Back Issues
June 2012
Cover art and pictures throughout the issue by Oleg Portnoy
Oleg Portnoy is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer from Toronto. His illustration work has received recognition from American Illustration, Society of Illustrators West, 3X3 Illustration, CMYK Magazine and Creative Quarterly.
Beyond War and Peacekeeping
With armed conflict in steady decline, the usual debates over Canada’s military seem increasingly dated
Jennifer Welsh
Van Gogh’s Bastards
Celebration of his work—and life—reflects our age’s guiding obsession
Andrew Potter
King Richard’s Lament
He did his best, maintains the former CBC head, but the whole world was against him
Suanne Kelman
“Dear Sir or Madam...”
A Faulknerian take on oil, revenge and email scams, from Calgary to Lagos
David PenhaleKeeping Party Leaders Honest
Canadians do it differently from most—and quite possibly not as well
Christopher Moore
When Catastrophe Runs in the Family
What consolations remain, at the end of an award-winning Cape Breton trilogy
Robin Roger
Tales of an Impresario
The memoirs of the man who got Canadian popular music up and running
Jason Schneider
The Inconvenient Crown
Two new books defend the uneasy state of the monarchy in Canada
Mark Lovewell