“Canada is in the midst of the greatest wealth transfer of all time, as some $1 trillion passes from boomers to their millennial kids. How an inheritance-based economy will transform the country.”
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On the Endless Symbolism of the Best Summer Movie Ever Made: Jaws
“And how it owes its dark soul to Moby-Dick.”
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Milestones
“Yesterday was a triumph greater than 2016. It wasn’t a fluke. Trump is America’s choice.”
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The Rise of Plant Poaching: How a Craze for Succulents is Driving a New Illegal Trade
“In the wilds of South Africa’s Northern Cape, poaching ‘green diamonds’ has become an almost irresistible temptation.”
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The American Novel Has a Major Problem With Fat People
“Why does fiction do such a bad job of portraying fat characters?”
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Cool Enchantment
“The ad is seductive but transparent. We don’t believe the copy but appreciate its innocence.”
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The Diabolical World of Phone Scams
“How the RCMP busted the biggest fraud ever to target Canadians—and why they can’t keep up anymore.”
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Blood Money
“When I saw the ad promising that I could get up to $900 giving plasma, signing up wasn’t a choice so much as an inevitability.”
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Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era
“The creator economy is fragmented and chaotic. Talent manager Ursus Magana can (almost) make sense of it, with a frenetic formula for gaming the algorithms.”
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Old World, Young Africa
“Part one of a series on how the youth boom is changing the continent, and beyond.”
