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Taíno Tales
A package-deal paradise reputation curtails gringo knowledge of Dominican life. Read more
The Defeat of Sherlock Holmes
There’s something not quite right about the grid on which the game is played. Read more
Photo by Jp Valery
Left Nationalists
Progressives are far less likely to be nationalists than ever before. Read more
Photo by Yoshi Canopus (Wikimedia)
King of the Post-Anthropocene
Kaiju are the heroes we deserve. Read more
Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
There is no way to step back from the orgy of kisses without offending. Read more
Vanished Shore
To build a city on land flooded by the tides isn’t just a mistake—it’s utopic. Read more
Distant Early Warning
We think of the Arctic as pristine and untouched—but nowhere on the planet is as harshly impacted by climate change. Read more
Libraries without Borders
Reading is a subversive activity and does not believe in the convention of borders. Read more
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How I Became a Writer of Colour
Airport security assures Alberto Manguel that he has been randomly picked. Read more
Occupation Anxiety
Lisa Bird-Wilson on UNDRIP, reconciliation, and the anxiety felt by Indigenous people in Canada. Read more
Beginning at the Beginning
To teach us how to read Don Quixote, a text so contrary to conventional literary tradition, the prologue itself needed to break from all traditions Read more
The Devil
We insist The Devil whispers horrible things in our ear and inspires our worst deeds. Read more
Residential Roots
"The hemispheric context reveals the roots of the residential school system...Destroying Indigenous cultures was a positivist policy from Patagonia to Dawson City." Read more
Smashing Identity Algorithms, Yes Please
While status registration under the Indian Act is a construct, claiming status identity is an important factor in Indigenous identity and cultural transmission. Read more
