sports
VIFF 2018: United Skates
Roller skating is still going strong in America, but the predominantly African-American roller-rink culture is threatened by racist policy. Read more
DOXA 2016: Looking for Exits: Conversations with a Wingsuit Artist
Extreme sport meets artistry in this portrait of Ellen Brennan, one of the preeminent wingsuit BASE jumpers in the world. Read more
Jeremy Bruneel
Haiku Night in Canada Contest Runner-ups
Runner-ups in the 2005 Haiku Night in Canada contest. Read more
Hockey Annals
Lorenzo Sweet endured heartbreak, skittishness and strikes of lightening to become the greatest hockey player ever. Read more
Illustration: Eric Uhlich
The Guy Upstairs
Veronica Gaylie encounters Trevor Linden, the Greatest Canuck Who Ever Lived, in economy class. Read more
Please Send Help
Runner-up in the 1st Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest. Read more
Sweet Badass Dude
A nervous kid from Canada becomes the king of the basketball courts in Venice Beach. Read more
Jeremy Bruneel
Haiku Night in Canada Contest Winners
Winners of the 2005 Haiku Night in Canada contest. Read more
Defining Moments
The Olympic Games left a trail of moments: a rare moment, a Canadian moment, a you moment, a me moment . . . Read more
Grey Flannel Life: Quotations on Men
Quotations from The Little Grey Flannel Book, compiled and annotated by Oline Luinenberg and Stephen Osborne (Arsenal Pulp Press). Read more
The Name of the Game: How Sports Talk Got That Way
It's been reported that my nephew in Ottawa needs to be encouraged to read, but he doesn't need to be encouraged to do sports. With this in mind I ventured into an unfamiliar genre. Sports books seem to come in two flavours—how-to books (which most t Read more
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