http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Fri, 24 May 2013 02:13:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/cannes-country-for-old-men-and-young-women/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/cannes-country-for-old-men-and-young-women/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 00:32:59 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387111 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/cannes-country-for-old-men-and-young-women/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson's latest dispatch from the festival, plus why Jerry Lewis has trouble with female comics http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/so-long-hollywood/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/so-long-hollywood/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:45:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386668 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/so-long-hollywood/feed/ 0 Spielberg may be heading the festival's jury, but the A-list stars, and the action, are very far from L.A. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/how-to-host-a-dinner-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/how-to-host-a-dinner-party/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/how-to-host-a-dinner-party/feed/ 0 Corey Mintz wrote the book on that. No, really. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/five-opinionated-facts-about-arrested-development/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/five-opinionated-facts-about-arrested-development/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:10 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/five-opinionated-facts-about-arrested-development/feed/ 0 Jaime J. Weinman on the lesser known details of the series http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/richard-dreyfuss-owes-jaws-to-duddy-kravitz/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/richard-dreyfuss-owes-jaws-to-duddy-kravitz/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:54 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386603 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/richard-dreyfuss-owes-jaws-to-duddy-kravitz/feed/ 0 After 'Duddy,' he feared he'd never work again, and begged Spielberg for the role http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/photo-highlights-from-cannes-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/photo-highlights-from-cannes-2013/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:05:49 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385974 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/photo-highlights-from-cannes-2013/feed/ 0 27 frames from the most famous red carpet in the French Riviera http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-cannes-comeback-kid-michael-douglas-as-liberace/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-cannes-comeback-kid-michael-douglas-as-liberace/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:53:08 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385798 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-cannes-comeback-kid-michael-douglas-as-liberace/feed/ 0 "In terms of being in bed with Michael Douglas," says Matt Damon, "I now have things in common with Sharon Stone and Glenn Close." http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/netflix-ceo-on-arrested-development-mobile-behaviours-and-plans-to-disrupt-the-tv-industry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/netflix-ceo-on-arrested-development-mobile-behaviours-and-plans-to-disrupt-the-tv-industry/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:39:36 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385503 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/netflix-ceo-on-arrested-development-mobile-behaviours-and-plans-to-disrupt-the-tv-industry/feed/ 0 Reed Hastings discusses the biggest challenge for Netflix in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/beautiful-loser-the-coens-portrait-of-a-failed-folkie-lights-up-cannes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/beautiful-loser-the-coens-portrait-of-a-failed-folkie-lights-up-cannes/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 09:52:56 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/beautiful-loser-the-coens-portrait-of-a-failed-folkie-lights-up-cannes/feed/ 0 Portrait of a failed folkie lights up Cannes http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/crimes-on-and-off-the-screen-in-cannes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/crimes-on-and-off-the-screen-in-cannes/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 23:42:19 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385185 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/crimes-on-and-off-the-screen-in-cannes/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson reports on the drama — on and off the screen http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/from-gatsbys-glamour-to-mexicos-drug-wars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/from-gatsbys-glamour-to-mexicos-drug-wars/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:42:10 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384574 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/from-gatsbys-glamour-to-mexicos-drug-wars/feed/ 0 From Gatsby's glamour to Mexico's drug wars, Brian D. Johnson on Cannes' contrasts http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/greg-daniels-on-the-end-of-the-office/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/greg-daniels-on-the-end-of-the-office/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:16:27 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384439 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/greg-daniels-on-the-end-of-the-office/feed/ 0 The producer of the Office reflects on silly comedy, poignant moments and realistic stuff http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/steven-spielberg-ang-lee-and-christoph-waltz-walk-in-to-a-jury/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/steven-spielberg-ang-lee-and-christoph-waltz-walk-in-to-a-jury/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:21:11 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/steven-spielberg-ang-lee-and-christoph-waltz-walk-in-to-a-jury/feed/ 0 Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee and Christoph Waltz weigh in on the decision ahead http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/this-wine-looks-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/this-wine-looks-good/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:22:03 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376565 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/this-wine-looks-good/feed/ 0 A Vancouver graphic designer wants you to judge the bottle by its label http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/master-of-the-universe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/master-of-the-universe/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381683 