Readings

The Outside of Inside Jokes

Laughing with and at outsiders in Cristina Henríquez’s Book of Unknown Americans and Anita Loos's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

So, How’s Toronto’s Election Going?

Exit Rob Ford, enter Doug Ford, re-enter Rob Ford.

Celebrating 10,000 Years of Arcade Fire

Notes on what will eventually be a book-length prose poem about the ten-year anniversary of Arcade Fire’s Funeral LP.

How Do You Hurt the Ones You Love?

One way to measure how compassionate a partner you are? The way you break up with people.

The Surety

The case here described is real, witnessed by the author in bail court. The names have been changed and some details condensed. This week in Worse Off Than You: It’s not only the accused on trial.

An Investigation Into the Reappearance of Walter Benjamin

History tells us that the influential German literary critic died more than seventy years ago. So how is it then that Benjamin is now out doing lectures and has published a new book?

Is It Okay To Text-Flirt With A Married Woman?

Advice on a flirtatious friendship, fondling bosses, your niece's vocal fry, and how to feel about Ray Rice.

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.