Longing for a Suave Prime Minister
Did you know Barbra Streisand almost became Canada’s equivalent of the First Lady? Back in January 1970, she made headlines by showing up at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Prime
DJ Names Inspired by “SkyMall” In-Flight Magazine
If you’ve ever been bored on an airplane, you’ve probably noticed the ubiquitous, ridiculous in-flight catalog SkyMall tucked in your seat pocket. From the items listed in the mecca of weird, ripped-from-infomercial
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Winnipeg vs. Toronto for Neil Young
The man himself bending a string or two. I admit that I’m kind of an asshole when it comes to music. I don’t dance unless I like the song, which
What Have You Heard About Carbon Tax?
Ottawa is, by and large, a weird hole in the centre of nowhere, with its body geographically oriented somewhere south of the Quebec border and its mind trying its hardest
The Risk of Not Investing
In the years following the financial crisis of 2008, many people have become disenchanted with the markets. They figure there’s simply no money-making magic left. What they were once told
The Kraft Dinner Index
The Walrus, Canada’s leading publisher of 6,000-word essays, has dedicated this month’s cover story to Canada’s “de facto national dish” — Kraft Dinner. In “Manufacturing Taste,” veteran food writer Sasha Chapman chronicles
My Teenage Crush on Preston Manning
I can’t recall the first time I heard his prep-school name or his helium voice, but I do know that during most of my teenage years, when all the other