Over the past twenty years, The Walrus has been a steady bellwether of must-read writing. For our 20th anniversary, we’ve collected works that still surprise us, impress us, move us.
Here are some of the best essays that we’ve published.
Why Do We See Dead People?
BY PATRICIA PEARSON
Humans have always sensed the ghosts of loved ones. It’s only in the last century that we convinced ourselves this was a problem
The Complicated Case of Pauline Johnson
BY CHARLOTTE GRAY
The daughter of a Mohawk chief and an Englishwoman, Johnson championed Indigenous rights. But that may not have been the message her audiences took away
The Art of the Snag
BY TROY SEBASTIAN / NUPQU ʔA·Kǂ AM̓
Inside a joyful and mischievous world of attraction
The Age of Creativity
BY EMILY URQUHART
My father is a remarkable painter. And he’s done some of his best work in his eighties
