May 2008

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War Child: Q&A

by Daniel Aldana Cohen

Book Review

Food, Sex, and Salmonella

by Nora Underwood

Book Review

Nothing to Be Frightened Of

by Ken Alexander

Julian Barnes memoir is quite an attention grabber…[more]

Architecture

The Earthship Has Landed

by Chris Turner

Michael Reynolds’ quest for sustainable structures. » View Photo Gallery «

Society

It’s Hard to be a Saint in Sao Paulo

by Carlos Cazalis

Stories and scenes from Brazil’s largest city. » View Photo Gallery «

Field Notes

Free Delivery

by Jon Evans

Birth in the Americas’ poorest country…[more]

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Fight Nicknames

by Jeremy Keehn and Jan Dutkiewicz

Prospective nicknames for future fighters.…[more]

Field Notes

When Guns Are Silenced

by Shyam Selvadurai

A mourning mother’s peace mission…[more]

Sporting Life

Grounds To Pound

by Jan Dutkiewicz and Jeremy Keehn

Mixed martial arts fights for legitimacy…[more]

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Latrine Graffiti, Kuwait and Afghanistan

by Steve Featherstone

American soldiers’ restroom graffiti in Afghanistan and Kuwait…[more]

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Fight Video

by Jeremy Keehn and Jan Dutkiewicz

Video of Mixed Martial Arts fighter Nick Denis: three rounds in the ring.…[more]

Detail

Tonto Takes Charge

by Kent Monkman

Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: a portrait.…[more]

Politics

Politics as Unusual: Sanity Found

by Barry Campbell

The rapture and regret of leaving Ottawa…[more]

Books

Femmes Fatales

by Marianne Ackerman

For a new generation of Quebec writers, sex is about everything but pleasure…[more]

Field Notes

A Proper Schooling

by Larry Krotz

Canada’s shame through a foreign lens…[more]

Science

Merchant Scientists

by Ann Silversides

How commercialization is changing research in Canada…[more]

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The Saddest Music In the World

by The Walrus

From The Kinks to Kermit the Frog, we chose our 30 favourite sad songs. What are yours? …[more]

Imaginings

Kim Jong Il: The Script Notes

by John Reardon

Kim Jong Il: Lover, dictator, bon vivant... movie star?…[more]

Letters

May Letters

by The Walrus Readers

Justify the Means I realize that the intent of The Walrus is to provide an alternative point of view to so-called mainstream media.…[more]

Society

The Spy Who Blogged Me

by Hal Niedzviecki

How we learned to stop worrying and love surveillance…[more]

Media

In The Tank

by George Fetherling

How think tanks are muddling our democracy…[more]

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Photo Exclusive: Burtysnky at the Theatre

by Edward Burtynsky

Edward Burtynsky photographs the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. » View Photo Gallery «

Book Review

The Other Side of the Coin

by Jan Dutkiewicz

David Orrell challenges neoclassical economics…[more]

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Coca Si, Cocaina No

by Ruxandra Guidi & Bear Guerra

Plants, politics, and cocaine in Bolivia. A special audio slideshow…[more]

Fiction

Hag

by Ali Riley

An expanded version of Ali Riley’s award-winning story, excerpted in the May 2008 issue …[more]

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Techno Tuesday

by Andy Rementer

Does the Internet make you want to kill yourself? Cartoons can help. » View Photo Gallery «

Music

Minor Keys

by Moira Farr

What makes sad music sad?…[more]

Field Notes

All In The Famiglia

by Bruce Livesey

Cracking omertà in Calabria…[more]

Education

Failure to Fail

by Jay Teitel

Why are students no longer flunking university? Is it their brains, or their wallets? …[more]

Book Review

Girls Fall Down

by Danielle Groen

Review of Maggie Helwig’s new novel…[more]

Sightings

Primary Colours

by Ken Alexander

The US primaries’ moronic inferno: Why can’t Canada have this much fun?…[more]