The Walrus

Looking for something to do this weekend? The new crossword from The Walrus Games is up. Tell us how you did. https://thewalrus.ca/games/

When it comes to books, the question “Is it good?” is increasingly becoming another way of asking, “How does it rank?” Writer Thea Lim considers whether comparison has replaced curiosity: https://thewalrus.ca/abolish-the-top-ten-books-list/

In Kate Cayley’s “Let the Forest Welcome You,” a routine shift at a luxury spa spirals into an unsettling search for a missing guest. The short story explores grief, perception, and the tenuous line between what we witness and what we invent. https://thewalrus.ca/let-the-forest-welcome-you/

“Like others, I had been charmed by her.”

Journalist Byron Armstrong traces how Farnoosh Talaee went from a rising star in Toronto’s art world to facing allegations that galleries she operated left artists and former collaborators unpaid. https://thewalrus.ca/farnoosh-talaee-maytens-projects-gallery/

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The idea of cities as crime ridden and rural and remote regions as relatively crime free is dead wrong in Canada.

Focusing on three killings in Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia, author Kent Roach investigates the RCMP’s rural policing crisis: https://thewalrus.ca/rcmp-rural-policing/

Wealthsimple is expected to launch a prediction market in Canada, joining a global industry where billions are wagered on world events each week. As these platforms grow, political risk analyst Kyle Volpi Hiebert examines what should be off limits: https://thewalrus.ca/prediction-markets-corrupt-everything-they-touch/

Quebec is headed for an election in October, and things are tightening.

Poll analyst Philippe J. Fournier examines what the latest data says about the PQ’s lead, the CAQ’s struggles, and what could be at stake for Canada’s constitutional future. https://thewalrus.ca/frechette-quebec-poll/

What happens when arts workers can’t speak about what happens inside cultural institutions? Writer Tatum Dooley investigates how NDAs meant to protect arts organizations can also deepen power imbalances and erode public trust. https://thewalrus.ca/the-art-world-has-a-new-problem-gag-orders/

At a luxury spa, an employee becomes convinced she’s witnessed an affair between a grieving husband and a young woman. But as the evidence slips out of reach, certainty gives way to obsession. Read Kate Cayley’s new short story, “Let the Forest Welcome You”: https://thewalrus.ca/let-the-forest-welcome-you/