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The Year the Lights Went Out
Severe power outages are killing Nepal’s few remaining industries. Matthew Kruchak on life without electricity in the world’s youngest republic.Selling lights without electricity is a tough gig. At Mega Lights, a vast showroom in Katmandu, more than fifteen hundred light fixtures hug the walls and hang from the ceiling. But the only reliable illumination comes from the sun, beaming through the shop’s picture windows. The Nepalese government has instituted controlled power outages—called rolling blackouts, or load shedding—to deal with the country’s escalating energy crisis. On average, Nepalese go without power for sixteen hours every day.
The owner of Mega Lights is Nitesh Agrawal, a young entrepreneur with a smooth sales cadence. He is giving the …
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ISSUE 36 Summer 2010
online content:
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The Eh-List
You’ve heard of grindhouse, blaxploitation and kung fu flicks. But Canada has its own unique B-movie tradition—Canuxploitation—and new directors are catching on. [full text] -
Things That Make Us Muslim
At the height of Michaelmania, everyone moonwalked—even Muslim kids in Hamilton, Ontario. [full text] -
The Intelligent Universe
The next stage in evolution—a machine consciousness able to manipulate time and space—is just around the corner. The catch: humans will no longer be in charge. [full text] -
Mud and Butterflies
Why do Swallowtails and Sulphurs swarm Alberta’s oil rigs? [full text] -
Adult Language
The internet has changed the way porn writers depict sex. How one man nearly became a scribe of smut. [full text] -
The Music We Hate: Online Supplement
Online companion essays to our print-only "The Music We Hate" feature: Daniel Johnston, Destroyer, Belle and Sebastian, Lady Gaga, Timber Timbre, the xx and more. [full text] -
Dear Maisonneuve
Letters from our readers. [full text]
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The Music We Hate
Seven top music critics take on the worst bands in the world. -
The Music We Hate: Broken Social Scene
"There is more to Toronto’s music than a mediocre band with one good album." -
The Music We Hate: Radiohead
"Radiohead's Intelligent Musicianship is always up in my face. It’s like being distracted, mid-act, by the fine detailing of a partner’s high-end labial cosmetic surgery." - [see full issue contents]