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2010.01

January/February 2010

In the Clearing

In the Clearing

Revisiting his hometown in a photographic series of miniature dioramas, the artist presents life and death in northwestern Ontario, writ small
Photo Essay | by Adam Makarenko
The Stranger Within

The Stranger Within

Who is Michael Ignatieff? Why does he want to run the country? And does he have what it takes, not only to defeat Stephen Harper, but also — first things first — to bring peace to his own party?
Politics | by Ron Graham

The Dark Country

The Dark Country

The Afghan torture scandal. The Arar affair. Adscam. The Bush years. Given so many cautionary tales, why are Canadians still letting the government hide public information?
Government | by Gil Shochat

January-February 2010 Image Gallery

January-February 2010 Image Gallery

Photographs and illustrations from the magazine
Visual Art | by The Walrus Contributors

The People’s Poll

The People’s Poll

A new way to gauge public opinion
Frontier | by Leigh Kamping-Carder

Editor’s Note

Editor’s Note

Editor's Note | by John Macfarlane

Bloodletting

Bloodletting

Vincent Lam’s miraculous book goes under the knife for television
Television | by Charles Foran

Right of Passage

Right of Passage

Will the promise of the Northwest Passage finally be realized?
Books | by Nicholas Hune-Brown

Breaking Fast

Breaking Fast

Fiction | by Michael Redhill

Faster, Higher, Sneakier

Faster, Higher, Sneakier

Does Canada’s “Top Secret” sports technology program undermine the Olympic spirit?
Sports | by Alex Hutchinson

Pursuit

Pursuit

Desktop wallpaper from our January/February 2010 issue
Online Exclusive | by Adam Makarenko

Moose Flu

Moose Flu

A modest proposal from a concerned citizen
Comic Relief | by Kevin Chong

The Earthling

The Earthling

An illustrated series from the January/February 2010 issue of The Walrus
Visual Art | by Tatsuro Kiuchi

Station Break

Station Break

The dawn of private broadcasting
Recovered | by Ralph S. Misener

What Thunder Bay Burned

What Thunder Bay Burned

And how Lady Chatterley wrote our obscenity law
Essay | by Nick Mount

Kid vs. Kid

Kid vs. Kid

Duelling interviews with Mark McKinney and Bruce McCulloch of Kids in the Hall
Online Exclusive | by Robert Parker

Back in the Hall

Back in the Hall

No one made sketch comedy, that most Canadian of comic forms, like the Kids in the Hall — which makes their return to television a big deal
Comedy | by Adam Sternbergh

Letters

Letters

Class Dismissed, Duly Noted, A Lost Cause, and Safer Trip
Letters | by The Walrus Readers

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