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My mother, and metaphors of a pandemic

A pandemic. Two members of one family, living thousands of miles apart. And months of calls and messages that helped them grow closer.

  • Article

Thunderbolts and lightning

Fire in the sky has always exerted a hold on our imagination, even as early scientists unlocked the secrets of atmospheric electricity.

  • Article

Losing touch

In these pandemic times, when touch has become taboo, Agnese Reginaldo explores the importance of physical contact to our wellbeing.

  • Book extract

A history of sex for sale

Kate Lister’s cultural history of the sex trade puts sex workers centre stage. In this extract, she argues why the way we write, think and talk about sex work matters.

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  • A Canada goose. Etching.
  • A Canada porcupine. Etching by Heath.
  • Baron Lister and family in Canada. Photograph.
  • The Montmorency River, Quebec, Canada. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • The Montmorency Falls, Quebec, Canada. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Institutions for the Deaf and Dumb, Hamilton, Canada.
  • These 2 women are the same age / Kellogg Company of Canada.
  • These 2 women are the same age / Kellogg Company of Canada.
  • These 2 women are the same age / Kellogg Company of Canada.
  • These 2 women are the same age / Kellogg Company of Canada.
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