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The history of Christmas carols demonstrates that, in all eras as with today, popular celebrations often resisted authority-imposed religious celebrations, writes Nora Loreto: https://lnkd.in/gmJhzZ6U

In the silence of a bell’s final ring, Newfoundland poet Mary Dalton’s “The Shop Bell,” featured in our November 2024 issue, speaks to the enduring power of kindness, connection, and home. https://lnkd.in/g_pmwVuX

Sure, you can buy anything you want online. But the internet can’t capture the magic of the Eaton’s perfume counter at Christmas, writes journalist Jane MacDougall. She explains why she misses her holiday retail job: https://lnkd.in/d_wHWqkw

“If you plan on recruiting someone to make bombs, you probably shouldn’t get a high school student.” In Are You Willing to Die for the Cause?, cartoonist Chris Oliveros contrasts the FLQ’s near-comic amateurishness with their violent quest for independence. https://lnkd.in/gSZrRPTZ

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83 percent of Canadians agree: “too many places” are asking for tips, according to an Angus Reid Institute poll. From coffee shops to self-checkout kiosks, tipping is everywhere—and we’re being manipulated through psychological tactics. David Moscrop explores: https://lnkd.in/gEhHuUQW

In a world of tradwife influencers and digital manosphere rhetoric, a woman’s marital status clearly still shapes her identity. But with the rise of the “Millennial Divorce Book,” as Kelli Korducki calls it, women are finally taking control of their own stories: https://lnkd.in/gRpB_i66

The world’s conflicts don’t stop at borders. This year, The Walrus explored the connections between the crises in Ukraine, Gaza, South Africa, and more. Read our year-end round-up for a global snapshot of 2024: https://lnkd.in/gQ8rfaCv

“The frozen eyes of my villagers are bright with desire; their houses are consumed by radiance. My theatre, my hotel, my millinery: All of it shines with a light so bright, it is pure colour.” Richard Kelly Kemick tells the story of when he sold his wife’s clothes to build a Christmas village in his parents’ basement: https://lnkd.in/dDPBbA8