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What It's Like ... To Die on a Hockey Rink

One minute I was playing in my beer league, the next I was in the hospital
illustrations by Jack Richardson
True Stories

Just Sit Tight

Broken, battered and trapped in a ravine for days, a desperate driver wonders, “Will anyone find me?”

ILLUSTRATION  by Jess Hannigan
Humour

It's Not Me, It's You

In fourth grade, I wrote a breakup letter to the Almighty

 all photos courtesy of Kalari Rasayan and Gustasp and jeroo irani
Features

A Mouthful of Good Health

How two carnivores survived on a guilt-free vegetarian diet in the heartland of Ayurveda

photographs by Emiko Franzen: tmb studio (images throughout). Aratehortua/Getty Images (emojis). via WikiCommons, Photo by Mary Dillwyn (phone screen image)
Features

The First Photobomber and Other 'New' Fads that are actually Ancient History

It’s no secret that almost every fad eventually loses its appeal. (We’re looking at you, post-lockdown mullet!) However, some trends seem to have always been around because, well, they have always been around, at least as far as we can remember—and then some.

illustrations by Kate Traynor
Health & Wellness

Now Hear This

Losing your hearing suddenly, even if there is no pain, is always urgent

Alamy
Health & Wellness

The Secrets in Our Genes

Genomic sequencing tests can reveal much about your unique physiology. But are they worth it?

Chitra Divakaruni
Culturescape

Chitra Divakaruni's All-Time Favourite Reads

Chitra Divakaruni is the author of 23 books including The Forest of Enchantment, Mistress of Spices and Palace of Illusions. Her latest book is An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayan Murthy. Her awards include the 1996 American Book Award and the 2015 Italian Premio Scanno Award for literature. She is currently the McDavid professor of Creative Writing at the University of Houston.

A Hug to Stop a Bank Robber
True Stories

A Hug to Stop a Bank Robber

A man with a checkered past talks a troubled soul down

Shots! Shots! Shots for Everybody!
Health & Wellness

Shots! Shots! Shots for Everybody!

Are you up to date on your vaccines? Our handy guide will let you know

Disaster on the River
True Stories

Disaster on the River

Two canoeists struggle to keep themselves—and their friendship—afloat

Go for Gold at the Olympics
Odds and Ends

Go for Gold at the Olympics

Sharpen your Olympics trivia knowledge with these fascinating facts

Karbala by M. F. Husain, 1990
Culturescape

Karbala by M. F. Husain, 1990

Oil crayon on paper, 82 x 130 inches