July 2016
Featured Articles
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Shadow Cabinet
A review of The Call of the World: A Political Memoir, by Bill Graham
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Coin Toss
A review of Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business and the World, by Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott.
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A Niche for Mainstream Journalism
An essay.

Ian Turner is an illustrator and graphic designer who lives in Toronto. He has studied history at the University of Guelph, illustration at Sheridan College and odd people on the subway. His work has appeared in Toronto Life, Reader’s Digest, Cottage Life and everywhere from beer labels to TV shows. For more, see ianturner.ca.
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Shadow Cabinet
A review of The Call of the World: A Political Memoir, by Bill Graham
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Coin Toss
A review of Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business and the World, by Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott.
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A Niche for Mainstream Journalism
An essay.
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Figure of Speech
A review of The Language Animal: The Full Shape of the Human Linguistic Capacity, by Charles Taylor.
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Stone Diary
A review of The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World’s Oldest Symbols, by Genevieve von Petzinger.
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What Makes A Gay Icon?
A review of Queers Were Here: Heroes and Icons of Queer Canada, edited by Robin Ganev and R.J. Gilmour.
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Fire and Ice in the Academy
An essay.
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Handcuffed
A review of This Is Not My Life: A Memoir of Love, Prison and Other Complications, by Diane Schoemperlen.
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Rhetoric Is Territory
A review of The Names, by Tim Lilburn, Settler Education, by Laurie D. Graham, Don’t Be Interesting , by Jacob McArthur Mooney, and Desecrations, by Matt Rader.
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A Drive in the Country
A review of I’m Thinking of Ending Things, by Iain Reid.
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Sunshine Tales of a Sketchy Little Town
A review of The Shadows We Mistake for Love, by Tom Wayman.
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The Colour of Labour
A review of Brown: What Being Brown Means in the World Today (to Everyone), by Kamal Al-Solaylee.
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Shanghailanders
A review of Shanghai Grand: Forbidden Love and International Intrigue on the Eve of the Second World War, by Taras Grescoe.
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Boundary Issues
A review of Your Country, My Country: A Unified History of the United States and Canada, by Robert Bothwell.
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Steven Price on CanLit's invisible hand
An Essay