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.

The Upside-Down Book

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

Pick a Colour

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

Quebec's Crushing Immigration Policy

Familial separation can have devastating consequences on mental health and productivity

The Briefcase

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

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

Blood Language

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

Dream Machines

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

Invisible Lives

Without immigration status, Canada's undocumented youth stay in the shadows

My Guilty Pleasure

"The late nights are mine alone, and I'll spend them however I damn well please"

Vaclav Smil Is Fed Up

The acclaimed environmental scientist is criticizing climate activists, shunning media, and stepping back just when we need him most

It's Time for a Birth Control Revolution

What the pill teaches us about the failure - and future - of women's health care

Would You Watch a Play about Hydro Electricity?

How documentary theatre struck a chord in Quebec

Still Spinning

One record chain has bet big on a new appetite for physical media

Just So You Know, I Love My Mother

In many ways, multi-generational living makes sense. But that doesn't make it easy

Art of the Steal

Why are plundered African artifacts still in Western museums?

Canada in the Middle

What role can we play in easing the war in Gaza?

Canadian Multiculturalism: A Work in Progress

As we mark fifty years since the adoption of Canada’s federal multiculturalism policy, human rights advocate AMIRA ELGHAWABY celebrates its merits and reflects on the work that is yet to be done when it comes to inclusion, acceptance, and fighting systemic racism in our country.

The Growth of Green Investing

So-called sustainable stocks increasingly speak to big business. Are they legitimate?

Multiculturalism and Reconciliation

Métis writer and activist DANIELLE PARADIS examines Canada’s multicultural policy through a modern Indigenous lens.

Ask a Supply Chain Expert

Are product shortages our new normal?

Damage Control

For a fee, reputation fixers can clean up your online presence

MY UNCLE THE WITCH HUNTER

Was nineteenth-century settler John Troyer a target of supernatural evil — or just paranoid?

Shooting Stars

Before social media, the backstage snapshot was the only way for most fans to meet Madonna, Whitney Houston, or Paul McCartney

Tomorrow's News

The death of journalism has been predicted for decades. What would it take to avoid it?

The Love Letter

When my wife developed Alzheimer’s, the story of our marriage kept us connected

What Women (Still) Want

Over the course of their lives, many women experience a loss of sexual desire. Where is their little blue pill?

For the Love of Peat

Preserving Canada’s wetlands may be our best defence against floods, wildf ires, and a changing climate

Ask a Hockey Expert

Will a Canadian team ever win the Stanley Cup again?

Freedom Verse

Once relegated to the literary fringes, dub poet Lillian Allen has inspired countless Canadian writers. A new book shows why