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2005.10

October 2005

The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
- Harlan Ellison (sci-fi author and screenwriter of The Terminator)

Betting on Separation

Betting on Separation

How speculation on the Quebec referendum nearly ended in financial disaster
Finance | by Christina Campbell
Who Killed Globalization?

Who Killed Globalization?

Was it Colonel Bush in the kitchen with a gun? Mr. Nike in the Gym with a blunt instrument? Sir Ralston Saul in his study with a sharp pencil?
Books | by Don Gillmor

Taming the Monster

Taming the Monster

How a son learned to live with the death of his father
Memoir | by Francis Chalifour

Big Father is Watching

Big Father is Watching

Field Notes | by Julian Sher

October 2005

October 2005

Letters | by The Walrus Readers

Containing China

Containing China

The United States is drawing a military noose around China, and India is glad to help. But is anyone considering the possible consequences?
International Affairs | by Gwynne Dyer

Lady Oracle

Lady Oracle

Amy Cutler on her quiet magic realism
Detail | by Amy Cutler

Is Osama Winning?

Is Osama Winning?

Sightings | by Ken Alexander

Between the Cross and the Jewish Graveyard

Between the Cross and the Jewish Graveyard

After decades in a fiery cultural forge, Polish art emerged sharp and beautiful. But have the country’s ghosts returned to dull the edge?
Visual Art | by Daniel Baird

Closet Obsessions

Closet Obsessions

Has the current mania for household organization gone a little too far?
Style | by Alison Gillmor

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

Field Notes | by Nik Steinberg

Chaim and the Great Time Elevator

Chaim and the Great Time Elevator

Field Notes | by Martin Patriquin

Afterglow

Afterglow

The half-life of Uranium City
Dispatches | by Eamon MacMahon

Equality in the Making

Equality in the Making

Field Notes | by Dimitry Anastakis

Funeral March to Freedom

Funeral March to Freedom

Field Notes | by Andre Picher

Melting Point

Melting Point

How global warming will melt our glaciers, empty the Great Lakes, force Canada to divert rivers, build dams, and, yes, sell water to the United States
Environment | by Chris Wood

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