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African Gothic

by CHRISTOPHER FREY

January 25, 2010


After decades of international aid and global trade, many African farmers are still only one step ahead of starvation.

A Nakba of Olives

by MARCELLO DI CINTIO

January 14, 2010


For Palestinians, the West Bank Wall is a potent symbol of the Occupation. In this exclusive excerpt from his highly anticipated book-in-progress, Marcello Di Cintio gives an account of an anti-Wall demonstration in the Palestinian village of Jayyous.

Interview with Les Horswill

by CHRIS EMMERLING

December 29, 2009


Should we give up on Canada and merge with the United States? Chris Emmerling speaks to the author of our provocative Winter 2009 cover story, "A More Perfect Union."

Books Not Bombs

by MARCELLO DI CINTIO

December 11, 2009


A profile of a literary landmark: Jerusalem’s Tmol Shilshom café.

US Miltary Psychics

by ALEX ROSLIN

November 23, 2009


The incredible tale of how the CIA and American military spent $20 million trying to read people's minds.

Is Ralph Nader Antidemocratic?

by SARAH COLGROVE

November 3, 2009


The tireless advocate's new novel is called "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!" Has Nader abandoned activism for enlightened dictatorship?

Why Afghanistan is Canada's Next Korea

by NICK TAYLOR-VAISEY

October 16, 2009


Pundits like to compare the current war in Afghanistan to America's involvement in Vietnam. But Canada's participation in the Korean war is a much more instructive precedent.

Too Many Crazy Pills

by JOHN SEMLEY

October 12, 2009


Debunking Rachel Marsden's politically incorrect fantasies about Vancouver's 2010 Olympics.

Mile End vs. Morality Squad

by KELLY EBBELS

October 10, 2009


Montreal is spending millions to brand itself a "republic of culture." So why are police cracking down on the city's best creative hotspots?

Muslim Sex

by SAMER ELATRASH

October 8, 2009


The 1,300-year-old Quranic tradition of frank talk about sex is alive and well in online discussion boards.

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Winter

ISSUE 34

Winter 2009

ON NEWSSTANDS

  • 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?

  • A More Perfect Union

    by LES HORSWILL

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

  • 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.

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