The Walrus

“Foreign students are lied to and exploited on every front. They’re also propping up higher education as we know it.”

“In a consumer culture, minimalism was always a somewhat fancyland ruse. It was domestic anorexia sold as health; materialism repackaged as its opposite; perfectionism hawked as peace. It was the perversion of labelling a home curated down to zero the ultimate luxury or, worse, virtue.”

“It’s strong reactions like mine to jar fifteen that rouse belief in human sex pheromones, odorous chemicals that catalyze copulation. Insects have them, amphibians have them, mammals have them, so why wouldn’t we?”

“Algorithms are integral to how we find and consume art. But old-fashioned browsing still has its benefits.”

“When Brayden Bushby was charged with the death of Barbara Kentner, Indigenous faith in Canada’s legal system was put to the test.”

“When I spoke with several people behind some of Canada’s most influential dogs, agents and managers for pet influencers, and even researchers on canine-influencer culture, I began to understand. Whether they’re couch potatoes partnering with your favourite snack-food company or high-falutin divas posing beside expensive cars and decked out in the latest couture, pet celebrities have one thing in common: they are symbols of inspiration. Even if Belle was a dog, she needed to portray a life that could be. To be famous, she’d have to convince others she was already living the carefree millennial dream.”

“Cameron Ortis was an RCMP officer privy to the inner workings of Canada’s national security—and in a prime position to exploit them.”

“Why fact-checking alone won’t save us from fake news.”

“Not long after I started my job as a radio host, my mother told me she had tongue cancer.”

“People with obsessive-compulsive disorder are often depicted as Type A clean freaks. The reality is much worse.”