May 2008
"She has a bottle of oval, peach-coloured Valium they only give to cancer patients and the diabolically nervous... and she never shares."
--Ali Riley, in "Hag"
May 2008
Photo Exclusive: Burtysnky at the Theatre
by Edward Burtynsky
Edward Burtynsky photographs the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto
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Fight Video
by Jeremy Keehn and Jan Dutkiewicz
Video of Mixed Martial Arts fighter Nick Denis: three rounds in the ring.
Architecture
The Earthship Has Landed
by Chris Turner
Michael Reynolds’ quest for sustainable structures » View Photo Gallery «
More Stories in this issue
Books
Femmes Fatales
by Marianne Ackerman
For a new generation of Quebec writers, sex is about everything but pleasure
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The Saddest Music In the World
by The Walrus
From The Kinks to Kermit the Frog, we chose our 30 favourite sad songs. What are yours?
Sporting Life
Grounds To Pound
by Jan Dutkiewicz and Jeremy Keehn
Mixed martial arts fights for legitimacy
Education
Failure to Fail
by Jay Teitel
Why are students no longer flunking university? Is it their brains, or their wallets?
Society
The Spy Who Blogged Me
by Hal Niedzviecki
How we learned to stop worrying and love surveillance
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Techno Tuesday
by Andy Rementer
Does the Internet make you want to kill yourself? Cartoons can help. » View Photo Gallery «
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Ten Essential Korean Oddities
by Joel McConvey
Our blogger in South Korea on deer antler liquor and the national obsession with poop
Politics
Politics as Unusual: Sanity Found
by Barry Campbell
The rapture and regret of leaving Ottawa
Book Review
The Other Side of the Coin
by Jan Dutkiewicz
David Orrell challenges neoclassical economics
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Fight Nicknames
by Jeremy Keehn and Jan Dutkiewicz
Prospective nicknames for future fighters.
Society
It’s Hard to be a Saint in Sao Paulo
by Carlos Cazalis
Stories and scenes from Brazil’s largest city. » View Photo Gallery «
Imaginings
Kim Jong Il: The Script Notes
by John Reardon
Kim Jong Il: Lover, dictator, bon vivant... movie star?
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Coca Si, Cocaina No
by Ruxandra Guidi & Bear Guerra
Plants, politics, and cocaine in Bolivia. A special audio slideshow
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Latrine Graffiti, Kuwait and Afghanistan
by Steve Featherstone
American soldiers’ restroom graffiti in Afghanistan and Kuwait
Letters
May Letters
by The Walrus Readers
Justify the Means I realize that the intent of The Walrus is to provide an alternative point of view to so-called mainstream media.
Sightings
Primary Colours
by Ken Alexander
The US primaries’ moronic inferno: Why can’t Canada have this much fun?
Fiction
Hag
by Ali Riley
An expanded version of Ali Riley’s award-winning story, excerpted in the May 2008 issue
Book Review
Nothing to Be Frightened Of
by Ken Alexander
Julian Barnes memoir is quite an attention grabber
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War Child: Q&A
by Daniel Aldana Cohen
An interview with Samantha Nutt, founder of War Child Canada
