On our cover, Sarah Jarrett illustrates how pigeons make good pets both for the aristocrats of yore and for contemporary urbanites. For a feature by Gabrielle Drolet, on how adopting a pet dove made her begin to see the metropolitan birds in a new light. 

As BC’s upper Seymour River Valley faces logging threats, Jennifer Chrumka journeys inside in search of a legendary tree.

When witchcraft makes its way onto retail shelves and websites, Hannah Mercanti wonders whether the magic is lost.

A search for community-focused nightlife reveals the scrappy joy of Montreal’s Queer Karaoke, recounts Nadia Trudel.

Often dismissed as frivolous games, crosswords can be a force for change, argues Abigail Popple.

A Second Cup in Ghana takes a subtle approach to channeling Canadiana, Jonah Grignon reviews.

Plus new fiction from Billy-Ray Belcourt, fiction in translation from Perrine Leblanc, poetry from Vincent Colistro and Bridget Huh, and much more.