October 2005

Books

Who Killed Globalization?

by Don Gillmor

Was it Colonel Bush in the kitchen with a gun? Mr. Nike in the Gym with a blunt instrument? Sir Ralston Saul in his study with a sharp pencil?…[more]

Environment

Melting Point

by Chris Wood

How global warming will melt our glaciers, empty the Great Lakes, force Canada to divert rivers, build dams, and, yes, sell water to the United States…[more]

Letters

October 2005

by The Walrus Readers

Greens Bite Back Murray Dobbin outlines an important debate between two distinct factions within the environmental movement ([more]

Style

Closet Obsessions

by Alison Gillmor

Has the current mania for household organization gone a little too far?…[more]

Visual Art

Between the Cross and the Jewish Graveyard

by Daniel Baird

After decades in a fiery cultural forge, Polish art emerged sharp and beautiful. But have the country’s ghosts returned to dull the edge?…[more]

Memoir

Taming the Monster

by Francis Chalifour

How a son learned to live with the death of his father…[more]

Field Notes

Equality in the Making

by Dimitry Anastakis

ottawa—Canada’s Commons chamber seems brighter in person than it does on television, bathed as it is in…[more]

Field Notes

Big Father is Watching

by Julian Sher

almaty—The sleek, glistening airport terminal that greets you in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, is…[more]

Field Notes

To Catch a Thief

by Nik Steinberg

madurai—As soon as he was strong enough to lift a rifle, Veerappan began bringing down prey. He learned to hunt…[more]

Sightings

Is Osama Winning?

by Ken Alexander

Welcomed here as the dependants of asylum seekers, educated in our schools, taking full advantage of all the benefits this country so generously…[more]