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Between Words

Anne Carson’s new book-without-a-spine, and the spiritual experience of centrelessness

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

A postmodern elegy from our most original writer

Boredom as a Political Weapon

Saul Bellow fought banality—and taught us to look hard at the world

Norman Hillmer

Norman Hillmer is a Chancellor’s Professor at Carleton University.

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Norman Hillmer

Seeing Stars

Expansionist jabs over the years June 2025
Canada is under attack. In their more than 150-year history, Canadians have never faced a president of the United States whose goal is the destruction of its northern neighbour. Donald Trump is different from what he was in his first term, and different from any other president whom Canadians have experienced. No other president has publicly belittled…