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

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…[more]

Photography by Heidi Levine

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.…[more]

Environment

Here Comes the Heat

by Alanna Mitchell

New research suggests climate change could be faster and more furious than anyone expects…[more]

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St. Patrick’s Day

by Andrew Clark

Tough luck o’ the Irish. NMA nominee: Humour…[more]

Field Notes

Abalone Vice

by Chad Hershler

Shady diving expeditions and missing shellfish have put DFO’s team on high alert…[more]

Style

Schoolboy Chic

by Tim McKeough

Designer Thom Browne goes rock’n’roll with the classic men’s suit…[more]

Photo Essay

The Last Lumberjacks

by Rita Leistner

Times change for Quebec loggers. » View Photo Gallery «

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…[more]

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?…[more]

Field Notes

Selling on the Sly

by Matt Mossman

Earning a living on the streets of Turkey’s largest city is getting tougher…[more]

Health

Blood Simple

by Ann Silversides

Cord-blood stem cells save lives. Why aren’t they readily available to Canadians?…[more]

Sightings

Priming the Pump

by Ken Alexander

Of all the headlines announcing Stephen Harper’s new-found environmentalism, the Toronto Sun’s lead…[more]

Field Notes

Hail to the Hammer

by Amy Reiswig

Ancient ballads get the Viking heavy-metal treatment…[more]

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…[more]