ARTS & CULTUREDisplay

Interview with David McGimpsey

by ALESSANDRO PORCO AND JASON CAMLOT

March 3, 2010


In this except from a new book of essays, the Montreal poet discusses his love for Alice Cooper, his songwriting chops and the link between poetry and sitcoms.

Interview With Rabindranath Maharaj

by INGRID RUTHIG

February 13, 2010


The Ontario novelist and short story writer discusses his childhood love of comic books and the inspiration for his new novel.

Persian Dub

by ABOU FARMAN

February 12, 2010


In this memoir of 1970s Tehran, Abou Farman recalls John Wayne, Cowboy Bazi and the "genius of dub" that remade the West in Iran's image.

Drawn and Quartered

by KELLY EBBELS

February 4, 2010


Montreal's plan to turn a square kilometre of downtown real estate into a “republic of culture" has left smaller arts communities afraid for their survival

The Shrinking Woman

by MONA AWAD

February 2, 2010


How fad diets conquer our dignity, not our fat.

What We Eat

by PASHA MALLA

January 23, 2010


What the animal kingdom can teach us about literary humiliation.

Artsy Games

by CHRIS LAVIGNE

January 13, 2010


A group of experimental, pretension-free video game artists in Toronto is redefining the gaming industry.

Death Valley Girls

by KARIN ZUPPIGER

January 9, 2010


Second-prize winner of last year's Quebec Writing Competition

The Yoga Teachers

by ANNA LEVENTHAL

January 9, 2010


Second-prize winner of last year's Quebec Writing Competition

Generation Geek

by JOHN SEMLEY

January 5, 2010


At a time when comic book culture has never been more mainstream -- or more lucrative -- where’s the line between wannabe and true believer?

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Winter

ISSUE 34

Winter 2009

ON NEWSSTANDS

  • A More Perfect Union

    by LES HORSWILL

    The border between Canada and the United States pits two great countries against each other. Les Horswill makes the case for a greater North American federation.

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  • The Happiness Project

    by SHAUN PETT

    Endless economic growth hasn’t made us happier, so why do governments still tie well-being to wealth? Presenting a new, made-in-Canada benchmark for progress.

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  • My Choice

    by A.M. HINTON

    For A.M. Hinton, abortion was simply another issue to debate over drinks. Then she became pregnant.

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  • Generation Geek

    by JOHN SEMLEY

    At a time when comic book culture has never been more mainstream -- or more lucrative -- where’s the line between wannabe and true believer?

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  • The Not-Quite Novel

    by NATHAN WHITLOCK

    In their scramble to find the next breakthrough book, publishers are marketing awkward hybrids that are neither literary enough to last nor commercial enough to entertain.

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  • The Fox

    by KASIA JUNO VAN SCHAIK

    The prize-winning story from last year’s Quebec Writing Competition

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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

  • Soldier's Heart

    by JOEL ELLIOTT

    You’ve returned from a traumatizing tour of duty, suicidal and haunted by images you can’t forget. Why won’t the military help?

  • Flappers

    by CHRISTOPHER MILLER

    Cute, skinny and scantily clad, flappers gave the rough-and-tumble funnies a much-needed sexual charge.

  • Kill Them All

    by STEPHEN O'SHEA

    Eight hundred years ago, crusaders slaughtered twenty thousand people in Languedoc, France. Today, fascination with the massacre has turned the region into a tourist trap.

  • Old Gays

    by JEAN-YVES GIRARD

    The generation that launched the queer-rights movement is entering its golden years. Some are still in no hurry to step out of the closet. Translated by Valerie Howes.

  • Four Seasons

    by SUSAN BRISCOE

    Four poems

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