Jan/Feb 2009
Rattle and Hum
by Emily Paddon & Taylor Owen
Hello, Baghdad! A Kurdish singer rocks Iraq
Travel
The Mountain That Eats Men
by Andrew Westoll
A descent into Bolivia’s dark heart, with a gallery from photographer Jason Rothe. » View Photo Gallery «
Health
Do You Know What You’re Eating?
by Anita Lahey
Canadians want labels on GM foods. But would we understand them?
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From the Blogs
Interview with Lynda Barry
by Sean Rogers
Our comics blogger interviews Lynda Barry about her new book, What It Is
Online Exclusive
Canadian Politics 101
by The Walrus
Features and reports on Canadian party politics from The Walrus archives.
Economics
The Dictatorship of No Alternatives
by Daniel Aldana Cohen
Progressive economists are rethinking markets
Booze
Smooth Talk
by John DeMont
From feedlots to noble rot: vines and wineries in Kings Country, Nova Scotia
Agriculture
Change of Pace
by Robert Hough
Former tobacco farmers have a bumper new crop to exploit: ginseng
History
The Lynching of Louie Sam
by John Vaillant
In 1884, an American mob brought frontier justice to the Canadian border.
International Security
The Archipelago of Fear
by Charles Montgomery
Are fortification and foreign aid making Kabul more dangerous?
Walrus Contests
Giveaway: Andrew Westoll’s The Riverbones
by The Walrus Contests
Win a copy of Andrew Westoll’s new book
Walrus Store
Exclusive Douglas Coupland Print Offer
by Douglas Coupland
Buy an exclusive print of Douglas Coupland’s Walrus cover!
Festivus Cookbook
Mincemeat Pie
by Jared Bland, Danielle Groen & Brian Morgan
Your mother’s Christmas pudding recipe is all wrong
Environment
Feed-In Frenzy
by Chris Turner
A simple green tariff has transformed Germany. Why isn’t Canada following suit?
Comics
A Day in Vancouver Towne
by John Porcellino
...Being a Reckord of One Yank’s brefe encounters with Canada
Humour
A Film For Would-Be Immigrants
by Pasha Malla
“We fade into a blistering sun... which detonates in a BLOOD EXPLOSION.”
Poetry
Dream of the Last Shaker
by Damian Rogers
We stream into the meetinghouse through two doors like twin cords...
Environment
The Future Has Begun
by Nora Underwood
Vertical farms will take eating local to the next level — but are they safe?
