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The Canadian <a href="http://www.magazine-awards.com/">National Magazine Awards</a> were presented last night in Toronto Ontario. The Yukon based "<a href="http://www.uphere.ca/">Up Here</a>" won the prestigeous <strong>Magazine of the Year</strong> title while the bulk of the honours went to "<a href="http://www.walrusmagazine.com/">The Walrus</a>". <br /><br />Gold winning articles from "The Walrus" include:
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Essays: "<a href="http://www.walrusmagazine.com//articles/2009.10-environment-the-age-of-breathing-underwater/">The Age of Breathing Underwater</a>" by Chris Turner</li>
<li>Humour: "<a href="http://www.walrusmagazine.com//articles/2009.01-humour-pasha-malla-a-film-for-wouldbe-immigrants/">A Film For Would-Be Immigrants</a>" by Pasha Malla</li>
<li>Investigative Reporting: "<a href="http://www.walrusmagazine.com//articles/2009.11-transport-fly-at-your-own-risk/">Fly At Your Own Risk</a>" by Carol Shaben</li>
<li>Personal Journalism: "<a href="http://www.walrusmagazine.com//articles/2009.10-memoir-cause-and-effect/">Cause and Effect</a>" by Lynn Cunningham</li>
<li>Politics and Public Interest: "<a href="http://www.walrusmagazine.com//articles/2009.06-energy-an-inconvenient-talk/">An Inconvenient Talk</a>" by Chris Turner</li>
<li>Society: "<a href="http://www.walrusmagazine.com//articles/2009.10-media-the-most-hated-name-in-news/">The Most Hated Name in News</a>" by Deborah Campbell</li>
<li>Spot Illustration: "<a href="http://www.walrusmagazine.com//arboreal">An Arboreal History According to the Guild of St. Luke</a>" by Lauchie Reid</li>
<li>Travel: "<a href="http://www.walrusmagazine.com//articles/2009.12--walking-the-way/">Walking the Way</a>" by Timothy Taylor <a></a></li>
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Other award winners available online include:
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<li>Business: "<a href="http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090529.ROB6PG3237/TPStory/TPBusiness/">Robert Milton Has a Lot of Baggage</a>" by Derek DeCloet, Report on Business magazine.</li>
<li> Columns: "<a href="http://maisonneuve.org/pressroom/article/2009/may/25/travels-narnia/">Travels in Narnia</a>; <a href="http://maisonneuve.org/pressroom/article/2009/jun/22/mongolian-invasions/">Mongolian Invasions</a>; <a href="http://maisonneuve.org/pressroom/article/2010/jan/28/great-comeback/">The Great Comeback</a>" by Dave Bidini, Maisonneuve.</li>
<li> Arts & Entertainment: "<a href="http://www.torontolife.com/features/jesus-show/">The Jesus Show</a>" by Katrina Onstad, Toronto Life.</li>
<li> Science, Technology & the Environment: "<a href="http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/commodities/article.jsp?content=20090427_16706_16706">Sh*t Happens but You Move On</a>" by Matthew McClearn, Canadian Business.</li>
<li> Health & Medicine: "<a href="http://www.torontolife.com/features/super-bugged/">Superbugged</a>" by Stéphanie Verge, Toronto Life.</ul></li>post:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:42:43 -0800talkingmuffincanadamagazineawards2009walrusuphereBy: scalefree
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And here I thought it was going to be about Paul McCartney insulting President Bush. Well played.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556-3121885Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:10:06 -0800scalefreeBy: Turtles all the way down
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All this (what I've sampled, anyway) is good Canadian stuff. Not Stephen Leacock "Banks Rattle Me" good (that comes from a simpler time, and should be judged in context). But plain speakin', irreverent, dry, hoser humor and commentary. <em>Shit Happens but You Move On</em> indeed. I'm proud of this kind of thing. Although British newspapers put us to shame in this regard. We try.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556-3121888Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:20:13 -0800Turtles all the way downBy: ZaphodB
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Like the NMA homepage says, Up Here is based in Yellowknife, which is in the Northwest Territories - not, per the FPP, the Yukon. Which itself underscores the need for more coverage of the North, I guess.
<small>It's still better than Maclean's error last week, when an article referenced "Inuvik" instead of "Nunavik". Kinda similar spelling, but seriously like 3500 kilometres wrong.</small>
Northern pedantry aside, there is some excellent stuff here. I remember being struck by the piece on Robert Milton when it was first published. We don't tend do personal takedowns particularly well in Canada, but that was a very fine and balanced insight into a guy who is still a divisive corporate figure in this country.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556-3121904Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:02:37 -0800ZaphodBBy: sauril
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Just so you know, Chris Turner, double Gold winner, is MeFi's <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/14363">gompa</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556-3121913Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:52:00 -0800saurilBy: GuyZero
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I kinda miss <i>RoB</i> magazine. It's really great business writing.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556-3121925Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:23:27 -0800GuyZeroBy: Alex404
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A film for would be immigrants is totally insane. Also insanely hilarious.
BLOOD EXPLOSIONS!comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556-3121933Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:40:09 -0800Alex404By: mreleganza
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And here's another clue for you all/The Walrus was from The Pas.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556-3121984Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:51:03 -0800mreleganzaBy: Kirk Grim
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Wow, MacLean's only managed to pull down 1 silver and a bunch of honorable mentions despite being, by my own estimation, one of the most widely circulated news-mags [-rags?] in Canada since forever. They better get on that, guys, or I'm going to have to find a new source of kindling for my fireplace.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556-3122195Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:35:32 -0800Kirk GrimBy: girlpublisher
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MacLean's never does well -- it doesn't tend to publish the kind of work that attracts medals, because it is newsy, not magazine-y.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556-3122488Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:09:36 -0800girlpublisherBy: ethnomethodologist
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I'm amazed at how many mentions Swerve has- that's the Calgary Herald's Friday mag. Compare that to the one the the G&M puts in its Vancouver edition (7 Days)- which is nowhere to be seen.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556-3122737Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:34:12 -0800ethnomethodologistBy: threetoed
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I laughed the first time I pulled Swerve out of a Calgary Herald because the idea of that paper trying to put out a 'cool' mag was hilarious and also lolcanwestglobal. The joke was on me though, because once I started reading it I realized that it actually wasn't that bad. Nowadays, I read through it almost every week.
Now <i>The Walrus</i> is a fantastic magazine that every Canadian should buy a subscription to. Double backflip omega congrats on those golds, gompa.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92556-3122780Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:07:10 -0800threetoed
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