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Feminism for Sale

Find out the real reason the women’s movement is losing momentum, and why political action is the only way to take down the patriarchy
By Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter To read more, pick up This at your favourite newsstand

Hear No Evil

Deaf since childhood, Bobby Suwarak grew up in isolation, able to understand no known language. Now charged with a crime, he has presented Nunavut’s court system with a problem. But the form of charades he uses to communicate is being used by deaf Inuit across the territory, leading one researcher to call for the court to recognize it too
By Sara Minogue [Read more]

PK and Fly

Parkour is one serious sport. Mixing urban athleticism with an appreciation of architecture, it’s about connecting with the concrete and, with any luck, landing on your feet. Now, as corporations come calling, traceurs, as they’re called, must decide which way to run
By Jaclyn Law [Read more]

Female Complaints

Editor’s Note By Patricia D’Souza [Read more]


THIS & THAT

Mall MakeoverWill the transformation of Edmonton’s Heritage Mall into a new high-density development finally get commuters out of their cars?By Iain Ilich

Help from AboveHow aboriginal leaders can promote healing in native communitiesBy Devon Babin

Your Money, Your Choice

War of WordsPalestinian and Israeli students shoot their mouths off during university debateBy Micah Toub

Three for the Road

School of Hard KnocksWhy Cole Harbour District High School still has a lot to learnBy Colin Oswin

Race to the BottomHow Ontario schools can fight racism in the classroom—and winBy Kevin Black

Crisis of ConcentrationWhat Vancouver can learn from the diverse media landscape of WhitehorseBy Tim Querengesser

Money for NothingHow no-strings-attached transfers leave provincial budgets tied in knotsBy Ellen Russell and Hugh Mackenzie

FICTION & POETRY

4 Poems by Jeanette Lynes The Inner World of the Orange
Fundamentals of Oxygen in Intimate Situations
Twiggy’s Prayer
Summer Waitresses, Bucko’s Resort, 1986

Pom-poms and PoetryStuart Ross Interviews Jeanette Lynes

Phoolan Devi in Mount PleasantBy Clint Burnham

ARTS & IDEAS

Culture ShockHow a former Ontario Hydro mail clerk got the jolt she needed to make feature filmsBy Omar Odeh

Fear and Loathing In ToontownDon’t be fooled by those fuzzy little faces—animated entertainment is filled with filth. It’s time to bring morality back to Saturday morningBy Richard Poplak

Montreal GazetteerThe city is the most dynamic character in John Lavery’s linked collection of storiesBy Adam Lewis Schroeder

Monsters from the IdBy Paul Corupe

Building BlocksBy Alex Mlynek

Question AuthoritySurvival InstinctDarrell Anderson wasn’t a fighter until he became a US war deserter—and found something to fight for in CanadaInterview by Nina Dragicevic



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