October 2005
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
- Harlan Ellison (sci-fi author and screenwriter of The Terminator)
October 2005
Melting Point
by Chris Wood
How global warming will melt our glaciers, empty the Great Lakes, force Canada to divert rivers, build dams, and, yes, sell water to the United Statespaintings by Stephanie Aitken
Memoir
Taming the Monster
by Francis Chalifour
How a son learned to live with the death of his father
Finance
Betting on Separation
by Christina Campbell
How speculation on the Quebec referendum nearly ended in financial disaster
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Field Notes
Chaim and the Great Time Elevator
by Martin Patriquin
jerusalem—Forty or so evangelical Christians march wearily into the Time Elevator waiting room, happy to find
Books
Who Killed Globalization?
by Don Gillmor
Was it Colonel Bush in the kitchen with a gun? Mr. Nike in the Gym with a blunt instrument? Sir Ralston Saul in his study with a sharp pencil?
International Affairs
Containing China
by Gwynne Dyer
The United States is drawing a military noose around China, and India is glad to help. But is anyone considering the possible consequences?
Field Notes
Big Father is Watching
by Julian Sher
almaty—The sleek, glistening airport terminal that greets you in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, is
Field Notes
Funeral March to Freedom
by Andre Picher
arlington—The American military anthem “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” describes an apocalyptic
Visual Art
Between the Cross and the Jewish Graveyard
by Daniel Baird
After decades in a fiery cultural forge, Polish art emerged sharp and beautiful. But have the country’s ghosts returned to dull the edge?
Field Notes
Equality in the Making
by Dimitry Anastakis
ottawa—Canada’s Commons chamber seems brighter in person than it does on television, bathed as it is in
Letters
October 2005
by The Walrus Readers
Greens Bite Back
Murray Dobbin outlines an important debate between two distinct factions within the environmental movement (
Style
Closet Obsessions
by Alison Gillmor
Has the current mania for household organization gone a little too far?
Field Notes
To Catch a Thief
by Nik Steinberg
madurai—As soon as he was strong enough to lift a rifle, Veerappan began bringing down prey. He learned to hunt
Sightings
Is Osama Winning?
by Ken Alexander
Welcomed here as the dependants of asylum seekers, educated in our schools, taking full advantage of all the benefits this country so generously
