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20 Years of The Walrus: Profiles

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 - by Various Contributors

Insights into leaders, celebrities, athletes, and other prominent Canadians

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Arts & Culture / September/October 2023

Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s Late Bloom

July 27, 2023August 13, 2023 - by Simon Lewsen

It took thirty years for the world to discover the singer-songwriter. Is fame worth waiting for?

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Arts & Culture

We Failed Amy Winehouse

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 - by Lisa Whittington-Hill

Dead for over a decade, the iconic singer-songwriter has never gotten the same due as her male counterparts

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Arts & Culture / June 2023

Am I Being Priced Out of Making Music?

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 - by Ashley Au

People want my art, but as a working-class musician, I can’t make a living

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Media / September/October 2023

Is CanCon Obsolete?

June 6, 2023August 10, 2023 - by Tajja Isen

When it comes to what qualifies as “Canadian,” nobody seems happy. It’s time to rethink the nationalistic vanity project

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Arts & Culture / January/February 2023

Why Do Kids Hate Music Lessons?

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 - by J.R. Patterson

As a former violin student, I decided to investigate why so many promising players quit early

Arts & Culture

The Surprising History of Christmas Carols

December 20, 2022December 22, 2022 - by Nora Loreto

The history of Christmas carols demonstrates that, in all eras as with today, popular celebrations often resisted authority-imposed religious celebrations

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Groupies Deserve More Credit

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 - by Lisa Levy

Superfans contribute just as much to culture as the male musicians they love. Why haven’t they had the shine they deserve?

Photo of a Black man with dreadlocks breakdancing, blurred in motion, with a sunset in the background.

Arts & Culture / July/August 2022

Breaking Through: One Photographer’s Mission to Capture Hip Hop’s Underground Roots

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 - by Connor Garel

Breakdancing is now an Olympic sport. But Frankie Perez wants to show the world that breaking still thrives in the streets

Arts & Culture

What I Learned as a Teenage Hip Hop Critic for Pitchfork

August 10, 2022August 11, 2022 - by Rollie Pemberton

At seventeen, I spread the gospel of underground rap to a wider audience. But BIPOC music journalists are no longer afforded opportunities like mine

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