2009.01

Jan/Feb 2009


Rattle and Hum

Rattle and Hum

Hello, Baghdad! A Kurdish singer rocks Iraq
Getting It, Together
A path to mental health recovery in Toronto
Canadian Politics 101
Features and reports on Canadian party politics from The Walrus archives.
Change of Pace
Former tobacco farmers have a bumper new crop to exploit: ginseng
“Coca Si, Cocaina No”
The struggle to legitmize the coca leaf
Do You Know What You’re Eating?
Canadians want labels on GM foods. But would we understand them?
A Day in Vancouver Towne
...Being a Reckord of One Yank’s brefe encounters with Canada
Smooth Talk
From feedlots to noble rot: vines and wineries in Kings Country, Nova Scotia
Persian Melodies
How Vancouver became a hub for Persian classical music
Mincemeat Pie
Your mother’s Christmas pudding recipe is all wrong
The Lynching of Louie Sam
In 1884, an American mob brought frontier justice to the Canadian border.
The Future Has Begun
Vertical farms will take eating local to the next level — but are they safe?
A Film for Would-Be Immigrants
“We fade into a blistering sun... which detonates in a BLOOD EXPLOSION”
The Archipelago of Fear
Are fortification and foreign aid making Kabul more dangerous?
Two Fables
Two short stories by Goran Simic
Dream of the Last Shaker
We stream into the meetinghouse through two doors like twin cords...
Interview with Lynda Barry
Our comics blogger interviews Lynda Barry about her new book, What It Is
The Mountain That Eats Men
A descent into Bolivia’s dark heart, with a gallery from photographer Jason Rothe.
Feed-In Frenzy
A simple green tariff has transformed Germany. Why isn’t Canada following suit?
The Dictatorship of No Alternatives
Progressive economists are rethinking markets
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