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September 2018

Cinema Is Changing. Can TIFF Adapt?

August 29, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Brian D. Johnson

The film festival has always balanced glitz and gravitas. But now it’s in uncharted territory

Illustration of a lightbulb against a black background. Instead of a filament, the bulb has a syringe inside.

September 2018

My Life and Death on Opioids

August 23, 2018April 6, 2021 - by Chris Willie

In November 2017, The Walrus started working with Chris Willie on a memoir about his fentanyl addiction. While writing the article, Willie died from an overdose. This version of his story is published with his family’s approval

pig taking in some rays while relaxing in his bedroom

September 2018 / Society

The Charmed Life of Esther the Wonder Pig

August 15, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Jason McBride

What one celebrity pet can tell us about our curious and complicated relationship with animals

Environment / September 2018

Why Recycling Doesn’t Work

August 14, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Matthew Halliday

You may use the blue bin, but it doesn’t mean you’re helping the environment

July/August 2018 / Poetry

Why I Wrote a Poem Imagining Donald Trump’s Attempted Assassination

July 30, 2018April 27, 2022 - by Steven Heighton

Listen to Steven Heighton read “Fake News,” in which an American bodyguard imagines taking a bullet for his president

fabric used to make mitts sitting on a drum cymbal

Arts & Culture / July/August 2018

How One First Nation Artist Makes Noise With Antlers and Amplifiers

July 25, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Erica Ngao

Jeneen Frei Njootli’s work explores her connection to the Yukon and the caribou that live there

Fiction / July/August 2018

Upholstery

July 24, 2018September 14, 2021 - by Mireille Silcoff

Mrs. Naimer would swim the whole way across the lake and back, a feat everyone on the beach ignored on purpose

Fiction / July/August 2018

The Second Coming of the Plants

July 20, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Zsuzsi Gartner

Hear the piercing chorus of the cacti, the beat boxing of the giant redwoods. This is our lullaby for you, sprouts, and only you

A group of people walking on top of a giant ear

Arts & Culture / June 2018

The Future of Biography

July 13, 2018March 27, 2020 - by Charlotte Gray

Social media is breathing new life into an esteemed literary genre

June 2018 / World

The Future of Travel

July 6, 2018March 27, 2020 - by Pico Iyer

The world may be shrinking, but we’ll never tire of leaving home

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Cinema Is Changing. Can TIFF Adapt?

My Life and Death on Opioids

The Charmed Life of Esther the Wonder Pig

Why Recycling Doesn’t Work

How One First Nation Artist Makes Noise With Antlers and Amplifiers

Upholstery

The Second Coming of the Plants

The Future of Biography

The Future of Travel

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