The Walrus - July/August 2024

In this issue

Will AI Blow Up Your Life?

Quebec's Crushing Immigration Policy

Familial separation can have devastating consequences on mental health and productivity

6 mins

Dream Machines - The real threat with artificial intelligence is that we'll fall prey to its hype

Some of the world's largest companies, including Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet, are throwing their full weight behind AI. On top of the billions spent by big tech, funding for AI startups hit nearly $50 billion (US) in 2023.

10+ mins

Blood Language

Menstruation ties us to the land in ways we've all but forgotten

10+ mins

In the Footsteps of Migrants Who Never Made It

Thousands have died trying to cross into the US from Mexico. Each year, activists follow their harrowing trek

10+ mins

The Briefcase

What I learned about being a writer from trying to finish a dead man's book

10+ mins

Pick a Colour

BACK HERE, I can hear a group of women trickle in. Filling the floor with giggles and voices.

10+ mins

The Upside-Down Book

In her new novel, Rachel Cusk makes the case for becoming a stranger to yourself

7 mins

MY GUILTY PLEASURE

I WAS AS SURPRISED as anyone when I became obsessed with comics again last year, at the advanced age of forty-five. As a kid, I loved reading G.I. Joe and The Amazing Spider-Man.

3 mins

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