June 2007

"When I was a kid, I used to pray every night for a new bike. Then I realized, the Lord doesn't work that way. So I just stole one and asked Him to forgive me."
- Emo Phillips

June 2007

Notwithstanding

by Michael Healey

A playwright takes on the Charter…[more]

illustration by Gary Clement

Civics

“The Society of Difference”

by Adrienne Clarkson

An excerpt from the eighth annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture, March 2, 2007, Vancouver…[more]

Society

Peaking on the Prairies

by Jake MacDonald

Long before touching down in San Francisco, LSD was primed to become a psychiatric wonder drug in Saskatoon…[more]

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June 2007

by The Walrus Readers

Articles of Faith Daniel Baird’s [more]

International Affairs

A Russian Tragedy

by Alex Shoumatoff

Once soulful and historic, the Russian village is dying. Will the state survive?…[more]

National Magazine Award Nominee

Oasis of Hope

by Layne Coleman

Love, sex, and a mid-life crisis at a Tijuana cancer clinic. NMA nominee: Health and Medicine…[more]

Field Notes

Advanced Search

by Ali Symons

A real-life Google query goes awry…[more]

June 2007 Bibliographies

by The Walrus Staff

More information on topics presented in the June 2007 issue…[more]

Field Notes

All That Glitters

by Adnan Khan

From jagged crevice to jeweller, Afghan gems travel a perilous path…[more]

Field Notes

Permanent Ways

by Antonia Malchik

Riding the midnight train to Moscow…[more]

Online Exclusive

Bonus Photos for “All That Glitters”

by Adnan Khan

Photos of Afghan gem journeys. » View Photo Gallery «

National Magazine Award Nominee

Forgiveness

by June Callwood

The weak get even, and the great get over it. NMA nominee: Best Short Feature…[more]

Sightings

Vive le Saskatoon libre

by Ken Alexander

“Paris of the Prairies” is an intriguing sobriquet for a town that began as a site for buffalo kills,…[more]

National Magazine Award Gold Medal

Tank Talk

by David Macfarlane

Overheard at the armoury. NMA Gold Medal: Spot Illustration…[more]

Music

The Sounds of Science

by Alexander Gelfand

Computer-generated music moves out of the lab…[more]

Literature

Verse and Versatility

by Stephen Henighan

Central America’s poets confront the era of globalization…[more]

Online Exclusive

Bonus Photos for “Peaking on the Prairies” (Part II)

by Peter Fraser

Click here for the. » View Photo Gallery «

Field Notes

Holy Intercourse

by Jonathan Link

An Egyptian professor dispenses her sex advice to the Arabic-speaking world…[more]

National Magazine Award Gold Medal

The Mindful Museum

by Adam Gopnik

Museums were once mausoleums of the past, but the museum of the future will help us understand our place in the vast expanse of time. NMA Gold Medal: Arts & Entertainment…[more]