The more transportation costs, the more we pay attention to it. The price of transportation declined steadily during the post-war decades of cheap oil, leading Canadians to pay less attention to their options in getting between one place and another. Today’s rising price for crude oil and the soaring value of the loonie both signal clearly that the era of cheap oil is…
From the archives
Between Words
Anne Carson’s new book-without-a-spine, and the spiritual experience of centrelessness
Boredom as a Political Weapon
Saul Bellow fought banality—and taught us to look hard at the world