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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/running-for-pink-ribbons-inc/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/running-for-pink-ribbons-inc/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:31:38 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237856 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/running-for-pink-ribbons-inc/feed/ 0 A new documentary takes a hard look at the comforting pink haze surrounding breast cancer research http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/heres-comes-the-big-black-dress/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/heres-comes-the-big-black-dress/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:10:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/heres-comes-the-big-black-dress/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/heres-comes-the-big-black-dress/feed/ 0 Despite the lack of choice, brides are happy not stepping outside the white dress box http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/review-extra-virginity-the-sublime-and-scandalous-world-of-olive-oil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/review-extra-virginity-the-sublime-and-scandalous-world-of-olive-oil/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:35 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234911 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/review-extra-virginity-the-sublime-and-scandalous-world-of-olive-oil/feed/ 0 Book by Tom Mueller http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/who-are-we-to-judge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/who-are-we-to-judge/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:30:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/who-are-we-to-judge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/who-are-we-to-judge/feed/ 0 Why the debate over the veil is much more complicated than you think http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/saskatchewan-goes-rogue-on-ms-clinical-trials/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/saskatchewan-goes-rogue-on-ms-clinical-trials/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:58:24 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233655 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/saskatchewan-goes-rogue-on-ms-clinical-trials/feed/ 0 Brad Wall: 'It’s a good day in the province of Saskatchewan' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/heathers-fix/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/heathers-fix/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/heather%e2%80%99s-fix/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/heathers-fix/feed/ 0 Books are making way for more stylish ‘lifestyle’ products at Heather Reisman’s Indigo chain http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/review-gossip-the-untrivial-pursuit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/review-gossip-the-untrivial-pursuit/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=231975 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/review-gossip-the-untrivial-pursuit/feed/ 0 Book by Joseph Epstein http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/the-game-changers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/the-game-changers/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:00:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/the-game-changers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/the-game-changers/feed/ 0 From Arcade Fire, through Mark Carney to the Palestinians–whatever they did, this year they played by their own rules http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/a-fairy-tale-wedding-for-a-powerhouse-couple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/a-fairy-tale-wedding-for-a-powerhouse-couple/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:50:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/a-fairy-tale-wedding-for-a-powerhouse-couple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/a-fairy-tale-wedding-for-a-powerhouse-couple/feed/ 0 Will and Kate give the monarchy new blood and relevance. They gave everyone else a love story to remember. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/hurry-up-and-wait-for-a-ccsvi-strategy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/hurry-up-and-wait-for-a-ccsvi-strategy/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:51:55 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227767 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/hurry-up-and-wait-for-a-ccsvi-strategy/feed/ 0 MS drugs get fast-tracked all the time. Why can't a clinical trial get the same treatment? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/routine-mammograms-evil-necessary-or-both/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/routine-mammograms-evil-necessary-or-both/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:12:36 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227138 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/routine-mammograms-evil-necessary-or-both/feed/ 0 Radiation oncologist Eileen Rakovitch on the latest confusion over breast cancer screenings http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/23/on-understanding-her-mother-warren-beatty%e2%80%99s-seduction-skills-and-how-to-feel-attractive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/23/on-understanding-her-mother-warren-beatty%e2%80%99s-seduction-skills-and-how-to-feel-attractive/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:50:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/on-understanding-her-mother-warren-beatty%e2%80%99s-seduction-skills-and-how-to-feel-attractive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/23/on-understanding-her-mother-warren-beatty%e2%80%99s-seduction-skills-and-how-to-feel-attractive/feed/ 0 On understanding her mother, Warren Beatty’s seduction skills and how to feel attractive http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/review-mrs-nixon-a-novelist-imagines-a-life/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/review-mrs-nixon-a-novelist-imagines-a-life/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:10:02 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225600 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/review-mrs-nixon-a-novelist-imagines-a-life/feed/ 0 Book by Ann Beattie http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/fun-while-it-lasted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/fun-while-it-lasted/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:00:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/fun-while-it-lasted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/fun-while-it-lasted/feed/ 0 Silvio Berlusconi was dogged by scandals. But it took an economic crisis to bring him down. