For this issue’s The Creator (p. 26), Mary Tramdack visited dancer Dana Michel at her home in Montreal. Tramdack is a writer, library clerk and country singer.

Jonah Samson (Artist’s Block, p. 18) is a self-taught artist. His exhibition We’re the Heirs to the Glimmering World was featured in Artforum and on the cover of Canadian Art magazine.

Alexi Hobbs’ photography, which has appeared in GQ, Monocle and Time, explores ambiguous narratives that emerge when images are juxtaposed. He shot our cover.

Kelli María Korducki (Rethink, p. 49) writes about ideas and culture. She is the author of Hard to Do: The Surprising, Feminist History of Breaking Up.