July/August 2015 issue

In our July/August cover story, Denise Hansen examines the Black Lives Matter movement and racism in Canada, what it means to her—and why there's reason for anger and hope here, too. Also in this issue, our second annual summer reading package features new work from Megan Gail Coles,  Kate Sutherland, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, Nick Thran, Sara Peters, Ali Blythe and Souvankham Thammavongsa. Justine Ponomareff examines why "sexy" is still synonymous with white and looks at how today's independent porn industry challenges the sex-positive movement to break barriers and make more space for women of colour. Plus, how the NDP breached Fortress Alberta, why women's voices are sill so undervalued in memoir, the strange allure of the political ad, gum's dark side, and much more!