2006.04

April 2006

"Time is the substance from which I am made." --Jorge Luis Borges, "A New Refutation of Time."

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Natural Anxieties

Natural Anxieties

Why go to a museum to see the sun?
Art · by Mark A. Cheetham
Israel’s Divided Soul
Israel’s Divided Soul
Has the Zionist dream played itself out?
Politics · by David Berlin in Tel Aviv
Might is Wrong
Might is Wrong
Will Canadians make soft power work in Afghanistan?
Foreign Affairs · by Veronica Cusack, wallpaper by Rinzen
A History of the Loonie, in Eight Pieces
A History of the Loonie, in Eight Pieces
The bird is hot. That flaxen-hued coin in your pocket is worth more than it has been since it was created in 1987. Economists predict it will fetch ninety cents or more against the US dollar before the end of the year, thanks to high prices for commoditie
You Are Here · by Monte Paulsen
Night of the Hissing Cockroaches
Night of the Hissing Cockroaches
Poached earthworms, beer-battered goat testicles, tempura tarantulas: for Explorers Club members, it’s dinner
Food · by Daniel Wood
The Cost of Care
The Cost of Care
Unable to meet rising costs, the rural doctor becomes a vanishing breed
Health · by Alastair Brown
The Right Side of the Road
The Right Side of the Road
Rwanda
Field Notes · by Denis Seguin
Caught in Time’s Current
Caught in Time’s Current
Our human quarrel with the clock
Essay · by Christopher Dewdney
Repent and Click No More
Repent and Click No More
United States
Field Notes · by Mary Ambrose
Dispatches from the Void
Dispatches from the Void
Three journalists watch the gears of history work in real time
Books · by Christian Parenti
Dreams from Exile
Dreams from Exile
New York-based Iranian artist Shirin Neshat descends into madness
Detail · by Shirin Neshat
Looking for Jean Rhys
Looking for Jean Rhys
An unresolved fascination with the author of Wide Sargasso Sea leads to the remote island of Dominica, and, alas, to oneself
Travel · by Ellen Vanstone
And Flickering Tethers You to Me
And Flickering Tethers You to Me
Poetry · by Yerra Sugarman
Poetic Rule
Poetic Rule
Liberty is a work of art
Politics · by George Elliott Clarke
Poetic Rule
Poetic Rule
Educational Resources · by The Walrus Staff
Les vrais faux guides
Les vrais faux guides
Morocco
Field Notes · by Tim McKeague
Mush Rush
Mush Rush
Canada
Field Notes · by Lawrence Millman
Insurance Insurance
Insurance Insurance
Imaginings · by Andrew Braithwaite
Election After-Math
Election After-Math
The chimeric effect of the polls turned us into strategic voters. The question was how should I vote to avoid this or that.
Sightings · by Ken Alexander
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