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March 2009


The Walrus Presents...

The Walrus Presents...

by Jason Sherman and David Parkins
Stephen Harper woos Michaƫlle Jean in our new monthly comic strip.

The NFB in 2009

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The NFB in 2009

VIDEO: A introduction to the work of Canada’s National Film Board.

Q&A: David Bergen

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Q&A: David Bergen

David Bergen speaks to The Walrus Blogs about his novel, The Retreat

More Stories in this issue

Editor’s Note

Editor's Note

Editor’s Note

On the new look of The Walrus.


Travelling Through Time

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Travelling Through Time

An series of illustrations from the March 2009 issue.. » View Photo Gallery «


Let’s All Be Neighbours on Will Wright Street

Computer Games

Let’s All Be Neighbours
on Will Wright Street

In Spore and Sims 3, gamers become gods


House of Snow

Memoir

House of Snow

A memoir of whiteout in Newfoundland


The Opposite of Apocalypse

Environment

The Opposite of Apocalypse

Conservationists are restoring a living tortoise fossil to its prehistoric range. Can we recreate nature?


The Outsider

Feature

The Outsider

How Stephen Harper brought Canada to conservatism and the Conservatives to crisis


What Would Smith Say?

Economics

What Would Smith Say?

The financial meltdown, through the eyes of the father of capitalism


War Correspondence

Recovered

War Correspondence

Staying connected through Sudan’s struggle


Forged in Fire

Russia

Forged in Fire

A red diaper baby in Russia witnesses the rise of Vladimir Putin


To NFB or Not to NFB

Film

To NFB or Not to NFB

The NFB celebrates its 70th birthday to accolades abroad, but obscurity at home


March 2009

Letters

March 2009

On Afghanistan, and “The Lynching of Louie Sam”


Audio Q&A: On Stephen Harper

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Audio Q&A: On Stephen Harper

An audio interview with Walrus writer William Johnson


Some Other Just Ones

Poetry

Some Other Just Ones

A footnote to Borges


Human Resources

Technology

Human Resources

ReCAPTCHA: The job you didn’t even know you had


Divided Souls

Theatre

Divided Souls

For director Daniel Brooks, life and work are one


Saved

Fiction

Saved

A new short story by David Bergen


The All-Inclusive Exclusive

Travel

The All-Inclusive Exclusive

A week in a Cuban paradise, until Hurricane Paloma hits


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