The Best of The Walrus

Faith was something I shared with my mother. When she died, I didn’t know what to believe in

With the spectacular failure of its futuristic workout device, the apparel giant proved that some business stretches go too far

From beet to butterscotch, how far can hummus travel from its origins and still be hummus?

Celebrity chefs, food writers, and home cooks have sneered at pre-cut produce. They’re dismissing those of us with disabilities

As a former violin student, I decided to investigate why so many promising players quit early

Superfans contribute just as much to culture as the male musicians they love. Why haven’t they had the shine they deserve?

I can understand why we cling to stories of Black people thriving. But this way of thinking ignores what has been built on our backs

«Celebrating these achievements instead of examining them is also a distraction from the ways in which the system is not working for us.»

Dag Aabye is eighty-one, lives in an old school bus on a mountain, and is pushing his body to its absolute limits

Today, people talk about seeing a therapist like they’re going to the dentist. But our compassion around mental health still excludes the people who need it most

«In mental health discourse, there is a strong underlying message that mental health is one’s own responsibility (self-care, expensive therapy, psychiatric intervention, and so on) and that mental unwellness—including mental illness—is something to be overcome, followed by a return to productivity within a capitalist world.»

I sought the help of an algorithm to figure out how to spend my free time. It made me question my generation’s relationship with leisure

The video-based platform may not have created generational animosity, but it’s happy to fan the flames

«Gen Zers are coming of age during a period of intense loneliness. Though their digital lives offer them creative ways to bypass the effects of isolation, they have nonetheless—much like millennials—been deeply impacted by economic downturns, political instability, and a global pandemic.»

Fads come and go, but how to create a toy that stands the test of time is the billion-dollar question

Libraries can't escape the push for digitization, but we still need actual books on shelves

Machines are putting out astonishingly human-like writing. What does that mean for the future of art?

The cigarette industry had its Erin Brockovich moment in the nineties. How has it managed to survive?

My husband started a cryptocurrency empire that made us rich. When he died, I learned it was just a facade