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Father Complex

A First Nations celebrity dissects his complicated paternal heritage

Pax Atlantica

NATO’s long-lasting relevance

Family Pride

Profiles in gay life

Peter Ball

Peter Ball is a writer and software developer in Montreal.

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Survival Mode

A psychological novel by David Szalay June 2025
One of the thrills of reading a novel is the feeling of getting inside someone else’s head, particularly when it’s the mind of an outcast. The contrast between their outward detachment and their inner eloquence affirms a deeply held belief: that our inmost selves are more genuine and complex than what we present to the…