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Rite of Passage Archive

Will, his self, and “I”

by Rachel Harvey A primer on British author Will Self, twenty-first-century Kafka [full text]

Hooray for chili: The cure for the winter blues is bean-free and piping hot

by Lindsay Soomet Third-place finalist in Maisonneuve’s “Cruelest Month” literary contest [full text]

Jesus was a shit disturber

by Allison Devereaux K. D. Miller discusses what it means to be a woman in the Catholic Church [full text]

In conversation with Jonathan Montpetit

by Phillip Todd The author of “We Have You Surrounded” discusses street gangs in Montreal and beyond [full text]

Anatomy of a ghost

by Terence Byrnes A ghostwriter’s history of ghostwriting [full text]

In conversation with Paul Matthews

by Phillip Todd The author of “Lend Me Your Ears” assesses the speeches of our winter election campaign [full text]

Great Movie Theatres I Have Known

by Jonathan Kiefer A personal history of cinemas [full text]

Where’s Our Trudeau?

by Paul Matthews Feeling like the Canadian political stage is barren of passion and ideas? You’re not alone. [full text]

At Your Service

by Amy Steele A mystery worshipper visits churches from coast to coast [full text]

Set Your Phasers on Stun

by Jonathan Kiefer The time has come to take William Shatner seriously [full text]

Hazed and Confused

by Matthew Fox What to do about initiation rites? [full text]

Poland’s Hereafter

by Anita Lahey A lapsed Catholic makes a pilgrimage to a country in mourning [full text]

Is This the Edifying Fire?

by Patricia McCowan Winner of Maisonneuve’s “Cruelest Month” literary contest [full text]

Self-Examination

by Matt Kavanagh Is Will Self the greatest author you’ve never read? [full text]

My Life as a Ghost

by Terrence Byrnes An autobiographer for hire finally breaks his silence [full text]

Several Possible Explanations for the Appearance Then Disappearance of A South African Parakeet in Western Labrador

by David Hickey A poem [full text]

Misreading Blanche

by David Balzer Teenage Hormones Highjack A Streetcar Named Desire [full text]

Operation Ordination

by K. D. Miller Catholic women fight for the right to becomes priests [full text]

Two Walls

by Sheila Heti Fiction [full text]

Power to the Presidents

by Daniel Aldana What this year’s World Social Forum in Caracas can tell us about the future of the global left [full text]

Figure skaters go home!

by Donald S. Thompson It’s just that you can’t pick a clear winner [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]