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Harley Rustad

@harleyrustad.com

Senior editor @thewalrus.ca: harley@thewalrus.ca Author of LOST IN THE VALLEY OF DEATH (2022) and BIG LONELY DOUG (2018) Founder @portrenfrewwritersretreat.com harleyrustad.com

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Harley Rustad@harleyrustad.com · 2mo ago

Some very exciting news for @thewalrus.ca, in the Hollywood Reporter no less! We've signed a first-look agreement with Muse Entertainment to explore the documentary film potential of our journalism. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...

Banff: Muse Entertainment Expands in Unscripted Series Adaptations

'The Kennedys' miniseries producer has inked a first-look deal with The Walrus for potential documentary projects to be shopped in the Canadian Rockies this week.

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Joan Baxter@joanbaxter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

There is an incredible paragraph about FIFA in this must-read piece by @harleyrustad.com that deserves its own award. After a mind-boggling litany of FIFA evil, it ends saying FIFA is “so immoral that it handed out a make-believe ‘peace’ award to an unabashed autocrat, racist, and convicted rapist.”

The Walrus@thewalrus.ca · 2mo ago

For as long as Harley Rustad can remember, his family has been a soccer family. With the arrival of another World Cup—the first on Canadian soil—he should be swept up in the excitement. But instead of anticipation, he’s wrestling with disillusionment. https://thewalrus.ca/i-love-soccer-i-hate-fifa/

On the left: a photo of a deflated black-and-white soccer ball on green grass.. On the right: text that reads “I love Soccer. I hate FIFA. The World Cup is in Toronto and I don’t care”
The Walrus@thewalrus.ca · 2mo ago

The Walrus took home 5 gold and 4 silver awards at the National Magazine Awards. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, and to the writers, illustrators, photographers, editors, fact checkers, and everyone on the team for making these wins possible. https://thewalrus.ca/awards-2026

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Harley Rustad@harleyrustad.com · 2mo ago

A absolutely wild and really sad story about dog rescuers, the SPCA, and international adoption gone wrong, investigations and threats and accusations—in which the "villain" keeps changing throughout the story and dogs are caught in the middle. thewalrus.ca/a-halifax-wo...

A Halifax Woman Devoted Her Life to Rescuing Dogs. Then Authorities Investigated Her | The Walrus

SPCA officers used fake adopters, covert surveillance, and a sting operation

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Angry Algonquin@angryalgonquin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Finished this one last night. An excellent example of great narrative non-fiction by @harleyrustad.com Please buy/order at your local independent bookstore, @bookshop.org, or @libro.fm #BookSky 📚 💙

Angry Algonquin@angryalgonquin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Current read (hardback): "Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas" by @harleyrustad.com. Only about 100 pages in, but absolutely riveting. Please buy/order at your local independent bookstore, @bookshop.org, or @libro.fm #BookSky 📚 💙

The Walrus@thewalrus.ca · 6mo ago

Elvers—transparent baby eels—are now Canada’s most valuable fish. In 2022, 7,557 kilograms of elvers generated $39 million in revenue. Journalist Yuan Wang details how skyrocketing prices have turned the rivers of Nova Scotia into fierce battlegrounds: https://ow.ly/NvGB50Yhnlf

On the left: a photograph of small, transparent eels in a net. On the right: text that reads “Priced at thousands of dollars per kilogram, baby eels have set off a global frenzy. Inside the fight over Canada’s most valuable fish”
Harley Rustad@harleyrustad.com · 9mo ago

"Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves." Brilliant essay/investigation by @nickhunebrown.bsky.social into journalism scammers in the age of AI. thelocal.to/investigatin...

Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local

A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.

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