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/master-of-the-universe/feed/ 0 Director J.J. Abrams goes where no fan has gone before http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/what-to-watch-for-in-cannes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/what-to-watch-for-in-cannes/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:31:40 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383856 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/what-to-watch-for-in-cannes/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson's first dispatch from the French Riviera http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/breaking-amish-this-brave-new-world-feels-a-little-dark-and-depressing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/breaking-amish-this-brave-new-world-feels-a-little-dark-and-depressing/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:28:11 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383431 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/breaking-amish-this-brave-new-world-feels-a-little-dark-and-depressing/feed/ 0 Manisha Krishnan on the season premiere http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/how-many-musicals-does-a-lady-need/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/how-many-musicals-does-a-lady-need/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381703 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/how-many-musicals-does-a-lady-need/feed/ 0 Three Gaga tributes are under way, though a Toronto show is first, and most ambitious http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/a-beginners-guide-to-breaking-amish/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/a-beginners-guide-to-breaking-amish/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 21:15:36 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383030 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/a-beginners-guide-to-breaking-amish/feed/ 0 A look back on the first season before 'Breaking Amish: Brave New World' premieres on Sunday http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/weve-got-your-weekend-covered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/weve-got-your-weekend-covered/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 12:30:12 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382709 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/weve-got-your-weekend-covered/feed/ 0 Our latest book reviews, plus the week's bestsellers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/nice-judges-finish-first/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/nice-judges-finish-first/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 17:53:00 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381685 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/nice-judges-finish-first/feed/ 0 The Voice has one thing Idol never had: warmth. Maybe that’s why it’s ahead. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/a-curious-man-the-strange-and-brilliant-life-of-robert-believe-it-or-not-ripley/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/a-curious-man-the-strange-and-brilliant-life-of-robert-believe-it-or-not-ripley/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 17:30:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381695 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/a-curious-man-the-strange-and-brilliant-life-of-robert-believe-it-or-not-ripley/feed/ 0 Our review of author Neal Thompson's 'A Curious Man' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/the-last-man-in-russia-the-struggle-to-save-a-dying-nation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/the-last-man-in-russia-the-struggle-to-save-a-dying-nation/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381689 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/the-last-man-in-russia-the-struggle-to-save-a-dying-nation/feed/ 0 Author Oliver Bullough explains in his new book, 'The Last Man in Russia' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/acad-art-instructor-dismissed-after-student-kills-a-chicken-for-art-performance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/acad-art-instructor-dismissed-after-student-kills-a-chicken-for-art-performance/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:44:47 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/acad-art-instructor-dismissed-after-student-kills-a-chicken-for-art-performance/feed/ 0 Art critic Lucy Lippard said that performance art was “the most…immediate art form…for it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/a-constellation-of-vital-phenomena/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/a-constellation-of-vital-phenomena/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381691 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/a-constellation-of-vital-phenomena/feed/ 0 Book by Anthony Marra http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/life-in-a-marital-institution-twenty-years-of-monogamy-in-one-terrifying-memoir/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/life-in-a-marital-institution-twenty-years-of-monogamy-in-one-terrifying-memoir/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381693 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/life-in-a-marital-institution-twenty-years-of-monogamy-in-one-terrifying-memoir/feed/ 0 Author James Braly pens a raw and hilarious account of a marriage http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/the-embalmed-beauty-of-the-great-gatsby/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/the-embalmed-beauty-of-the-great-gatsby/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 13:23:17 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/the-embalmed-beauty-of-the-great-gatsby/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson's review of Baz Luhrmann's ambitious adaptation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/all-that-is/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/all-that-is/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381697 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/all-that-is/feed/ 0 By James Salter http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/what-would-gatsby-wear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/what-would-gatsby-wear/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:30:00 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381687 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/what-would-gatsby-wear/feed/ 0 Jessica Allen on the orgy of merchandising for a film based on the loneliest book ever written http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/saving-italy-the-race-to-rescue-a-nations-treasures-from-the-nazis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/saving-italy-the-race-to-rescue-a-nations-treasures-from-the-nazis/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 12:30:00 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/saving-italy-the-race-to-rescue-a-nations-treasures-from-the-nazis/feed/ 