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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:28:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/19/filmmaker-sues-to-use-happy-birthday-without-payment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/19/filmmaker-sues-to-use-happy-birthday-without-payment/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:08:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396685 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/19/filmmaker-sues-to-use-happy-birthday-without-payment/feed/ 0 2010 academic article suggests copyright expired no later than 1963 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/canadian-tire-centre-wasnt-ottawas-first-choice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/canadian-tire-centre-wasnt-ottawas-first-choice/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396491 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/canadian-tire-centre-wasnt-ottawas-first-choice/feed/ 0 Twitter suggests '45 minutes away centre' and more after Senators arena gets renamed http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/danielle-jessica-kendall/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/danielle-jessica-kendall/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394202 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/danielle-jessica-kendall/feed/ 0 She was a star runner with a fiercely competitive streak— she’d arm wrestle anyone. Climbing was her latest passion. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/7-things-we-learned-from-nsa-leaker-edward-snowdens-online-chat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/7-things-we-learned-from-nsa-leaker-edward-snowdens-online-chat/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:37:37 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396223 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/7-things-we-learned-from-nsa-leaker-edward-snowdens-online-chat/feed/ 0 Highlights from #AskSnowden, contractor's online chat http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/i-can-kill-someone-with-this-did-putin-really-pocket-super-bowl-ring/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/i-can-kill-someone-with-this-did-putin-really-pocket-super-bowl-ring/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396151 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/i-can-kill-someone-with-this-did-putin-really-pocket-super-bowl-ring/feed/ 0 Patriots owner Robert Kraft says Russian president stole his prized possession in 2005 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/after-throat-grabbing-chef-nigella-lawson-has-left-the-family-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/after-throat-grabbing-chef-nigella-lawson-has-left-the-family-home/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:15:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=395959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/after-throat-grabbing-chef-nigella-lawson-has-left-the-family-home/feed/ 0 Husband Charles Saatchi describes incident as "a playful tiff" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/just-the-right-degree-of-rot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/just-the-right-degree-of-rot/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394194 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/just-the-right-degree-of-rot/feed/ 0 Jacob Richler on the newest trend in restaurants http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/the-rich-really-are-different/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/the-rich-really-are-different/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394160 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/the-rich-really-are-different/feed/ 0 The rise of a ‘money culture’ gone wild http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/on-robbing-the-young-canadas-advantage-and-what-he-really-meant-by-that-crack-about-keynes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/on-robbing-the-young-canadas-advantage-and-what-he-really-meant-by-that-crack-about-keynes/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394132 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/on-robbing-the-young-canadas-advantage-and-what-he-really-meant-by-that-crack-about-keynes/feed/ 0 ... on robbing the young and what he really meant by that crack about Keynes http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/144-singers-in-20-boats-in-central-park/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/144-singers-in-20-boats-in-central-park/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394178 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/144-singers-in-20-boats-in-central-park/feed/ 0 Two pieces by Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer get their New York premiere http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/are-we-living-in-nineteen-eight-four/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/are-we-living-in-nineteen-eight-four/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:25:36 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=395343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/are-we-living-in-nineteen-eight-four/feed/ 0 Colin Horgan explains why life is more complicated than even Orwell imagined http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/what-stephen-harper-wont-tell-you-about-same-sex-marriage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/what-stephen-harper-wont-tell-you-about-same-sex-marriage/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:15:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=395263 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/what-stephen-harper-wont-tell-you-about-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 0 It’s time for the PM to speak out, writes Adam Goldenberg http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/prog-is-not-a-four-letter-word/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/prog-is-not-a-four-letter-word/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:13:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394174 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/prog-is-not-a-four-letter-word/feed/ 0 Capes, 20-minute songs, gnomes: progressive rock had it all http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/is-it-time-to-legalize-marijuana/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/is-it-time-to-legalize-marijuana/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:32:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=395135 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/is-it-time-to-legalize-marijuana/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/macleans-book-reviews-and-bestsellers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/macleans-book-reviews-and-bestsellers/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:00:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394654 