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2008.02

January/February 2008

Revealing Urban Colours

Revealing Urban Colours

Capturing the essence of a city
Detail | by Todd Falkowsky
Me Want More Square Footage!

Me Want More Square Footage!

Why following the urge to buy big might not make you happy
Homes | by Charles Montgomery

Book Review: All Our Sisters - Stories of Homelesss Women in Canada

Book Review: All Our Sisters - Stories of Homelesss Women in Canada

Walrus Reads | by Ariel Brewster

Calgary: The Events Leading Up To Sir Norman Foster

Calgary: The Events Leading Up To Sir Norman Foster

A British architect, oil barons, an urban vision, and creeping liberalism: what is the future for Cowtown?
Cities | by Don Gillmor

The Windy Necropolis

The Windy Necropolis

Want to know how a city used to work? Talk to the dead
Field Notes | by Dennis Duffy

Squares

Squares

Civic struggles and the public square: an appreciation
Architecture | by Jared Bland

Book Review: The Culprits

Book Review: The Culprits

Walrus Reads | by Danielle Groen

Whyte Avenue Blue

Whyte Avenue Blue

A Walrus Canada noir tale: Egregiousness... in Edmonton!
Dark Cities | by Greg Hollingshead

Street Smarts

Street Smarts

Half of the world’s population now lives in cities. How do they make it work?
Urban Planning | by Ariel Brewster, Jan Dutkiewicz,
and Claire Hastings

Winnipeg, Mon Amour

Winnipeg, Mon Amour

Guy Maddin’s hometown homage
Film | by Denis Seguin

¡Viva El Status Quo!

¡Viva El Status Quo!

Peru’s new social divide
Field Notes | by Jan Dutkiewicz

Red Carpet Caper

Red Carpet Caper

A Walrus Canada Noir tale: Horror... in Halifax!
Dark Cities | by Donna Morrissey

Exclusive Photos: Kenya on the Brink

Exclusive Photos: Kenya on the Brink

An exclusive photo gallery and essay traces the post-election violence in Kenya
Online Exclusive | by Arno Kopecky

Book Review: The Warhol Economy

Book Review: The Warhol Economy

Walrus Reads | by Daniel Baird

The Aging City

The Aging City

Can the urban spaces handle legions of retiring boomers?
Urban Planning | by John Lorinc

Salaamese Fire Drill

Salaamese Fire Drill

A Tanzanian driving lesson
Field Notes | by Andrew Hurst

Beyond the Overpass

Beyond the Overpass

Canada Noir: Suspicion... in St John’s!
Dark Cities | by Michael Winter

Montréal: December 15th

Montréal: December 15th

A day in the moving life
Cities | by Julie Doucet

January/February 2008

January/February 2008

Bravo! The Special Arctic Issue (November) is a richly nuanced and varied entrée into northern life and issues.
Letters | by The Walrus Readers

Puzzling Ethnicity

Puzzling Ethnicity

As the debate over “the reasonable accommodation of
minority groups” indicates, diversity in Canada is troubled thing
Sightings | by Ken Alexander

Guns and Roses

Guns and Roses

The leafy legacy of World War II
Field Notes | by Merilyn Simonds

Vancouver: Not So Down

Vancouver: Not So Down

The appeal of the Downtown Eastside
Cities | by Peter Valing

Book Review: Urban Meltdown - Cities, Climate Change and Politics as Usual

Book Review: Urban Meltdown -
Cities, Climate Change and Politics as Usual

Walrus Reads | by Jan Dutkiewicz

A Brief Interview with Julie Doucet

A Brief Interview with Julie Doucet

Optimism, slowness, and why comic books still pay better than contemporary art.
Online Exclusive | by Paul Isaacs

Terminal City

Terminal City

Canada Noir: Vice... in Vancouver!
Dark Cities | by Charlotte Gill

Toronto: Justice Denied

Toronto: Justice Denied

Is Toronto being taken over by hucksters,
fauxhemians, and the “knowledge economy”?
Cities | by Mark Kingwell

The End of Pinky

The End of Pinky

Canada Noir: Mayhem... in Montréal!
Dark Cities | by Heather O’Neill

For Everyone A Garden

For Everyone A Garden

The failed dream of Montreal’s Habitat ‘67.
Architecture | by Adele Weder

Just the Thing

Just the Thing

Canada Noir: Weaselly... in Winnipeg!
Dark Cities | by David Bergen

Golf is Great

Golf is Great

Afghanistan’s embattled country club
Field Notes | by Kristin Ohlson

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