Breathing Holes
As a reporter in Iqaluit, I wrote countless stories about sexual assault and domestic violence. Then it happened to me. Here’s what I found when I went back, 20 years later
Born to run: meet Ed Whitlock, the octogenarian marathon man
He doesn’t have a ‘workout regime’ or a special diet, he just hits the ground running. So how has Whitlock become one of the finest athletes of the last thirty years?
Trump in Technicolor
Washington never saw the Donald Trump presidency coming – but Hollywood did
Life near the red zone: the scars of the Lac-Mégantic oil disaster
In July 2013, a runaway train ploughed through this small town east of Montreal and exploded, killing 47. Photographer Michel Huneault visited more than a dozen times over a year to tell the stories of survivors. This is what he found
Heavy Metal Parking Lot, Middle Age and Me
As the cult documentary turns 30, Scott Messenger asks if we can ever go back to the music of our youth
Behind the Story podcast
Editor Curtis Gillespie talks to Lisa Gregoire about her National Magazine Award-winning cover story
Soft core: breaking up with your hairdresser is hard to do
Pin-ups and gender politics at the salon
‘Are You Ready to Die Today?’: What Really Happened in Post-Tsunami Indonesia
After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, international aid groups hired local contractors to carry out reconstruction efforts. But not all of the money donated ended up in the right hands. A Red Cross whistleblower investigates human trafficking–and what happens when good works go bad
Three-Ring Meal: The Grasping Novelty of Modern Dining
I sat frozen, wanting to reach for my wine. My extremities had long ago been numbed by the cold but the syrah was icing over. With two layers of thermal underwear, a parka, and wearing my puffiest down-filled winter mittens, every manoeuvre required precision. I reached out, formed my hand into a claw, advanced it […]
Love Lockdown
A bridge, a lock, a solo wanderer in Rome