http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Sun, 19 May 2013 22:28:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:22 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/feed/ 0 Why Canada can make wine that’s as good as any import, but not as cheaply http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/richard-emile-joyal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/richard-emile-joyal/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381711 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/richard-emile-joyal/feed/ 0 A Catholic missionary with a giant frame and even bigger heart, he dedicated his life to helping the poor and the hungry 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/when-the-bully-is-your-other-kid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/when-the-bully-is-your-other-kid/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381701 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/when-the-bully-is-your-other-kid/feed/ 0 Sisters squabbling is one thing, but real cruelty from a sibling can be scarring http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-motorists-cyclists-and-pedestrians-can-share-the-road/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-motorists-cyclists-and-pedestrians-can-share-the-road/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:08:13 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381558 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-motorists-cyclists-and-pedestrians-can-share-the-road/feed/ 0 A handy etiquette guide for a safe and happy summer http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-long-will-you-live/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-long-will-you-live/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:11:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-long-will-you-live/feed/ 0 A controversial new test could determine your actual biological age and reveal just how many years you have left http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/leafs-so-thats-what-the-playoffs-are-like/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/leafs-so-thats-what-the-playoffs-are-like/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 03:43:27 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/leafs-so-thats-what-the-playoffs-are-like/feed/ 0 Jonathon Gatehouse on the fun and futility of Toronto's playoff run http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-bubbly-personality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-bubbly-personality/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:45:06 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376453 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-bubbly-personality/feed/ 0 Vintners from British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia are embracing effervescence http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/test-your-trivia-skills/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/test-your-trivia-skills/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 15:31:04 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383018 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/test-your-trivia-skills/feed/ 0 Mother's Day edition http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brian-burke-the-law-and-how-not-to-grovel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brian-burke-the-law-and-how-not-to-grovel/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:05:53 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382775 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brian-burke-the-law-and-how-not-to-grovel/feed/ 0 Charlie Gillis on how a 'small rumour' became big trouble http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-just-like-that-the-canucks-head-to-the-greens-for-the-summer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-just-like-that-the-canucks-head-to-the-greens-for-the-summer/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 21:53:14 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381928 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-just-like-that-the-canucks-head-to-the-greens-for-the-summer/feed/ 0 Nancy Macdonald on the game that marked the passing of an era http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/a-s-a-harrison/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/a-s-a-harrison/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379318 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/a-s-a-harrison/feed/ 0 She was an avant-garde artist who once practised striptease for a book, but she longed to write a novel for a bigger audience http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-heaven-boom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-heaven-boom/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 12:39:00 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379282 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-heaven-boom/feed/ 0 Heaven is hot again, and hell is colder than ever http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/where-do-parents-draw-the-line/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/where-do-parents-draw-the-line/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:32:00 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379286 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/where-do-parents-draw-the-line/feed/ 0 Corrective procedures can't guarantee an end to bullying http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/a-full-blown-latin-revival/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/a-full-blown-latin-revival/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379290 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/a-full-blown-latin-revival/feed/ 0 Thousands of Finns and Angelina Jolie can’t be wrong about what Latin can do for you http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/gregory-james-kramer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/gregory-james-kramer/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 19:40:01 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376548 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/gregory-james-kramer/feed/ 0 He was a magician and a musician, but theatre was his first love http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-canada-is-shut-out-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-canada-is-shut-out-again/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:43:14 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-canada-is-shut-out-again/feed/ 0 Spoiler alert: Canada is shut out....again http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/whos-hungry-for-top-chef-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/whos-hungry-for-top-chef-canada/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:16:45 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/whos-hungry-for-top-chef-canada/feed/ 0 Jessica Allen is, but only if the judges chose the 'fish and fry bread' as the best 'new national dish' in the latest episode http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:20:29 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/feed/ 0 In the real world, the law's on his side. But this is the Internet. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/what-they-dont-teach-in-cooking-school/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/what-they-dont-teach-in-cooking-school/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/what-they-dont-teach-in-cooking-school/feed/ 0 The Almost Famous award offers a glimpse of what the chefs of tomorrow can do http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/oldest-medieval-cookbook-recently-discovered-in-cambridge-library/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/oldest-medieval-cookbook-recently-discovered-in-cambridge-library/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:00:51 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377171 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/oldest-medieval-cookbook-recently-discovered-in-cambridge-library/feed/ 0 Rest assured, the cookbook is in the works http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/frank-simchak-jr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/frank-simchak-jr/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373099 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/frank-simchak-jr/feed/ 0 An accomplished DJ and martial artist, he was a gentle giant, once lauded as a hero for chasing down a robber http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/wow-you-must-have-really-bad-karma/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/wow-you-must-have-really-bad-karma/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:49:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373091 