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/macleans-book-reviews-and-bestsellers/feed/ 0 This week: A new offering from the author of 'The Kite Runner' and a geological trip to hell http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/and-the-mountains-echoed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/and-the-mountains-echoed/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394188 And The Mountains Echoed By Khaled Hosseini... In some ways, Hosseini’s new novel reads]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/and-the-mountains-echoed/feed/ 0 And The Mountains Echoed By Khaled Hosseini... In some ways, Hosseini’s new novel reads http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/crime-of-privilege/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/crime-of-privilege/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394190 Crime Of Privilege By Walter Walker ... A word to the wise for those who]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/crime-of-privilege/feed/ 0 Crime Of Privilege By Walter Walker ... A word to the wise for those who http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/the-quiz-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/the-quiz-5/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394196 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/the-quiz-5/feed/ 0 Try your hand at these skill-testing questions http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/letters-32/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/letters-32/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394122 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/letters-32/feed/ 0 A selection of letters from our print edition http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/eight-tweets-to-describe-qp-on-june-13/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/eight-tweets-to-describe-qp-on-june-13/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:05:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394796 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/eight-tweets-to-describe-qp-on-june-13/feed/ 0 [View the story "How to describe today's Question Period? " on Storify]... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/good-news-30/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/good-news-30/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:07:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394124 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/good-news-30/feed/ 0 Changes to sick days for federal employees and Lululemon CEO Christine Day steps down http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/newsmakers-94/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/newsmakers-94/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:49:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394126 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/newsmakers-94/feed/ 0 Pope Francis loves company, Vladimir Putin's divorce and John Malkovich the hero http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/belgium-taxes-its-royal-family-for-the-first-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/belgium-taxes-its-royal-family-for-the-first-time/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:13:13 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/belgium-taxes-its-royal-family-for-the-first-time/feed/ 0 Belgium is reining in its royals, who have caused outrage for trying to exploit... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/zosia-and-clara-mamet-fail-to-crowdsource-funding-for-music-video/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/zosia-and-clara-mamet-fail-to-crowdsource-funding-for-music-video/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:34:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393966 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/zosia-and-clara-mamet-fail-to-crowdsource-funding-for-music-video/feed/ 0 Attention entertainment royalty: the Internet doesn’t take kindly to your online begging. Zosia Mamet... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/where-to-draw-the-line-on-government-surveillance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/where-to-draw-the-line-on-government-surveillance/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:30:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393936 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/where-to-draw-the-line-on-government-surveillance/feed/ 0 Big Brother is watching. But, of course, you already knew that http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/why-municipal-governments-are-winning-the-race-to-the-bottom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/why-municipal-governments-are-winning-the-race-to-the-bottom/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391728 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/why-municipal-governments-are-winning-the-race-to-the-bottom/feed/ 0 Mayors and city councillors are running away with the title of 'most incompetent' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/what-budget-cuts-u-s-sequestration-is-not-as-bad-as-feared/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/what-budget-cuts-u-s-sequestration-is-not-as-bad-as-feared/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:30:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393775 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/what-budget-cuts-u-s-sequestration-is-not-as-bad-as-feared/feed/ 0 In March, U.S. President Barack Obama called sequestration “just dumb.” Many others said it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/subaru-leads-the-way-in-a-very-good-year-for-the-auto-industry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/subaru-leads-the-way-in-a-very-good-year-for-the-auto-industry/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:09:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393759 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/subaru-leads-the-way-in-a-very-good-year-for-the-auto-industry/feed/ 0 It’s been a good year for the North American auto industry. But for Subaru,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/how-the-conservatives-are-fumbling-foreign-trade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/how-the-conservatives-are-fumbling-foreign-trade/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:32:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393656 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/how-the-conservatives-are-fumbling-foreign-trade/feed/ 0 James Cowan explains how Harper has made things worse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/apple-wwdc-live-coverage-of-the-worldwide-developer-conference/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/apple-wwdc-live-coverage-of-the-worldwide-developer-conference/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:45:08 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/apple-wwdc-live-coverage-of-the-worldwide-developer-conference/feed/ 0 Mike Yawney is in San Francisco to cover Apple’s developer conference. Follow his live... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/birthing-pains/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/birthing-pains/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391750 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/10/birthing-pains/feed/ 0 Kate and William’s child will be the first royal baby to be born into the age of social media. #goodluck http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/tweeting-about-mad-men-without-saying-anything/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/tweeting-about-mad-men-without-saying-anything/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:28:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393185 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/tweeting-about-mad-men-without-saying-anything/feed/ 0 Lots of plot in Sunday's episode. Here's what armchair critics had to say about the latest http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/10-things-we-know-about-nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/10-things-we-know-about-nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:28:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393164 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/10-things-we-know-about-nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden/feed/ 0 'I have no intention of hiding,' source tells Guardian http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/five-theories-about-mad-men/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/five-theories-about-mad-men/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:16:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393135 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/five-theories-about-mad-men/feed/ 0 Colin Horgan on who is predicting what about the end of this season http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/calamitous-harvard-grads-and-the-health-benefits-of-austerity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/calamitous-harvard-grads-and-the-health-benefits-of-austerity/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:00:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/calamitous-harvard-grads-and-the-health-benefits-of-austerity/feed/ 0 Who knew?? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/fans-remember-novelist-iain-banks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/fans-remember-novelist-iain-banks/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:50:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393118 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/fans-remember-novelist-iain-banks/feed/ 0 Fans and friends remember Scottish author http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/protesters-disrupt-french-open-final/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/protesters-disrupt-french-open-final/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:23:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393116 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/protesters-disrupt-french-open-final/feed/ 0 Protestor carrying a flare runs onto court http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/air-canada-ceos-pay-rbcs-profit-and-how-many-times-a-day-you-check-your-phone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/air-canada-ceos-pay-rbcs-profit-and-how-many-times-a-day-you-check-your-phone/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:00:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393031 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/09/air-canada-ceos-pay-rbcs-profit-and-how-many-times-a-day-you-check-your-phone/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/bob-cole-has-been-trolling-us-all-for-50-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/bob-cole-has-been-trolling-us-all-for-50-years/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:37:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393076 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/bob-cole-has-been-trolling-us-all-for-50-years/feed/ 0 ... and other things said on a hockey night in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tab-for-lunch-1000100/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tab-for-lunch-1000100/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:59:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393070 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tab-for-lunch-1000100/feed/ 0 OMAHA, Neb. – The annual charity auction of a private lunch with billionaire investor... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/after-18-innings-blue-jays-win-4-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/after-18-innings-blue-jays-win-4-3/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:40:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393059 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/after-18-innings-blue-jays-win-4-3/feed/ 0 Jays tie team record for longest game played http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tony-clement-productive-member-of-government-on-public-sector-performance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tony-clement-productive-member-of-government-on-public-sector-performance/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:11:39 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393010 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tony-clement-productive-member-of-government-on-public-sector-performance/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/yay-viarail-not-yay-ontarios-debt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/yay-viarail-not-yay-ontarios-debt/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:26:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393024 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/yay-viarail-not-yay-ontarios-debt/feed/ 0  ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tablets-overtake-desktops-laptops-are-next/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tablets-overtake-desktops-laptops-are-next/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:16:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393016 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/tablets-overtake-desktops-laptops-are-next/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/good-news-29/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/good-news-29/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391732 Telling it like it is... Finally, some refreshing candour from the leadership]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/08/good-news-29/feed/ 0 Good news Telling it like it is... Finally, some refreshing candour from the leadership