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Fri, 24 May 2013 20:49:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/2013/05/04/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/2013/04/23/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/2013/04/21/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/2013/04/03/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/2013/03/26/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/2013/02/19/why-shorter-men-have-younger-wives-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/why-shorter-men-have-younger-wives-2/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350272 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/why-shorter-men-have-younger-wives-2/feed/ 0 And An Economist’s Other Surprising Theories About Quirks Of The Heart http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/09/cleaning-out-your-bodys-closet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/09/cleaning-out-your-bodys-closet/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Julia De Laurentiis Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347420 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/09/cleaning-out-your-bodys-closet/feed/ 0 Juice-only detoxes are a growing trend -- much to the alarm of health practitioners http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/advice-for-80-year-old-whippersnappers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/advice-for-80-year-old-whippersnappers/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:55:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344716 Jeopardy and the evening news]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/advice-for-80-year-old-whippersnappers/feed/ 0 At 92, A.E. Hotchner has his reasons why seniors should avoid Jeopardy and the evening news http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/too-busy-to-teach-your-kids-table-manners/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/too-busy-to-teach-your-kids-table-manners/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:14:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340996 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/too-busy-to-teach-your-kids-table-manners/feed/ 0 Don't worry! There are etiquette classes you can buy for that. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/in-defence-of-singledom-its-lonely-out-there-but-so-what/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/in-defence-of-singledom-its-lonely-out-there-but-so-what/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:18:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340174 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/in-defence-of-singledom-its-lonely-out-there-but-so-what/feed/ 0 Colin Horgan responds to Margaret Wente http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/retired-go-out-and-make-yourself-useful/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/retired-go-out-and-make-yourself-useful/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338017 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/retired-go-out-and-make-yourself-useful/feed/ 0 Don't let your age stop you from getting back in the workplace. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/viewing-the-city-in-a-different-light/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/viewing-the-city-in-a-different-light/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335123 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/viewing-the-city-in-a-different-light/feed/ 0 Step one: Start by looking for one new thing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/tongues-are-wagging/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/tongues-are-wagging/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:41:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333037 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/tongues-are-wagging/feed/ 0 Westerners seek out alternative therapy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-embarrassment-of-riches/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-embarrassment-of-riches/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323988 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-embarrassment-of-riches/feed/ 0 More money means more chance for dysfunction, says author Deborah Price http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/putting-perfectionists-in-their-place/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/putting-perfectionists-in-their-place/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:31:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320631 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/putting-perfectionists-in-their-place/feed/ 0 Driven mad by a controlling coworker? Try the ‘hit-and-run’ approach. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/immaculate-conception/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/immaculate-conception/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:43:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320625 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/immaculate-conception/feed/ 0 Now that anyone can have a baby without sex, stigmas are fading. But some sperm and egg questions are still uncouth. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/a-route-to-recovery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/a-route-to-recovery/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314733 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/a-route-to-recovery/feed/ 0 William Moyers was plucked from the point of no return because his family never gave up http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/dodge-the-hug-not-the-handshake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/dodge-the-hug-not-the-handshake/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:12:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312529 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/dodge-the-hug-not-the-handshake/feed/ 0 Palm-to-palm contact is crucial if you want to make a good impression http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/saying-good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/saying-good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306910 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/saying-good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/feed/ 0 How to make a clean break when your ex is a jerk who won’t take no for an answer http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/move-over-ann-landers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/move-over-ann-landers/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:55:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=307088 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/move-over-ann-landers/feed/ 0 New websites and apps allow users to anonymously crowd source feedback on breakups http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/in-order-to-form-a-more-perfect-union/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/in-order-to-form-a-more-perfect-union/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:05:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304321 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/in-order-to-form-a-more-perfect-union/feed/ 0 Couples should fight more and not compromise http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/sometimes-its-hard-to-care-that-much/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/sometimes-its-hard-to-care-that-much/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302210 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/sometimes-its-hard-to-care-that-much/feed/ 0 When spouses become caregivers, it’s not always easy to stay positive http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/lock-up-your-daughters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/lock-up-your-daughters/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:17:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299695 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/lock-up-your-daughters/feed/ 0 A criminal profiler advises keeping a tight rein on girls http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/no-guts-no-glory-for-working-girls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/no-guts-no-glory-for-working-girls/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297106 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/no-guts-no-glory-for-working-girls/feed/ 0 No guts, no glory for working girls