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Dangerous Grounds

Coming soon to a democracy near you

The Collapse of Syria

The story of a nation’s unravelling, one neighbourhood at a time

Trompe Le Toil

The modern conundrum of overwork

Back Issues

September 2016

Michelle Simpson Michelle Simpson is a professional illustrator and graphic designer. She graduated from Sheridan College with a bachelor of arts in illustration. Her clients include Rubicon Publishing, Swerve / Calgary Herald, Modern Dog, Focus on the Family, Guide Magazine and Canadian Running. For more see michellescribbles.com

Colony of Requited Dreams

China in Africa, and the making of the next outsourcing hub.

Richard Poplak

Welcome to the Machine

The surprising political and cultural legacy of the photocopier

Alison Lang

Dept. of Misinformation

Daniel Levitan’s survival manual for the post-factual era

John Cruickshank

Lost in Syria

Deborah Campbell’s search for her one-time fixer, and friend.

Juliet O'Neill

The Orient Express

Alexandre Trudeau’s whirlwind, and sometimes cliché-rich, tour of China.

Patrick Brown

What George Did

Zoe Whittall on rape culture as seen from the inner circle of the accused

Adele Barclay

Lives of the Poet

The reclusive Elizabeth Bishop reveals herself in her work

Bardia Sinaee

Blue Notes

In true tone deafness, an answer to why we sing.

Emma Hooper

Reasonable Doubts

The gap between religious rights and the rights of the rest.

Suanne Kelman

Adventures of a political gun-for-hire

Canada’s David Axelrod tells tales from his 50-odd campaigns

Robin V. Sears

A Defence of Dying

A secularist takes comfort in mortality

André Forget

Last Words

Ellen Seligman’s editing was a kind of alchemy—to the end, says the author of the Giller nominated By Gaslight, the last book she edited.

Steven Price