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Lay It Down

People love John Samson Fellows’s music. He doesn’t want to make it anymore.

Out Around the Bay

When Wanda bought the house, she didn’t imagine that anyone in the community would recognize that she and Lynn were queer.

The Franklin Expedition Discovery: Is It Anything?

The discovery of the shipwrecked Erebus (or maybe Terror) is not some important marker in Canada’s quest to assert sovereignty over the Northwest Passage—no matter what Stephen Harper says.

Nixon Lives!

Watching Rob Ford ride Nixon's legacy to a possible victory.

Confessions of a Serial Faver

A quick chat with Kallen Law, “that guy who favorites everything” on Twitter, about the silly thing for which he’s known and the evolution of the social media service.

Drunk History: Canada’s Booze-Soaked Beginnings

With a champagne budget of (an adjusted for inflation) $200,000, the 1864 Charlottetown Conference that preceded Canadian Confederation refused to let sobriety stand in the way of a solid union.

Bumping Into Your Memories: An Interview with David Mitchell

The author of The Bone Clocks on speaking through outspoken characters, using his own pop culture favourites in his writing, and setting scenes in Canada.

Finding a Home in the Apocalypse

For some immigrants, apocalypse fiction is more than just fantasy: it's a reflection of their struggle to rebuild, the grief that comes with memory, and trying to belong in a new place.