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Features Editor
@thewalrus.ca
Previously, Executive Editor at HarperCollins India
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Shona Cook
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Highly recommended weekend
#longread
courtesy of
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âs new book LIVE TO SEE THE DAY.
add a skeleton here at some point
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The Walrus
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Liz White wasnât chasing power. She was chasing change. For decades, the Animal Protection Party leader ran knowing victory wouldnât comeâbecause some fights arenât about winning, but about refusing to quit.
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Mark Medley
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Thanks to
@thewalrus.ca
for running an excerpt from my new book Live to See the Day:
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âI Know Iâm Not Going to Winâ: Why People Set Out on Impossible Quests | The Walrus
I spent years documenting the lives of those who refuse to quit
https://thewalrus.ca/why-people-set-out-on-impossible-quests/
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The Walrus
8 days ago
Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, offices felt like relics of the past. Now, companies are enforcing return-to-office mandates that donât seem to make sense for employer or employeeâat least on the surface. Writer Kathy Chow investigates:
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The Walrus
10 days ago
A 2022 NerdWallet study found that 70 percent of millennial and Gen Z respondents said they feel embarrassed about their debt. Kelley Keehn breaks down why debt feels like a personal failure and charts a path to building financial competence:
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The Walrus
8 days ago
âMoney isnât just about math,â writes personal finance expert Kelley Keehn. âItâs about emotions. Itâs about stories. Itâs about who we believe we areâand what we believe we deserve.â
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The Walrus
28 days ago
Writer Jeremy Thomas Gilmer wonât deny that Environmental Impact Assessments can sometimes drag on. But what can seem like a delay from the outside often produces the very insights that make projects safer and more sustainable.
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The Walrus
28 days ago
In Gaza, a call for a ceasefire hasnât erased the imprint of violence. Writer Batool Abu Akleen knows first-hand that it lives in the body, in the mind, in the pauses between breathsâand that it makes her hope feel fragile.
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The Walrus
27 days ago
Writer Charlie Foran imagines that, to animals, humans are just "jarring noises, putrid smells, and blockages of light." And even after spending more time in our homesâand in natureâduring the pandemic, better neighbours we suddenly are not.
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The Walrus
26 days ago
The threat posed by AI isnât just about jobs. âThe problem isnât that AI is going to replace human labour, itâs that the material benefit created by gains in productivity is going to be sucked up by the asset-holding classes,â writes AndrĂ© Forget.
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The Walrus
25 days ago
â[Jide] Salawuâs poems of migration help transform our sense of the prairies and, by extension, Canada,â writes Nicholas Bradley. As one river (the North Saskatchewan) flows into another (the Niger), so, too, does CanLit into the world beyond its borders.
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The Walrus
24 days ago
Today, Quebec dominates the maple syrup market. That power was built deliberately, leveraging co-ops, shared risk, and quality management. Here, Peter Kuitenbrouwer examines how faith and strategy turned a fragile farm trade into a global force:
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
What if your home gave you security and a say? Writer Ludovic Viger explores how co-op living empowers people by granting them a sense of control and involvement in the decision-making processes that affect their lives:
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In grade two, Souvankham Thammavongsa auditioned to be Little Red Riding Hood in a playâand fought the wolf instead of following the script. When the director told her that only the writer determines the story, she realized exactly what she wanted to be.
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
âI, the creature who once loved mornings the most, can no longer tolerate them.â From a tent in Deir al-Balah, writer and poet Batool Abu Akleen chronicles the fear, anxiety, and grief that greeted her at the start of each new day in Gaza:
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
The financialization of housing is creating a crisis thatâs threatening the security of families across Canada. Could co-ops be the way to ensure a home is truly a home, instead of just a profit-maximizing asset?
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
âWhen it comes to being a traitor, you could say this guy is âThe Great One.ââ A few prominent Canadians have been eager to kiss the ring when it comes to Donald Trump. But for author and comedian Mark Critch, one name rises above the rest: Wayne Gretzky.
