2005.06

June 2005

"One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea"
- Walter Bagehot (1826-1977)

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Under The Sheltering Crescent Moon

Under The Sheltering Crescent Moon

Can our nation’s multiculturalism embrace Islamic radicals and reformers?
Religion · by Ray Conlogue
The Peace Wager
The Peace Wager
As the killing in Darfur continues, the question arises once more: why can no one stop it?
International Affairs · by Kathy Cook
Totally Genius
Totally Genius
The smartest scientists in the world still haven’t solved a basic question: are minds like Shakespeare, Mozart, and Einstein born or made?
Science · by Dan Falk
A Sidewalk Tour Of Yucatán
A Sidewalk Tour Of Yucatán
Field Notes · by Fraser Sutherland
Striking Back At The Empire
Striking Back At The Empire
How comedians throughout history have raged against the machine
Comedy · by Andrew Clark
Has Childhood Gone awol?
Has Childhood Gone awol?
Both picture books and young readers seem to be disappearing as a new target market takes shape
Books · by Don Gillmor
The Kurdish New Wave
The Kurdish New Wave
Field Notes · by Yigal Schleifer
Who Ya Gonna Call?
Who Ya Gonna Call?
Field Notes · by Jake MacDonald
Missing Mordecai
Missing Mordecai
Sightings · by Ken Alexander
Trauma Mama
Trauma Mama
Angry, eloquent, fragile, native artist Rebecca Belmore takes her new work to the Venice Biennale
Visual Art · by Daniel Baird
June 2005
June 2005
Letters · by The Walrus Readers
The Wealth Of Shamans
The Wealth Of Shamans
Field Notes · by Allan Coukell
Off Beat
Off Beat
How world music went from something new and wonderful to a generic branding exercise
Music · by Li Robbins
Desperately Seeking Ideas
Desperately Seeking Ideas
Politics has been reduced to a guessing game about what voters want. Here’s a thought: how about an election fought on real issues
Politics · by Allan Gregg
To Catch A Fish
To Catch A Fish
The perfect escape is just a gasoline slick away for the dedicated urban angler
Sporting Life · by John DeMont
If Things Happen for A Reason
If Things Happen for A Reason
Fiction · by Sara O’Leary
Frontiers Of Flavour
Frontiers Of Flavour
A team of explorers follows in the footsteps of Marco Polo—only this time the quest is for the world’s most elusive sensations of taste
Food · by Nelson Handel
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