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/review-on-canaans-side/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/review-on-canaans-side/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:00:22 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224026 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/review-on-canaans-side/feed/ 0 Book by Sebastian Barry http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/beaver-be-dammed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/beaver-be-dammed/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:10:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/beaver-be-dammed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/beaver-be-dammed/feed/ 0 A proposal to replace the beaver with the polar bear as our national emblem causes fur to fly http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/beaver-be-gone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/beaver-be-gone/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:00:31 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222528 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/beaver-be-gone/feed/ 0 At 36, our national emblem is apparently getting long in the bucked tooth http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/the-sleepover-dilemma/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/the-sleepover-dilemma/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:50:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/the-sleepover-dilemma/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/the-sleepover-dilemma/feed/ 3 Sociologist Amy Schalet on why it’s time to start having a new conversation with our kids http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/the-trigonometry-of-tortellini/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/the-trigonometry-of-tortellini/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:40:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/the-trigonometry-of-tortellini/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/the-trigonometry-of-tortellini/feed/ 0 An architect has created a visual dictionary of pasta, complete with math formulas http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/have-you-%e2%80%98curated%e2%80%99-your-wrist-yet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/have-you-%e2%80%98curated%e2%80%99-your-wrist-yet/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:20:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/have-you-%e2%80%98curated%e2%80%99-your-wrist-yet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/have-you-%e2%80%98curated%e2%80%99-your-wrist-yet/feed/ 0 Art curators are inflamed—and amused—by the new ubiquitousness of their role http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/review-the-marriage-plot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/review-the-marriage-plot/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:00:38 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219721 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/review-the-marriage-plot/feed/ 0 Book by Jeffrey Eugenides http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/the-computer-as-modern-art/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/the-computer-as-modern-art/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:50:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/the-computer-as-modern-art/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/the-computer-as-modern-art/feed/ 2 Jobs didn’t just sell Macs and iPods, he made beautiful objects—a revolutionary idea in his industry http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/a-book-of-sadness-and-forgiving/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/a-book-of-sadness-and-forgiving/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:30:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/a-book-of-sadness-and-forgiving/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/a-book-of-sadness-and-forgiving/feed/ 17 An excerpt from Shannon Moroney's memoir, 'Through the Glass' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/how-to-stay-married/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/how-to-stay-married/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:20:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/how-to-stay-married/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/how-to-stay-married/feed/ 19 Your man can’t make you happy, but there’s a new theory on how a lengthy union can help get you there http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/gourmet-groceries/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/gourmet-groceries/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:40:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/gourmet-groceries/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/gourmet-groceries/feed/ 1 Can a high-end ‘black label’ (and some well-aged cheese) rescue President’s Choice? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/now-martha%e2%80%99s-daughter-is-giving-advice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/now-martha%e2%80%99s-daughter-is-giving-advice/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:40:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/now-martha%e2%80%99s-daughter-is-giving-advice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/now-martha%e2%80%99s-daughter-is-giving-advice/feed/ 0 Alexis Stewart hates potpourri and Swiffers—but if you’ve got a plugged toilet... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/review-love-times-three-our-true-story-of-a-polygamous-marriage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/review-love-times-three-our-true-story-of-a-polygamous-marriage/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:29:04 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/review-love-times-three-our-true-story-of-a-polygamous-marriage/feed/ 1 by Joe, Alina, Vicki and Valerie Darger http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/why-these-shoes-matter-more-than-an-m-b-a/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/why-these-shoes-matter-more-than-an-m-b-a/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:30:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/why-these-shoes-matter-more-than-an-m-b-a/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/why-these-shoes-matter-more-than-an-m-b-a/feed/ 7 If women exploited their sex appeal when climbing the corporate ladder, they would be way ahead of men http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/review-the-reinvention-of-love/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/review-the-reinvention-of-love/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:15:13 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213599 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/review-the-reinvention-of-love/feed/ 0 Book by Helen Humphreys