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/wow-you-must-have-really-bad-karma/feed/ 0 How to comfort the afflicted -- the right way http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-family-love-affair-with-seal-cookery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-family-love-affair-with-seal-cookery/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373077 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-family-love-affair-with-seal-cookery/feed/ 0 Neither surf nor turf, seal challenges expectations of taste, but feeds a culture http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/on-the-trail-of-the-pristine-planet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/on-the-trail-of-the-pristine-planet/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373071 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/on-the-trail-of-the-pristine-planet/feed/ 0 “I wanted to give others the opportunity to see the nature of a pristine planet" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/the-battle-for-buddha/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/the-battle-for-buddha/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373073 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/the-battle-for-buddha/feed/ 0 How the Buddhist tradition has been marshalled to grow profits and productivity http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/theres-a-pill-for-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/theres-a-pill-for-that/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/theres-a-pill-for-that/feed/ 0 Class-action suit puts a spotlight on the rising use of SSRIs among expectant mothers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/william-bell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/william-bell/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370557 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/william-bell/feed/ 0 From a POW camp in Japan, he saw the flash of Hiroshima; it was the light that would save him and maim him all at once http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/gorillas-in-our-midst/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/gorillas-in-our-midst/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/gorillas-in-our-midst/feed/ 0 ... conservationists on alert http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/esthers-new-incarnation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/esthers-new-incarnation/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370529 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/esthers-new-incarnation/feed/ 0 A scroll of an ancient story with a modern punch is reproduced down to the fingerprints http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/why-does-alexandra-as-a-royal-baby-name-sounds-so-familiar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/why-does-alexandra-as-a-royal-baby-name-sounds-so-familiar/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:25:04 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370462 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/why-does-alexandra-as-a-royal-baby-name-sounds-so-familiar/feed/ 0 Well, not to brag, but our resident royal watcher picked that name months ago http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/terroir-symposium-food-nostalgia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/terroir-symposium-food-nostalgia/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:03:40 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369417 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/terroir-symposium-food-nostalgia/feed/ 0 Jessica Allen reports from the 7th annual symposium dedicated to the stories and memories surrounding food http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/07/the-anti-guru/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/07/the-anti-guru/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/07/the-anti-guru/feed/ 0 Meditation teacher gathers Consciousness Explorers Club in 'collective wonderment' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/stiff-upper-lip-bien-sur/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/stiff-upper-lip-bien-sur/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:50:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/stiff-upper-lip-bien-sur/feed/ 0 Made with crowberry, cloudberry and Labrador tea, the Quebecois spirit is grabbing global attention http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-inside-man/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-inside-man/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:20:00 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365579 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-inside-man/feed/ 0 Sammy Davis Jr.’s sex romps, Michael Jackson’s ruthlessness: Paul Anka’s memoir is an explosive glimpse of the stars he knew and loved http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/wait-what-was-that-whoosh/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/wait-what-was-that-whoosh/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365605 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/wait-what-was-that-whoosh/feed/ 0 The mysterious process by which we ignore betrayal http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/jason-leslie-michalycia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/jason-leslie-michalycia/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365613 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/jason-leslie-michalycia/feed/ 0 He loved the Saskatchewan Roughriders almost as much as ice fishing. To learn to be a plumber, he moved to Edmonton. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/close-encounters-of-the-wild-kind/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/close-encounters-of-the-wild-kind/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365581 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/close-encounters-of-the-wild-kind/feed/ 0 Photo essay: Close up with the animals of East Africa http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/what-to-do-if-your-cats-a-brat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/what-to-do-if-your-cats-a-brat/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:39:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362638 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/what-to-do-if-your-cats-a-brat/feed/ 0 Punishment isn’t the way for the misbehaving feline http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/kevin-wayne-wadham/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/kevin-wayne-wadham/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362644 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/kevin-wayne-wadham/feed/ 0 A farm boy from birth and an inveterate family man, he had finally found time for travel and new adventures http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/hold-your-nose-not-the-anchovies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/hold-your-nose-not-the-anchovies/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362624 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/hold-your-nose-not-the-anchovies/feed/ 0 So reviled that it’s at risk of vanishing, this pungent fish deserves a second chance http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/peter-kirk-fachnie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/peter-kirk-fachnie/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:13:00 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/peter-kirk-fachnie/feed/ 0 A passionate athlete and outdoorsman, he was happiest on a ski hill or a frozen river http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/is-she-a-brat-or-is-she-sick/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/is-she-a-brat-or-is-she-sick/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:30:00 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/is-she-a-brat-or-is-she-sick/feed/ 0 A look at the new psychiatric guidelines that are pitting doctors against doctors http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/mellow-yellow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/mellow-yellow/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:20:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359989 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/mellow-yellow/feed/ 0 Modified in the lab, the Indian curry spice curcumin 'may be better than a condom' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/where-children-are-the-killers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/where-children-are-the-killers/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:45:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/where-children-are-the-killers/feed/ 0 A rag-tag opposition forms to battle the African rebel leaders who put guns in the hands of children