December/January 2007

Play

Shock Jock (Part II)

by Michael Healey

Photo Essay

Our Weekly Bread

by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio

Field Notes

Everybody Comes to Kim’s

by Graeme Wood

The bomb may be straining relations on the Korean peninsula, but at least these diners will always have Beijing

Sightings

Mood Swing

by Ken Alexander

In Montreal, as rain pelted downtown streets and pedestrians huddled under umbrellas, the morning of October 1, 2006,

Sporting Life

5, 6, Pickup Sticks

by Daniel Sanger

Hockey at its best is a cool, clear night, an outdoor rink, and a gaggle of strangers.

Ideas

Imagining the Future

by Bruce Mau

Why the cynics are wrong

Field Notes

Come On Down!

by Jeremy Shinewald

A Winnipeg boy waits for the payoff on The Price is Right

Media

Hear No Evil, Write No Lies

by Andrew Mitrovica

Maher Arar was portrayed as a sly fox, a predator working with al-Qaeda. He turned out to be a hare, an innocent family man.

Imaginings

Maritime Monotony

by Edward Riche

Where the excitement never starts.

Further Reading

December/January 2007 Bibliographies

by The Walrus Staff

“Come On Down!” Jeremy Shinewald (pp. 19-20) Any training regimen for a “Price is Right” contestant hopeful includes

Field Notes

Let There Be Light

by Naomi Buck

An Alpine town reflects on plans to brighten things up

Field Notes

Sea-Crossed Lovers

The story of a mixed Turkish-Greek romance builds a bridge across the Aegean

Art

Solidarity of the Shaken

by Michel Arseneault

Wajdi Mouawad’s theatre of war

Books

A Society of Seers

by Daniel Baird

Can Thomas Homer-Dixon’s “prospective mind” help us thrive after global crises?

International Affairs

Stars Above Africa

by Chris Tenove

Celebrities have thrown their arms around Africa. Has the continent benefited from this awkward embrace?