http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/on-the-risks-of-ccsvi-treatment-wheres-the-beef/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/on-the-risks-of-ccsvi-treatment-wheres-the-beef/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:30:28 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213071 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/on-the-risks-of-ccsvi-treatment-wheres-the-beef/feed/ 94 The latest study into the controversial MS treatment sheds no light on its effectiveness http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/05/a-force-field-of-two/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/05/a-force-field-of-two/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:00:51 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212405 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/05/a-force-field-of-two/feed/ 7 For Layton and Chow, a singular political partnership, it was love at first sight http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/heres-a-tip-enough-with-the-slacker-service/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/heres-a-tip-enough-with-the-slacker-service/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:00:10 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212412 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/heres-a-tip-enough-with-the-slacker-service/feed/ 7 A restaurant critic sets off a storm about bad treatment in expensive restaurants http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/review-wendy-and-the-lost-boys/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/review-wendy-and-the-lost-boys/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:45:41 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210086 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/review-wendy-and-the-lost-boys/feed/ 0 Book by Julie Salamon http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/review-vital-signs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/review-vital-signs/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:40:51 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207424 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/review-vital-signs/feed/ 0 Book by Tessa McWatt http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/the-weight-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/the-weight-debate/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:25:49 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/the-weight-debate/feed/ 18 The pressure to be thin is true for a duchess and women in the public eye http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/from-ancient-grains-a-healthy-new-oil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/from-ancient-grains-a-healthy-new-oil/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:00:30 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200899 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/from-ancient-grains-a-healthy-new-oil/feed/ 0 Buyers can even track each bottle to the particular Saskatchewan farm it came from http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/drinks-with-the-duke-and-duchess-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/drinks-with-the-duke-and-duchess-2/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:00:26 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200799 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/drinks-with-the-duke-and-duchess-2/feed/ 3 What it was like inside an invite-only reception with Canada’s favourite couple http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/how-to-dress-like-a-duchess-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/how-to-dress-like-a-duchess-2/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:20:58 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200806 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/how-to-dress-like-a-duchess-2/feed/ 7 Kate revealed a preference for ladies-who-lunch dresses http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/how-to-dress-like-a-duchess-gallery-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/how-to-dress-like-a-duchess-gallery-2/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:00:40 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201218 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/how-to-dress-like-a-duchess-gallery-2/feed/ 0 Kate Middleton dressed old for her age, and looked her best in jeans http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/eating-it-up-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/eating-it-up-2/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:50:37 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200856 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/eating-it-up-2/feed/ 0 Well-wishers outnumbered protesters 10 to one http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/letting-their-guard-down-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/letting-their-guard-down-2/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:45:32 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/letting-their-guard-down-2/feed/ 0 Will and Kate adopt the island’s laid-back vibe—except when racing each other in dragon boats http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/power-of-the-placebo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/power-of-the-placebo/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:00:45 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199629 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/power-of-the-placebo/feed/ 20 New studies are showing that placebos are often prescribed to unknowing patients—and that they work http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/cocktails-with-kate-and-will/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/cocktails-with-kate-and-will/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:50:57 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200114 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/cocktails-with-kate-and-will/feed/ 1 The royal couple invites a pliant press corps for a drink http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/21/liberals-push-for-ccsvi-trials-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/21/liberals-push-for-ccsvi-trials-in-canada/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:06:32 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198524 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/21/liberals-push-for-ccsvi-trials-in-canada/feed/ 35 Private member's bill would see federal government fund clinical trials of controversial treatment http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/the-definitive-600-cookbook/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/the-definitive-600-cookbook/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:40:51 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/the-definitive-600-cookbook/feed/ 0 2,438 pages, 47.3 lb., housed in Plexiglas, ‘it will influence food for years to come’