http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/when-your-doctor-is-an-addict/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/when-your-doctor-is-an-addict/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295305 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/when-your-doctor-is-an-addict/feed/ 0 Many drugs they prescribe end up in their own system http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/much-ado-about-no-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/much-ado-about-no-2/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292697 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/much-ado-about-no-2/feed/ 0 Children with functional constipation are normal in every respect except one http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/learning-to-love-with-asperger-syndrome/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/learning-to-love-with-asperger-syndrome/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289717 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/learning-to-love-with-asperger-syndrome/feed/ 0 It’s not easy living with a man who will only say ‘I love you’ once a day, max http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/whatever-you-do-dont-drop-the-torah/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/whatever-you-do-dont-drop-the-torah/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:04:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/whatever-you-do-dont-drop-the-torah/feed/ 0 Common fears include fainting, laughing and dropping the Torah http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/marriage-men-and-mother-syndrome/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/marriage-men-and-mother-syndrome/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:53:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284153 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/marriage-men-and-mother-syndrome/feed/ 0 If you supervise your husband like one of your kids, you’ve got problems http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/when-your-boss-is-almost-a-psychopath/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/when-your-boss-is-almost-a-psychopath/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:35:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=282252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/when-your-boss-is-almost-a-psychopath/feed/ 0 Or your doctor wants to have sex or your caregiver weasels her way into your will... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/07/always-on-the-sunny-side/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/07/always-on-the-sunny-side/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279604 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/07/always-on-the-sunny-side/feed/ 0 Research into the ‘optimist gene’ shows that you can always be on the sunny side http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-secret-life-of-plants/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-secret-life-of-plants/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:21:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273612 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-secret-life-of-plants/feed/ 0 Even if they can’t hear a word you say, a botanist says they can see, smell and feel http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/how-to-make-100000-a-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/how-to-make-100000-a-day/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269400 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/how-to-make-100000-a-day/feed/ 0 Author insists can do it without a bank loan, an M.B.A. or a business plan http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/10-other-pranks-that-will-spice-up-your-relationship/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/10-other-pranks-that-will-spice-up-your-relationship/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:47:31 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270051 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/10-other-pranks-that-will-spice-up-your-relationship/feed/ 0 Pranks are a classic way to set the mood, says Fox News. I couldn't agree more http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/angry-moms-will-never-grow-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/angry-moms-will-never-grow-up/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/angry-moms-will-never-grow-up/feed/ 0 Author identifies various types of difficult mothers: Neglectful, Envious, Angry, Narcissistic. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/the-cents-of-entitlement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/the-cents-of-entitlement/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/the-cents-of-entitlement/feed/ 0 How one mom changed her children’s attitudes, $1 at a time http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/send-your-kid-to-sleepover-camp-is-just-what-kids-and-parents-need/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/send-your-kid-to-sleepover-camp-is-just-what-kids-and-parents-need/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:47:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262496 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/send-your-kid-to-sleepover-camp-is-just-what-kids-and-parents-need/feed/ 0 Overnight camp is good for kids, so get over your 'childsickness' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/control-alt-erase/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/control-alt-erase/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 15:57:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260571 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/control-alt-erase/feed/ 0 A Stanford professor wants tech giants to allow kids to permanently erase personal information http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/a-literary-salon-with-david-chilton-for-twentysomethings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/a-literary-salon-with-david-chilton-for-twentysomethings/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 20:02:38 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260869 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/a-literary-salon-with-david-chilton-for-twentysomethings/feed/ 0 The best-selling author of 'The Wealthy Barber' offers up personal finance advice at a Writers' Trust event http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/keeping-fit-at-the-office-with-a-j-jacobs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/keeping-fit-at-the-office-with-a-j-jacobs/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 18:29:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/keeping-fit-at-the-office-with-a-j-jacobs/feed/ 0 The author of 'Drop Dead Healthy' gives us pointers on how to squeeze in activity at work http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/how-to-be-the-hosts-with-the-most/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/how-to-be-the-hosts-with-the-most/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 06:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259010 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/how-to-be-the-hosts-with-the-most/feed/ 0 Make guests feel welcome, sure, but don’t forget a little downtime for yourself http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/10-tips-for-guests-staying-at-somebody-elses-cottage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/10-tips-for-guests-staying-at-somebody-elses-cottage/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:13:48 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/10-tips-for-guests-staying-at-somebody-elses-cottage/feed/ 0 You want to get invited back, right? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/augusten-borroughs-anti-self-help-book/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/augusten-borroughs-anti-self-help-book/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:55:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257772 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/augusten-borroughs-anti-self-help-book/feed/ 0 The American memoirist says affirmations are absurd and truthfulness is medicinal http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/life-with-help-how-did-we-get-so-useless/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/life-with-help-how-did-we-get-so-useless/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:20:01 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/life-with-help-how-did-we-get-so-useless/feed/ 0 We’ve outsourced our lives. Now we can’t do a thing for ourselves.