March 2007
"I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait till oil and coal run out before we tackle that."
- Thomas Edison
March 2007
Here Comes the Heat
by Alanna Mitchell
New research suggests climate change could be faster and more furious than anyone expectsPhotography by Remo Stoller
Memoir
We Want a Black Poem
by Austin Clarke
In search of an interview with James Baldwin, a young Canadian immigrant experiences the intensity of Harlem in the 1960s, and ultimately finds Malcolm X.
Health
Blood Simple
by Ann Silversides
Cord-blood stem cells save lives. Why aren’t they readily available to Canadians?
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Books
An American Type of Sadness
by Charles Foran
US writers keep mining our stuff-packed, consumerist world. Why do Canadians prefer to keep things tidy?
Field Notes
Selling on the Sly
by Matt Mossman
Earning a living on the streets of Turkey’s largest city is getting tougher
National Magazine Award Nominee
St. Patrick’s Day
by Andrew Clark
Tough luck o’ the Irish. NMA nominee: Humour
Sightings
Priming the Pump
by Ken Alexander
Of all the headlines announcing Stephen Harper’s new-found environmentalism, the Toronto Sun’s lead
Style
Schoolboy Chic
by Tim McKeough
Designer Thom Browne goes rock’n’roll with the classic men’s suit
National Magazine Award Nominee
A House Divided
by Jonathan Garfinkel
A young writer takes a surreal road trip through Israel and the West Bank in search of a legendary house where an Arab and a Jew live together in peace. NMA nominee: Essays
Field Notes
Abalone Vice
by Chad Hershler
Shady diving expeditions and missing shellfish have put DFO’s team on high alert
Photo Essay
The Last Lumberjacks
by Rita Leistner
Times change for Quebec loggers. » View Photo Gallery «
Poetry
As a storm-lopped tree
by Robyn Sarah
As a storm-lopped tree corrects its shape over a few green seasons, so time closes around the hole in itself left by the terrible event. (in the
National Magazine Award Nominee
Snail Males
by Ken Coates and Clive Keen
Why are men falling behind in universities while women speed ahead? NMA nominee: Illustration
