June 2004
Game Theories
by Clive Thompson
Online fantasy games have booming economies and citizens who love their political systems. Are these virtual worlds the best place to study the real one?Photographs by Gus Powell
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Field Notes
Censorship: The Next Generation
by Matt Welch
los angeles—The First Amendment of the United States Constitution – the one prohibiting the government from
Detail
The Beauty in Beasts
by Anna Torma
“IN Hungary, when I was a child, the women in almost every household embroidered. They embellished objects
Food and Drink
The Millefeuille Industrial Complex
by Clara Young
A revolution in the art of confectionery is uniting chefs and architects in a search for the perfect piece of cake
The Ultimate High Ground
by Paul Webster
The U.S. is weaponizing space. Canada is firmly opposed ... but not necessarily
Field Notes
Lab Dogs
by Jake MacDonald
winnipeg—With his broad shoulders, thick blond hair, and jaunty amble, Molson Webb looks as if he must have
Film
Unrepentant
by Gare Joyce
A profile of screenwriter Budd Schulberg (1914-2009), from the June 2004 issue of The Walrus
Field Notes
Non-Profit Mercenaries
by Madelaine Drohan
london—I knew right away he was the man I had arranged to meet. It was the way he stood – ramrod straight –
The Literary Life
Gained in Translation
by Wayne Johnston
MOST novelists who are fortunate enough to have had their novels translated into other languages are also
Memoir
The Book of Bob
by Bruce Grierson
It’s been said my grandfather helped build modern-day Korea. He left a subtler kind of legacy for me.
Houshang’s Promise
by Larry Krotz
He was kidnapped and tortured, his multi-million-dollar business was destroyed, and his family threatened. Now, as a Canadian citizen, Houshang Bouzari is going after the government of Iran through the civil court system
Sightings
Slippery Slopes
by Ken Alexander
IT was a tough winter for farmers in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. Heavy snowfall combined with frigid
Art
A Dandy for Our Times
by John Bentley Mays
Jean Cocteau dined, fought, or collaborated with anyone who was anyone in avant-garde Paris. But his own art was ignored, dismissed as the work of a frivolous queen. A new retrospective hopes to change that
Field Notes
Stopping the Presses
by Marian Botsford Fraser
harare—It is disconcerting to visit a newspaper with no newsroom, but surreal experiences are not uncommon in
