campbell

we are curves spilling stories / against your lips

A man wearing a checkered blazer, glasses, and a fedora smiles and stares downward, against a bright pink background.

April 2019 / Poetry

Crossing the Seine

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 - by James Pollock

A thousand brazen love locks thronged the fences, / weird erotic spells inscribed with black magic / marker

Health / Society

The Decade in Relationships

December 31, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the racism of online dating to mourning through technology, here are the relationship conversations that helped define Canada

The End: How We Die Now

How to Plan Your Death with the Love of Your Life

May 29, 2019January 10, 2020 - by Amy van den Berg

Many elderly couples across Canada can now fulfill one of their deepest wishes—to die together

January/February 2016 / Poetry

The Jailor

December 16, 2015April 7, 2020 - by Sina Queyras

Decency is a hopeless weapon. Daily I fall from grace, The big splash, whatever. I should have been a starlet, I should Have had chairs pulled out for me, swirling …

Books

What Was the Spinster?

May 13, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Jessica Johnson

Kate Bolick, modern love, and being alone forever

A bed with cement blocks on top of the mattress

Feature / September 2014

Just Do It

September 18, 2014April 13, 2020 - by Micah Toub

Sex researchers have found a new way to keep the spark alive