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Fri, 24 May 2013 23:52:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/letters-29/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/letters-29/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386623 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/letters-29/feed/ 0 On the sounds of science, heaven and secret weapons http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/week-in-pictures-15/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/week-in-pictures-15/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:30 +0000 Andrew Tolson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387543 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/week-in-pictures-15/feed/ 0 7 days in 15 frames http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/good-news-20/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/good-news-20/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 21:50:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386625 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/good-news-20/feed/ 0 Bieber stands up to boos and Margaret Atwood wants a Victoria Day change http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/newsmakers-79/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/newsmakers-79/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Mika Rekai http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386627 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/newsmakers-79/feed/ 0 Disney’s princess dust-up, a Star-Strangled Banner, and Canada’s next basketball superstar makes his choice http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/week-in-pictures-14/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/week-in-pictures-14/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:30 +0000 Andrew Tolson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385102 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/week-in-pictures-14/feed/ 0 Seven days, 15 photos: Our pick of pix http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/letters-28/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/letters-28/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381629 It can happen here... People in this country are wrong to sit comfortably with]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/letters-28/feed/ 0 It can happen here... People in this country are wrong to sit comfortably with http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/from-the-editors-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/from-the-editors-5/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381627 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/from-the-editors-5/feed/ 0 Today, pizza. Tomorrow ... the world. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/week-in-pictures-13/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/week-in-pictures-13/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 13:45:08 +0000 Andrew Tolson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381368 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/week-in-pictures-13/feed/ 0 Our pick of the week's pix http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/good-news-33/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/good-news-33/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 20:03:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381631 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/good-news-33/feed/ 0 North Korea does something rational and getting through George W. Bush's email may take 250 years http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/newsmakers-91/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/newsmakers-91/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 19:48:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381633 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/newsmakers-91/feed/ 0 Top stories from the week http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/week-in-pictures-12/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/week-in-pictures-12/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 17:58:19 +0000 Andrew Tolson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380434 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/week-in-pictures-12/feed/ 0 Week in photos: Our pick of pix http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/letters-27/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/letters-27/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379227 Bombing fallout... Terrorists and those supporting them have no place in a civilized society]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/letters-27/feed/ 0 Bombing fallout... Terrorists and those supporting them have no place in a civilized society http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/who-to-cheer-for-in-the-stanley-cup-playoffs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/who-to-cheer-for-in-the-stanley-cup-playoffs/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379225 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/who-to-cheer-for-in-the-stanley-cup-playoffs/feed/ 0 Are we allowed to root for the other Canadian teams? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/good-news-32/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/good-news-32/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 18:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379229 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/good-news-32/feed/ 0 A mining tycoon enters Australian politics and wildcat strikes in Alberta http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/newsmakers-90/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/newsmakers-90/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379231 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/newsmakers-90/feed/ 0 Prince Philip gets the Order of Canada, Bush gets a library and Obama gets a basketball http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/week-in-pictures-11/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/week-in-pictures-11/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:01:51 +0000 Andrew Tolson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377628 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/week-in-pictures-11/feed/ 0 7 days in 15 photos from around the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/letters-26/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/letters-26/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:59:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376992 Farewell, Iron Lady... When Margaret Thatcher was elected PM (“ ‘She led, she didn’t]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/letters-26/feed/ 0 Farewell, Iron Lady... When Margaret Thatcher was elected PM (“ ‘She led, she didn’t http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/newsmakers-89/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/newsmakers-89/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:10:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376481 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/newsmakers-89/feed/ 0 The luckiest man alive keeps running, Witherspoon plays the fame card and Nova Scotia mourns MacNeil http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/good-news-31/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/good-news-31/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:01:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/good-news-31/feed/ 0 France legalizes same-sex marriage, while Washington considers a border-crossing fee for Canadians http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/letters-25/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/letters-25/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373035 Doggone blues... So Canada has become known as a haven for the world’s unwanted]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/letters-25/feed/ 0 Doggone blues... So Canada has become known as a haven for the world’s unwanted http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/week-in-pictures-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/week-in-pictures-10/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:31:50 +0000 Andrew Tolson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374586 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/week-in-pictures-10/feed/ 0 Seven days in 15 photos http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/how-trudeau-can-avoid-getting-stuck-in-the-middle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/how-trudeau-can-avoid-getting-stuck-in-the-middle/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373033 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/how-trudeau-can-avoid-getting-stuck-in-the-middle/feed/ 0 From the editors http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/good-news-27/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/good-news-27/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373037 