October 2006

"Religion is probably, after sex, the second oldest resource which human beings have available to them for blowing their minds"
-Susan Sontag

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Bombs Over Cambodia

New information reveals that Cambodia was bombed far more heavily than previously believed

History · by Taylor Owen and Ben Kiernan

Stephen Harper and the Theo-cons

The rising clout of Canada’s religious right

Politics · by Marci McDonald

African Queen

Finbarr O’Reilly on his award-winning photograph

Detail · by Finbarr O’Reilly

The Animals We Love, The Animals We Eat

Pets are family, but chickens are food products? A Quebec vet examines our two-faced relationship with animals

Ethics · by Debbie Tacium Ladry

Ming, eh?

Claims of a pre-Columbian Chinese settlement in Cape Breton Island raise eyebrows

Field Notes · by Eric Powell

The Human Library

A Dutch project lends the term walking encyclopedia new meaning

Field Notes · by Chris Koentges

Melody Man

The long, unpredictable career of Irving Fields

Music · by Dylan Young

Dada Luxury

Tobias Wong’s “paraconceptual” designs will seduce you

Style · by Tim McKeough

Dictation-bound

Forget spelling bees - for a real challenge, try the Dictée des Amériques

Language · by Greg Gransden

Guerilla Frogger

An independent scientist sticks his tongue out at Costa Rican conservation efforts

Field Notes · by Moira Farr

The Paradox of Paradise

Adventures in Waynejohnstonland

Books · by Charles Foran

Life during Wartime

Sightings · by Ken Alexander

The Smell of Smoke

Fiction · by Peter Behrens

A Billion Little Pieces

Imaginings · by Don Gillmor

Serve-and-Volley, Anyone?

Once the dominant style in tennis, rushing the net is now a vanishing art

Sporting Life · by Andrew Clark

Welcome to Cairo! Where Is Your Wife?

In Egypt, most displays of man-on-man affection aren’t what you might think

Field Notes · by R.M. Vaughan

October 2006

"Religion is probably, after sex, the second oldest resource which human beings have available to them for blowing their minds" -Susan Sontag

Bombs Over Cambodia

"Religion is probably, after sex, the second oldest resource which human beings have available to them for blowing their minds"
-Susan Sontag