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Best of Netflix Canada in January: The three things you should watch this month
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Alexander Bisley
Alexander Bisley is a writer and sometime broadcaster. He writes about the arts and culture, politics, travel, and sport. As seen on Vox, Playboy, the BBC, The Guardian, GQ, and Slate France.
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Best of Netflix Canada in December: The three things you should watch this month
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In conversation with John Kerry: ’There’s no hope for the Trump administration’
The former secretary of state and presidential candidate on the future of the Democratic Party, Trump’s record on Iran and climate, and defending Ted Kennedy’s complicated legacy
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Gary Shteyngart on why the free world is going to undemocratic hell
Shteyngart: ’All our elites suck! From the bankers to the software people to the politicians, obviously. It’s the greediest, most selfish group in the history of this country.’
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Why ’shadow president’ Mike Pence badly wants the Oval Office
Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner argue Pence yearns for ’a vision of a white-washed past’—and has ’methodically pursued’ the presidency
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Why robber barons and the working poor are back with a vengeance
The Booker-nominated Tim Winton also explains the ’cousinly warmth’ he feels toward Canadians
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How to eat every day without consuming harmful chemicals
Kristin Lawless argues that ’Big Food’ has obscured the fundamentals of healthy eating—and that some additives actually help cause obesity
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How the growing gig economy is making life harder for North American workers
A journalist argues the new climate has led to people without things like unemployment insurance, retirement savings and a feeling of security
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Why food guru Michael Pollan decided to feed his head with psychedelic drugs
Pollan argues that hallucinogens have ’enormous potential’ to treat depression and other mental illnesses
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Former U.S. ambassador to Russia on Putin: ‘He thinks we’re out to get him’
Q&A: Barack Obama’s Russian envoy Michael McFaul on Putin’s mentality, human rights at home, and why he thinks Putin knew about WikiLeaks’ email release