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/good-news-27/feed/ 0 New research shows sex and happiness are correlated, and a judge fines himself for his cell phone ringing in court http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/newsmakers-88/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/newsmakers-88/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/newsmakers-88/feed/ 0 Bieber brushes up on his history, Big Ben takes a rare break and a comic hero comes out of the transgender closet http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/letters-20/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/letters-20/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370478 O tempora! O mores!... Does Barbara Amiel actually believe no one is harmed by]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/13/letters-20/feed/ 0 O tempora! O mores!... Does Barbara Amiel actually believe no one is harmed by http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/why-terrorism-can-grow-in-any-soil-including-our-own/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/why-terrorism-can-grow-in-any-soil-including-our-own/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370476 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/why-terrorism-can-grow-in-any-soil-including-our-own/feed/ 0 Residents of London, Ont., are so reliably Canadian in their tastes and demographics that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/week-in-pictures-9/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/week-in-pictures-9/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:16:07 +0000 Andrew Tolson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371079 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/week-in-pictures-9/feed/ 0 Our pick of pix: Seven days in 15 photos http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/good-news-bad-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/good-news-bad-news-5/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:57:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370219 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/good-news-bad-news-5/feed/ 0 A Canadian gold-medal winning sculler rescued at sea and an outbreak of measles strikes the U.K. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/prince-williams-no-charmer-jay-z-and-beyonces-tropical-troubles-and-obama-gets-some-unlikely-support/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/prince-williams-no-charmer-jay-z-and-beyonces-tropical-troubles-and-obama-gets-some-unlikely-support/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:34:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/prince-williams-no-charmer-jay-z-and-beyonces-tropical-troubles-and-obama-gets-some-unlikely-support/feed/ 0 Names in the news http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/week-in-pictures-8/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/week-in-pictures-8/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:42:11 +0000 Andrew Tolson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368603 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/week-in-pictures-8/feed/ 0 Our pick of the week's best pix http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/from-the-editors-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/from-the-editors-4/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365525 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/from-the-editors-4/feed/ 0 From the editors http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/letters-24/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/letters-24/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:50:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365527 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/letters-24/feed/ 0 Readers respond to our top stories http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/good-news-26/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/good-news-26/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365529 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/good-news-26/feed/ 0 Pandas arrive from China and parents 'bubble-wrap' their kids in Britain http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/newsmakers-87/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/newsmakers-87/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365531 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/newsmakers-87/feed/ 0 Beckham takes China, Jennifer Capriati resurfaces, and George W. Bush shows off a new skill http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/the-week-in-pictures-14/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/the-week-in-pictures-14/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:55:32 +0000 Andrew Tolson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/the-week-in-pictures-14/feed/ 0 7 days in 15 frames from around the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/the-once-flowing-rivers-the-drinkable-water-and-when-well-walk-on-the-red-planet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/the-once-flowing-rivers-the-drinkable-water-and-when-well-walk-on-the-red-planet/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362580 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/the-once-flowing-rivers-the-drinkable-water-and-when-well-walk-on-the-red-planet/feed/ 0 John Grotzinger talks about once-flowing rivers, the drinkable water—and when we’ll walk on the red planet http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/week-in-pictures-7/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/week-in-pictures-7/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:59:18 +0000 Andrew Tolson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/week-in-pictures-7/feed/ 0 Seven days in 15 frames from around the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/letters-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/letters-18/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362572 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/letters-18/feed/ 0 Readers weigh in on senate reform, gender equality and why dogs are the best http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/good-news-19/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/good-news-19/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:46:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362574 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/good-news-19/feed/ 0 Maryland abolishes the death penalty and the UN celebrates the first 'international day of happiness' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/newsmakers-78/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/newsmakers-78/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:38:00 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362576 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/newsmakers-78/feed/ 0 Patrick Chan’s hat trick, Kim Campbell’s condo, Gwyneth Paltrow’s diet and Canada’s NBA takeover http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/letters-23/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/letters-23/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359933 Flanagan’s folly... After reading Anne Kingston’s discussion with Tom Flanagan (Interview, March 18), I]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/letters-23/feed/ 0 Flanagan’s folly... After reading Anne Kingston’s discussion with Tom Flanagan (Interview, March 18), I http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/week-in-pictures-6/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/week-in-pictures-6/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:44:40 +0000 Andrew Tolson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/week-in-pictures-6/feed/ 0 Seven days, 15 photos: Our pick of pix http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/good-news-22/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/good-news-22/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359935 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/good-news-22/feed/ 0 A weekly round-up from around the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/newsmakers-86/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/newsmakers-86/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:00 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359937 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/newsmakers-86/feed/ 0 Dennis Rodman’s next trip, Chris Hadfield gets keys to the spaceship, and Russia’s evil dancer heads to court http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/a-surprisingly-refreshing-aftertaste/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/a-surprisingly-refreshing-aftertaste/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:22:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359931 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/a-surprisingly-refreshing-aftertaste/feed/ 0 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's supersized soft drink ban is struck down in court. Big Gulp lovers rejoice.