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2007.06

June 2007

"When I was a kid, I used to pray every night for a new bike. Then I realized, the Lord doesn't work that way. So I just stole one and asked Him to forgive me."
- Emo Phillips

Oasis of Hope

Oasis of Hope

Love, sex, and a mid-life crisis at a Tijuana cancer clinic. NMA nominee: Health and Medicine
National Magazine Award Nominee | by Layne Coleman
“The Society of Difference”

“The Society of Difference”

An excerpt from the eighth annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture, March 2, 2007, Vancouver
Civics | by Adrienne Clarkson

Peaking on the Prairies

Peaking on the Prairies

Long before touching down in San Francisco, LSD was primed to become a psychiatric wonder drug in Saskatoon
Society | by Jake MacDonald

Holy Intercourse

Holy Intercourse

An Egyptian professor dispenses her sex advice to the Arabic-speaking world
Field Notes | by Jonathan Link

Bonus Photos for “All That Glitters”

Bonus Photos for “All That Glitters”

Photos of Afghan gem journeys
Online Exclusive | by Adnan Khan

Notwithstanding

Notwithstanding

A playwright takes on the Charter
Society | by Michael Healey

June 2007

June 2007

Letters | by The Walrus Readers

Bonus Photos for “Peaking on the Prairies” (Part II)

Bonus Photos for “Peaking on the Prairies” (Part II)

Online Exclusive | by Peter Fraser

Forgiveness

Forgiveness

The weak get even, and the great get over it. NMA nominee: Best Short Feature
National Magazine Award Nominee | by June Callwood

All That Glitters

All That Glitters

From jagged crevice to jeweller, Afghan gems travel a perilous path
Field Notes | by Adnan Khan

June 2007 Bibliographies

June 2007 Bibliographies

More information on topics presented in the June 2007 issue
Further Reading | by The Walrus Staff

Tank Talk

Tank Talk

Overheard at the armoury. NMA Gold Medal: Spot Illustration
National Magazine Award Gold Medal | by David Macfarlane

The Mindful Museum

The Mindful Museum

Museums were once mausoleums of the past, but the museum of the future will help us understand our place in the vast expanse of time. NMA Gold Medal: Arts & Entertainment
National Magazine Award Gold Medal | by Adam Gopnik

Advanced Search

Advanced Search

A real-life Google query goes awry
Field Notes | by Ali Symons

A Russian Tragedy

A Russian Tragedy

Once soulful and historic, the Russian village is dying. Will the state survive?
International Affairs | by Alex Shoumatoff

The Sounds of Science

The Sounds of Science

Computer-generated music moves out of the lab
Music | by Alexander Gelfand

Vive le Saskatoon libre

Vive le Saskatoon libre

Sightings | by Ken Alexander

Verse and Versatility

Verse and Versatility

Central America’s poets confront the era of globalization
Literature | by Stephen Henighan

Bonus Photos for “Peaking on the Prairies”

Bonus Photos for “Peaking on the Prairies”

Online Exclusive | by Naomi Harris

Permanent Ways

Permanent Ways

Riding the midnight train to Moscow
Field Notes | by Antonia Malchik

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