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
As Canada's housing crisis worsens, co-ops and Community Land Trusts have become attractive alternatives. Writer Ludovic Viger highlights how these models promote affordability, resilience, and democratic participation within communities.
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
Some would look at a treasonous act as a person merely seizing an opportunity. Those people, writes @markcritch.bsky.social, would most likely be traitors. Here, he examines the consequences of public-facing Canadians putting personal gain above the nation:
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
Kevin OâLeary, Danielle Smith, and Wayne Gretzky have all flown to Mar-a-Lago to cozy up to Donald Trump, leaving Canadians questioning their loyalty. @markcritch.bsky.social puts it plainly: âIf you donât like being called a traitor, maybe stop acting like one.â
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
Lead Podcasting is joining The Walrus to expand The Walrus Podcasts and strengthen our audio storytelling. Amanda Cupido will serve as our first Executive Podcast Advisor, and the full Lead team joins The Walrus Lab. Read more:
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
Today is
#GivingTuesday
. Help us reach $20,000 today. Donate now: celebrated Canadian journalist Peter Mansbridge, through the Mansbridge Charitable Foundation, will match all gifts up to $5,000. Support independent, fact-checked journalism today: thewalrus.ca/givingtuesday
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
For many politicians who cross the floor, the hardest losses arenât political but personal. Authors and professors @alexmarland.bsky.social, @jaredwesley.ca, and @mireillelalancette.bsky.social examine why breaking party loyalty is so painful.
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
Frustrated by debates about women's participation in the sport, Natalie Porter launched Womxn Skateboard History. The rich archive she's amassed serves as proof of something she's known all along: women shaped skateboarding right from the start.
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The Walrus
about 2 months ago
Is Canada about to commit to its fighter jet future the way Norway has? As the government reviews its decision to purchase the US F-35 fighter jet, Wesley Wark sees a familiar pattern steering Ottawa away from the competitionâthe Swedish JAS Gripen.
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The Walrus
about 2 months ago
While North America is often seen as one big audience, the Canada-US border has long been significant to music. With a population that dwarfs Canada's, the US represents a huge opportunity for artists: that is, if they can afford to tour.
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
Kakisa, Northwest Territories, has one road in and out. Twice in a decade, wildfires completely cut it off from the rest of the territory, with evacuation orders delivered by hand. It is a situation that residents donât want to be in again.
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The Walrus
about 1 month ago
On a winter's day in Toronto, a private investigator follows a woman through the city and finds herself wrestling more with her own vanishing act than the case in front of her. Read Thea Limâs new short story âAnyone Could Be Anyoneâ:
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The Walrus
about 2 months ago
Author Plum Johnson knows that the history of fairy tales is hard to pin down, but she likes to think they originated with women. "They probably hoped to warn usâ.â.â.âand I should have paid closer attention," Johnson writes.
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The Walrus
about 2 months ago
Private investigators arenât what TV makes them out to be. Theyâre ordinary peopleâand thatâs the point. In âAnyone Could Be Anyone,â Thea Lim follows a PI who slips through Toronto unseen, until the case sheâs on blurs with the life sheâs been avoiding.
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about 2 months ago
Skateboarding has always included women. The problem? Too few bothered to pay attention. Natalie Porter, creator of Womxn Skateboard History, is pulling their stories out of the archivesâand into the spotlight they always deserved.
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The Walrus
about 2 months ago
Protecting Canadaâs sovereignty takes more than a modern military; it also requires a well-thought-out foreign policy and effective diplomacy. And though the public may not know it, Canada has a strong history of pivotal diplomatic intervention.
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The Walrus
about 2 months ago
Why do we keep falling for fairy tales? From âCinderellaâ to âRapunzel,â these stories shape our romantic lives. Writer Plum Johnson considers how they fuel our fantasies into adulthoodâeven when we know they're not true.
