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2007.10

October 2007

"I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn't know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink."
--Joe DiMaggio

A Portrait of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Portrait of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

An online photo essay presented in sponsorship of picturesfestival.com
Photo Essay | by Liz Marshall
The Chinese Dust Bowl

The Chinese Dust Bowl

China is undertaking the most ambitious environmental restoration in history
Environment | by Patrick Alleyn

The Mystery of Teaching

The Mystery of Teaching

In some form, most of us teach. Here’s why we should do it more often
Education | by Rick Salutin

Blown Into Proportion

Blown Into Proportion

On the eve of Ontario’s referendum, a young voter makes the case for overhauling the country’s electoral system
Politics | by Daniel Aldana Cohen

The Adaptation of Mordecai Richler

The Adaptation of Mordecai Richler

More than thirty years after publication, St. Urbain’s Horseman finally hits the screen
Film | by Charles Foran

56*

56*

Was Joe DiMaggio’s fifty-six-game hitting streak the greatest feat in all of sports or merely a product of its time?
Sporting Life | by David Robbeson

Dominick’s Fish

Dominick’s Fish

The things we leave behind when we die. NMA nominee: One of a Kind
National Magazine Award Nominee | by R.M. Vaughan

What a Season It Could Be...

What a Season It Could Be...

Imaginings | by Don Gillmor

Twelve Angry Maids

Twelve Angry Maids

Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad brings forgotten corners of myth to light on stage
Drama | by Craig Taylor

Island Hideaway

Island Hideaway

The last days of a one-time leper colony
Field Notes | by Allison Devereaux

Lapham’s History Project

Lapham’s History Project

Sightings | by Ken Alexander

Eat or Be Eaten

Eat or Be Eaten

Roger Martin, dean of the Rotman School of Management, tells Walrus editor Ken Alexander that in the global economy Canada has one choice: be a little guppy or a big fish
Feature Interview | by Roger Martin

No Refuge

No Refuge

For challenging a policy that discriminated against certain refugees, a federal employee’s career was ruined. Despite being cleared, he still awaits justice. NMA nominee: Politics and Public Interest
National Magazine Award Nominee | by Andrew Mitrovica

Bonus photos for “The Chinese Dust Bowl”

Bonus photos for “The Chinese Dust Bowl”

Online exclusive gallery.
Online Exclusive | by Benoit Aquin (photographer) and Patrick Alleyn (writer)

Tunnelling Through Time

Tunnelling Through Time

An artistic look at life underground, from the Paleolithic to now.
You Are Here | by Jeremy Keehn

Review: Late Nights On Air

Review: Late Nights On Air

Walrus Reads | by Marni Jackson

Wire Transfer

Wire Transfer

David Simon’s The Wire is at the vanguard of a storytelling revolution that is changing the way we watch TV
Television | by John Turner

Think Tank Solutions: October 2007

Think Tank Solutions: October 2007

Think Tank | by Fraser Simpson & Craig Kasper

The Show Must Go On

The Show Must Go On

Qatar’s expats confront tragedy
Field Notes | by Richard Poplak

Oh Canada (as sung on Vancouver Island)

Oh Canada (as sung on Vancouver Island)

Poetry | by Karen Connelly

Buzz and Bastards

Buzz and Bastards

A close encounter with Jean Chrétien
Field Notes | by Will Ferguson

Campesino Justice

Campesino Justice

A Mexican experiment that went too well
Field Notes | by Nik Steinberg

The DiMaggio Index

The DiMaggio Index

Lesser-known facts about Joe DiMaggio, the baseball legend who hit in an unbelievable 56 consecutive games in 1941, a major league record.
Online Exclusive | by Jared Bland

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