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Clothespin Encounters

by Anita Lahey In search of the perfect peg. [full text]

Exciting developments are afoot at Maisonneuve

by Derek Webster Letter from the editor [full text]

The Science of “the Safety Dance” (and Other Montreal Hits)

by Penelope Smart Can a computer predict pop success? Maisonneuve puts new technology through the paces. [full text]

The Manifesto of Mortarism

by Marc DiSaverio Poetry [full text]

The Fog of War

by Mitch Moxley Agent Orange still poisons Vietnam’s water, soil and blood [full text]

The Unbearable Lightness of Gravity

by Jon Mooallem Weighing the earth, one chunk at a time [full text]

That Song

by Heather Cleland That Song [full text]

The Flight

by Jarod Kintz Second-place finalist in Maisonneuve’s “Sunshine on Your Shoulders” literary contest [full text]

Two poems by Arthur Rimbaud

by Arthur Rimbaud Translated by Marc Di Saverio [full text]

Dispatches from History

by Matthew Fox Patricia Robertson reflects on obsession, selflessness and her short story, “My Hungarian Sister” [full text]

Lethal Legacy

by Matthew Fox Mitch Moxley, author of “The Fog of War,” reflects upon his time helping Agent Orange victims in a special Vietnam village [full text]

The Unpaid Interns’ Guide to Spirit Photography

by Mercedes La Rosa Four really simple ways to “see dead people” in photos [full text]

Access Nollywood

by Mercedes La Rosa Up close and personal with Nigeria’s biggest film star, Geneviève Nnaji. [full text]

Drinking Monsters

by Mona Awad Speculating on genetically modified wine’s delightfully insidious possibilities [full text]

The New Age of Iron

by Janine Armin Forging on in upstate New York [full text]

Nollywood Shuffle

by Jonathan Kiefer Nigeria’s manic movie machine is ready for its close-up [full text]

Looking Out for Number Two

by Matthew Tierney Winner of Maisonneuve’s “Sunshine on Your Shoulders” literary contest [full text]

My Hungarian Sister

by Patricia Robertson Fiction [full text]

Tobias Wong Breaks the Mould

by James Martin An Interview [full text]

Vintage Science

by David Ng When it comes to wine, will science trump tradition? [full text]

Ghosts on Film

by Jana Prikryl The strange case of flying furniture, women’s suffrage and ectoplasm [full text]

Exciting developments are afoot at Maisonneuve

by Derek Webster Letter from the editor [full text]
Tenth Anniversary: Spring

ISSUE 43 Tenth Anniversary: Spring 2012

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also in this issue:

  • Face the Music

    by Tim Falconer How can someone who passionately loves music also be a terrible singer? Tim Falconer takes up voice lessons—and discovers the surprising science of tone deafness.

  • The Big Job

    by Deni Y. Béchard As a teenager, Deni Y. Béchard went to Vancouver to live with his father, an ex-con with a penchant for telling tall tales. He met a man desperate to forget the past.

  • The Homesickness of Astronauts

    by Johanna Skibsrud "She felt a great sadness. She would remember next to nothing of this, even soon."
  • [see full issue contents]