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ArticleThe Real Reason We Hate MFAS
Writing can’t be taught, say some. Writing programs are for rich kids, say others. No and no In the paris review this year, god of American letters Sarah Schulman said mfa writing programs disserved students if “they were of the wrong...
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On march 2, 2023, Charles Gillen boarded a flight from St. John’s to Montreal, carrying an absurd amount of cash: around $3,600 in his wallet, plus $11,600 in an envelope and $16,050 in a sock packed in his carry-on. Earlier, the...
ArticleMade You Look
Sara Cwynar turned advertising into art and became one of the sharpest critics of the algorithm age In 1927, the gravely ill German art historian Aby Warburg began constructing dozens of burlap-laced wooden panels, each devoted to a...
ArticleESSAYS Carney Is Canada’s Most Popular Conservative
The prime minister’s economic agenda has scrambled the political map
ArticleFool’s Gold
Mejuri promised affiordable luxury. Then the jewellery giant lost its shine It started in March 2020, when Teen Vogue reported that Selena Gomez sported a pair of earrings from Mejuri, the Canadian jewellery brand. A fan probably couldn’t buy...