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June 2006

"A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself."—Arthur Miller


The American Gigantic

June 2006

The American Gigantic

by Mark Kingwell
Has the dream of freedom and opportunity declined into a hopeless pathology?…[more]
Photography by Beat Streuli

Brighter Lights, Bigger Cities

National Affairs

Brighter Lights, Bigger Cities

How will Stephen Harper address the crisis facing Canada's cities?…[more]

A House Half Built

National Affairs

A House Half Built

A former premier argues that Canada must return to its nation-building roots …[more]

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The Possibility of a Pornographic Moralist

Books

The Possibility of a Pornographic Moralist

Caustic, excessive, self-loathing French author Michel Houellebecq skewers Western civilization…[more]


Nicaragua’s Crazy Sickness

Anthropology

Nicaragua’s Crazy Sickness

An indigenous community grapples with a mysterious ailment…[more]


The Truth about Lying

Literature

The Truth about Lying

Everybody does it, and perhaps they should…[more]


BloodFest ‘06: The May 24th Blackfly Rally

Imaginings

BloodFest ‘06: The May 24th Blackfly Rally

If you can’t beat ‘em, bite ‘em …[more]


Crescent Schools

Field Notes

Crescent Schools

Pakistan…[more]


June 2006

Letters

June 2006

The Family Doctor Crisis I read Alastair Brown’s excellent article on the challenges of the rural physician ([more]


What He Saw

Fiction

What He Saw

Be that way then, she said. And wished she hadn’t. She touched the straps of her bikini and walked down to the…[more]


A Storm Blowing from Paradise

Art

A Storm Blowing from Paradise

Anselm Kiefer’s Heaven and Earth…[more]


Think Tank Solutions: June 2006

Think Tank

Think Tank Solutions: June 2006

Theme & Variations

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Spuddenfreude

Field Notes

Spuddenfreude

Germany…[more]


Graphic Truths

Books

Graphic Truths

Once pure fantasy, the comic book has become a powerful way of portraying reality…[more]


Postmodern Choirboy

Detail

Postmodern Choirboy

Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay on his elegies for a lost natural self…[more]


Expect Delays

Travel

Expect Delays

This month’s cover image is from a photo essay recounting the cross-Canada trip of a photographer and his brother after their mother’s death. » View Photo Gallery «


Old Hands on Deck

International Security

Old Hands on Deck

Could the United States’ Arabists provide an exit strategy from Iraq?…[more]


The Shrinking News

Sightings

The Shrinking News

On their best days, newspaper editorialists analyze government policy statements for what they hide and reveal, beat back…[more]


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