Articles
Canadian writer Vian Andrews and his wife moved from Vancouver to Umbria in Italy. Here are his “scribbles” from a new place in the world.
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Brian Fawcett wrote books for people who find television too slow. Stan Persky remembers a writer who never forgot his hometown, and with whom he shared a “joint mind.”
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Stan Persky reflects on the ex-prez’s Jan. 6 coup attempt, and the danger that the “next coup” poses to democracy in a post-truth era.
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Michael Boughn on quitting cigarettes, and quitting Facebook. Compare and contrast.
Read MoreIn his article “Speaking Out” (The Walrus, June 2019), Toronto-based 30-something freelance contrarian John Semley tells the story of the Wilfred Laurier University (WLU) teaching assistant Lindsay Shepherd, who made international headlines when she was censured by a University examining committee for allegedly creating an unsafe learning environment for transgender students. The committee…
Read MoreMax Fawcett searches for the prophet of atheism.
Read MoreJohn Harris posts a slightly argumentative view on the Statue Wars controversy
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Margaret Randall is thinking about statues, racism, and history.
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Did Trump say it? Did he deny saying it? Who knows?
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