Roméo Dallaire’s life mission to end the use of child soldiers

An investigation into the therapeutic possibilities of psychedelic substances

Odd, minimalist German family gathering

Congrats to Michelle van der Merwe! The Geist Editorial Board member has been elected Director of Communications at the EAC.

Geist contributor Karen Connelly has won a National Magazine Award. Congratulations!

A Japanese editorial team spends fifteen years creating a new dictionary

An unknown street photographer of great talent is discovered in a box of old negatives in this documentary.

Four runners compete in what is perhaps the world's most grueling series of races.

Stories from competitive seniors table tennis

A Japanese take on classic Turgenev story about love lost

Congrats to Geist contributors Terri Favro and Matthew Hooton on their nominations for a 2013 CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize!

Half an hour in an Estonian commune, half an hour in the Finnish wilderness and half an hour at a black metal concert

Stephen Osborne sound art, Peter Daglish alphabet art, a mail art workshop and lots more at the 2013 Memory Festival!

Pilgrims to a Nepalese shrine are studied during their journey by cable car.

A tough-as-nails Spanish teen learns to love

Our love of cats takes centre stage in words, music and, um, other performances.

Cultural notables address a topic: includes videos, props, essays or whatever they want.

A mashup of Andy Warhol's films and his impact on culture

Lynn Coady, Geist contributor, has won the 2013 Giller Prize. Congratulations!

A film about filmmaking and ideas, as usual, from Iran's Mohsen Mahkmalbaf

Still video shots through four seasons at the Unabomber's cabin

A girl defies the rules to ride a bike in Saudi Arabia

What would it be like if people valued art as much as sports?

A teen girl attempts to be the youngest to sail solo around the world.

Before wikileaks there was Media, Pennsylvania, a FBI office ransacked to expose illegal surveillance of ordinary people.

Surrounding the city centre are signs of a new era.