0 A review of Robert M. Edsel's third book http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/shows-over-folks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/shows-over-folks/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 11:45:00 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379288 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/shows-over-folks/feed/ 0 After 200 episodes, The Office is done, but its influence is all over comedy—and even reality TV http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/05/the-year-everything-changed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/05/the-year-everything-changed/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379294 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/05/the-year-everything-changed/feed/ 0 The 21st century really began in 1979, when four unlikely radicals stepped onto the world stage http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/05/its-the-gluten-free-flour-no-the-duck-eggs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/05/its-the-gluten-free-flour-no-the-duck-eggs/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379296 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/05/its-the-gluten-free-flour-no-the-duck-eggs/feed/ 0 ... and why a backlash may be the best thing to happen to the actress/author/celebrity http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/babys-breath-elbows-its-way-into-bouquets/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/babys-breath-elbows-its-way-into-bouquets/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379292 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/babys-breath-elbows-its-way-into-bouquets/feed/ 0 Then goes solo and steals the show. The dreaded carnation isn’t far behind, either. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/didnt-everyones-dad-bake-croissants/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/didnt-everyones-dad-bake-croissants/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379310 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/didnt-everyones-dad-bake-croissants/feed/ 0 A ‘Fairy’s Daughter’ living in 1970s small-town Ontario http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/transgendered-beauty-queen-lands-reality-tv-show/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/transgendered-beauty-queen-lands-reality-tv-show/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 21:59:36 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380513 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/transgendered-beauty-queen-lands-reality-tv-show/feed/ 0 Jenna Talackova will star in 'Brave New Girl' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-quiz-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-quiz-4/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 18:40:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-quiz-4/feed/ 0 (This week's quiz includes a bonus round for Parliament-watchers) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/face-to-face-with-david-cronenberg-auteur-turned-author-and-stompin-tom-fan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/face-to-face-with-david-cronenberg-auteur-turned-author-and-stompin-tom-fan/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 15:40:55 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/face-to-face-with-david-cronenberg-auteur-turned-author-and-stompin-tom-fan/feed/ 0 On his new novel and how Connors served as a stepping stone for his film career http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/never-mind-spring-weekend-cleaning-heres-to-spring-weekend-reading/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/never-mind-spring-weekend-cleaning-heres-to-spring-weekend-reading/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 14:41:40 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380297 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/never-mind-spring-weekend-cleaning-heres-to-spring-weekend-reading/feed/ 0 Our latest book reviews, plus the week's bestsellers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/iron-man-3-escalates-the-wit-the-irony-the-action-and-the-chaos/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/iron-man-3-escalates-the-wit-the-irony-the-action-and-the-chaos/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 13:43:39 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379805 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/iron-man-3-escalates-the-wit-the-irony-the-action-and-the-chaos/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson on what to see this weekend http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/and-hell-followed-with-her-crossing-the-dark-side-of-the-american-border/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/and-hell-followed-with-her-crossing-the-dark-side-of-the-american-border/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 13:30:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379304 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/and-hell-followed-with-her-crossing-the-dark-side-of-the-american-border/feed/ 0 Our review of David Neiwert's 'And Hell Followed with Her: Crossing the Dark Side of the American Border' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/math-on-trial-how-numbers-get-used-and-abused-in-the-courtroom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/math-on-trial-how-numbers-get-used-and-abused-in-the-courtroom/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379300 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/math-on-trial-how-numbers-get-used-and-abused-in-the-courtroom/feed/ 0 By Leila Schneps and Coralie Colmez http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/a-skeptics-guide-to-the-mind-what-neuroscience-can-and-cannot-tell-us-about-ourselves/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/a-skeptics-guide-to-the-mind-what-neuroscience-can-and-cannot-tell-us-about-ourselves/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379302 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/a-skeptics-guide-to-the-mind-what-neuroscience-can-and-cannot-tell-us-about-ourselves/feed/ 0 Author Robert A. Burton explains what neuroscience can and cannot tell us about ourselves http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/editorial-cartoonists-celebrate-press-freedom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/editorial-cartoonists-celebrate-press-freedom/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 02:20:23 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379984 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/editorial-cartoonists-celebrate-press-freedom/feed/ 0 Check out the winners of the 2013 cartoon competition http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/country-girl-a-memoir/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/country-girl-a-memoir/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/country-girl-a-memoir/feed/ 0 By Edna O’Brien