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The Errors of Their Ways
by Rachel Giese + Follow
The Walrus | April 2012
Some 24,000 Canadians will die this year from medical mistakes. Even the most temperate doctors call this an epidemic. Why these mishaps persist despite, and even because of, medicine’s growing sophistication.
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On Tipping in Cuba
by Chris Turner + Follow
The Walrus | April 2012
In which the writer discovers the uncomfortable socio-macroeconomics of the cheap beach vacation.
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That Time We Beat the Americans
by Stephen Marche + Follow
The Walrus | March 2012
A misunderstood moment, now 200 years old, defines us as Canadians. A citizens’ guide to the War of 1812.
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Apocalypse Soon
by Daniel Baird + Follow
The Walrus | January 2012
Prophecies of impending doom — based on hard science as well as Scripture — abound. Where does our appetite for retribution come from?
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Adventures of a Supernumerary
by Tom Jokinen + Follow
The Walrus | December 2011
My unlikely role in the Canadian Opera Company production of Richard Strauss’s "Ariadne auf Naxos."
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How Toronto Lost Its Groove
by John Lorinc + Follow
The Walrus | November 2011
And why the rest of Canada should resist the temptation to cheer
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The Meaning of Hockey
by Stephen Marche + Follow
The Walrus | November 2011
Our game is like no other. Nor is its history.
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Life After Death
by Michael Harris + Follow
The Walrus | September 2011
Thirty years after HIV/AIDS was first identified — after it decimated gay communities across the country — a new generation comes of age in its long shadow.
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Immodest Activities
by John Semley + Follow
The Walrus | June 2011
With Wipeout Canada, we finally have our own garish game show.
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Play Mates
by Michael Harris + Follow
The Walrus | May 2011
Kim Collier and Jonathan Young, the couple behind Vancouver’s Electric Company, find solace on the stage