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The Walrus
about 2 months ago
From foreign interference to shifting alliances, Canada faces no shortage of threatsâand we can't defend our sovereignty when our diplomacy and intelligence systems are falling behind. Writers Kevin G. Lynch and James R. Mitchell map out a path forward:
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The Walrus
about 2 months ago
Canada canât protect its sovereignty with nostalgia and punchy slogans. Here, former civil servants Kevin G. Lynch and James R. Mitchell consider what a focused diplomacy and intelligence strategy could look like:
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Nick Hune-Brown
about 2 months ago
A few months ago
@thelocal.to
got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publicationsâThe Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era.
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Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalismâs AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
https://thelocal.to/investigating-scam-journalism-ai/
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The Walrus
about 2 months ago
A $240 million federal investment. A commitment to Canadian innovation. And a team up with some of the most controversial players in tech. Journalist @juliesobowale.bsky.social takes a closer look at the trouble with Cohere, Canada's homegrown AI hope:
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about 2 months ago
When Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in 2018, Beijing struck back, detaining Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in a clear act of hostage diplomacy. How was Canada left so vulnerable? Author Dennis Molinaro explores:
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The Walrus
about 2 months ago
Canada wasnât ready for Chinaâs new era of powerâand Beijing knew it. Former national security analyst Dennis Molinaro reveals how an intelligence blind spot opened the door to one of the worldâs most ambitious foreign interference campaigns:
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The Walrus
2 months ago
No dividends, no pension, just passion. For almost fifty years, the business of Canadian publishing was a precarious enterprise. Read Scott McIntyreâs eye-opening story of survival:
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2 months ago
Is nation building more important than profit? This is the constant tension surrounding Canadian publishing. Writer and Douglas & McIntyre co-founder Scott McIntyre details the heartbreaking reality of small houses nurturing talent, only to lose them.
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The Walrus
2 months ago
Camp A feeds them peanuts. Camp B calls them tree-rats. But no matter which camp youâre in, writer @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social reminds us: squirrels are just being squirrelsâand that may just be the problem.
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The Walrus
2 months ago
We love them, we loathe them, and we built the world they thrive in. Author and journalist @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social unpacks our complicated bond with the squirrel, a creature that mirrors both our chaos and our resilience.
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The Walrus
2 months ago
Measles was something Alberta physician @monicakidd.bsky.social and her colleagues once spoke of in the past tense. Here, Kidd reports on how the return of the once-eliminated disease is straining hospitals:
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Nancy Castaldo Books
2 months ago
An excerpt from SQUIRREL - my latest (and first) nonfiction book for adult readers! Hope you enjoy this bite!
@islandpress.bsky.social
@princetonupress.bsky.social
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
đżïžđ Natural History
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Why Squirrels Drive Us Absolutely Nuts | The Walrus
Theyâre tiny agents of chaos and they know it
https://thewalrus.ca/why-squirrels-drive-us-absolutely-nuts/?utm_source=TWRnewsletter&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=edition87
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The Walrus
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Squirrels chew our wires, raid our gardens, and crash our power gridsâbut the real disruptors are humans. Writer @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social offers an incisive look at what the critters reveal about human nature:
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The Walrus
2 months ago
Art can charm. It can provoke. And it can even dismantle the idea of a continentâor build it. Writer Sarah E. K. Smith takes a deep dive into the tug-of-war between creativity, culture, and capitalism:
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The Walrus
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From NAFTA billboards to gas-mask fashion at protests, free trade has shapedâand fracturedâNorth Americaâs cultural landscape. Writer @smithsarah.bsky.social explores:
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The Walrus
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In her postcolonial version of Inferno, Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison uses hell to criticize mining, pollution, and "politricks.â Here, writer and editor Amanda Perry takes a closer look at her inventive spin on Dante's classic:
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The Walrus
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Are âmutual friend selfies" reshaping how we stay connected? For writer @asmaam.bsky.social, these personal, off-social photosâtaken specifically for the person missing from the frameâspeak volumes about friendship in a digital age.
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