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February 2005

"The one thing that holds us together is our lack of unity."
- Pierre Berton (1920-2004)


Corporate Cannabis

February 2005

Corporate Cannabis

by Brian Preston
Will a new marijuana mist become the Aspirin of the twenty-first century?…[more]
Portraits by Kourosh Keshiri


Sistani’s Silent Partners

Politics

Sistani’s Silent Partners

The mysterious Al Dawa party, in league with head cleric Ayatollah Sistani, may be the new powerbrokers in post-election Iraq.…[more]

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Our Home and Wired Land

Espionage

Our Home and Wired Land

Spycraft struggles to stay on top of both terrorists and technology…[more]


Missing Marshall McLuhan

Field Notes

Missing Marshall McLuhan

toronto—A trumpeter stands beside a bus shelter belting out jazz riffs, while out on the street a man on stilts…[more]


Only Connect

Technology

Only Connect

The story of technological breakdown, a failure of true love, and how an Internet service non-provider ruined my life…[more]


Talking Through Divorce

Field Notes

Talking Through Divorce

boston—Copley Square is a study in contrasts. At the south end sits the stately Boston Public Library, founded…[more]


Wild Spaces

Detail

Wild Spaces

Curator Kitty Scott on Peter Doig’s disturbing landscapes…[more]


Quebec’s Final Victory

Politics

Quebec’s Final Victory

Pierre Trudeau tried to stop a cycle of blackmail, where one province held up the national interest by bargaining solely for its own parish. Paul Martin’s new health accord is an invitation not just for one blackmailer, but for ten.…[more]


Aging Gracefully

Field Notes

Aging Gracefully

the hague—When Sabine Kupferberg, one of the finest contemporary dancers of the Nederlands Dans Theater ([more]


Be Prepared

Sightings

Be Prepared

The latest Senate committee to investigate the media has set an ambitious goal: to study “the appropriate role of…[more]


Strange Journey

International Politics

Strange Journey

Everything old is new again as China reinvents itself for the twenty-first century.…[more]


Hockey: The Great Literary Shutout

Books

Hockey: The Great Literary Shutout

Hockey literature takes a bodycheck…[more]


A Vote for Democracy in Palestine

Field Notes

A Vote for Democracy in Palestine

jenin—When I visited a refugee camp in Jenin last fall, there were rows of new homes going up, painted in…[more]


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