As early '90s science fiction films go, there are few more terrifying than Jurassic Park. How else would we have learned not to trust science, dinosaurs, lawyers, Jeff Goldblum, any Attenborough, jeeps, fathers, embryos, Samuel L. Jackson, large plants, shaving cream, and history?

As a countdown to a now-non-denominational holiday named after a very-much denominational, immaculately conceived child of Our One Lord and Savior, the Wastrel embraces the Christmas spirit of complaining about the goods and services that you receive in exchange for money.

They were unstoppable. She was declared the most powerful woman in the world, and He the most powerful man. Powerful enough that He could promise hope, change, and health insurance for every American; that She could promise happiness, fulfillment, and a car for every audience member. He urged America to rise together; She urged Americans to live their best life.

In a political climate of ever-more-frequent prorogations, citizens are less capable of holding their governments accountable. The Green Party's Kevin O'Donnell wants to see a change in Ontario, starting with vote reform.

Six weeks, 10,000 miles, dozens of countries, and one little vehicle: this is the Mongol Rally. Teams from around the world pile into improbable cars and attempt the only-barely-probable – the long drive from London to Ulanbataar. Our correspondent is updating from the road.

The 22 June match between Greece and Germany at Euro 2012 gave pundits who like to explain the complex global economic system by way of over-wrought sporting analogies another chance to explain the complex global economic system by way of an over-wrought sporting analogy.

We can’t count on much these days. But we can rely on one thing: whenever there is a speech to be made, a vote to be won, a crowd to be wooed, a country to be saved, there is a man wearing a tiny flag lapel pin ready to get the job done – and he’s from the country represented by that flag.

Ryan Pyle is a Guinness World Record holder. He’s also a documentary photographer whose work has been published in Newsweek, TIME, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times; a presenter; an author; an entrepreneur; and the owner of a production company that makes “insane adventure films.” He answered Four Questions.

On 22 May, demonstrators marched through the streets of Montreal in protest (and in violation) of Bill 78. Matt Staroste was there with his camera.

For some, a job is more than a livelihood, writes Frank Appleyard. It's a passion, a calling, and not something to do to pay rent or buy delicious sausages. He recently lost his dream job. "A business decision and not a personal decision, then, though I wonder what could be more personal than the loss of what we love."