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Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/if-i-were-giving-the-graduation-speech/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/if-i-were-giving-the-graduation-speech/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Barbara Amiel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381637 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/if-i-were-giving-the-graduation-speech/feed/ 0 Barbara Amiel on what she would say to the Class of 2013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/glass-explorers-doesnt-sound-nerdy-at-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/glass-explorers-doesnt-sound-nerdy-at-all/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381707 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/glass-explorers-doesnt-sound-nerdy-at-all/feed/ 0 Scott Feschuk considers Google's latest technology http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/a-debate-that-surely-wont-make-history/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/a-debate-that-surely-wont-make-history/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:44:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381635 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/a-debate-that-surely-wont-make-history/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on a heritage committee study and the politicization of Canadian history http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/why-children-need-to-feel-the-pinch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/why-children-need-to-feel-the-pinch/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379235 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/why-children-need-to-feel-the-pinch/feed/ 0 From forcing kisses on relatives to hand-holding, kids may be losing their liberties http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-ghosts-of-provincial-leaders-past/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-ghosts-of-provincial-leaders-past/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-ghosts-of-provincial-leaders-past/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on why Tom Mulcair sounds a lot like Jean Charest http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/time-to-have-some-nice-tolerant-babies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/time-to-have-some-nice-tolerant-babies/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379314 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/time-to-have-some-nice-tolerant-babies/feed/ 0 Let’s stop worrying about the why, people. The cause of all ‘isms’ is the ‘ists’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/the-only-thing-liberated-was-their-wallets/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/the-only-thing-liberated-was-their-wallets/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:10:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/the-only-thing-liberated-was-their-wallets/feed/ 0 Patients are left with costs as discredited MS therapy circles the drain, writes Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/when-you-wish-upon-a-star-wars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/when-you-wish-upon-a-star-wars/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:00:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376544 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/when-you-wish-upon-a-star-wars/feed/ 0 A Star Wars movie every year? Scott Feschuk imagines the synergies http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-man-who-makes-harper-tremble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-man-who-makes-harper-tremble/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376483 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/the-man-who-makes-harper-tremble/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on how the new Liberal leader deals with the PM http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/in-praise-of-magnificent-women/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/in-praise-of-magnificent-women/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:30:01 +0000 Barbara Amiel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376485 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/in-praise-of-magnificent-women/feed/ 0 Barbara Amiel on literary greats and everyday heroes http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/an-unfamiliar-war-reveals-an-uncomfortable-truth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/an-unfamiliar-war-reveals-an-uncomfortable-truth/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:37:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376757 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/an-unfamiliar-war-reveals-an-uncomfortable-truth/feed/ 0 Why we need to adjust our expectations http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/congratulations-have-we-talked-about-me/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/congratulations-have-we-talked-about-me/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:40:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373097 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/congratulations-have-we-talked-about-me/feed/ 0 Given the spirit of the Conservative response to Trudeau's victory, let's imagine what the PM might say next http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/an-unknown-life-but-not-an-empty-one/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/an-unknown-life-but-not-an-empty-one/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:50:00 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373043 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/an-unknown-life-but-not-an-empty-one/feed/ 0 Emma Teitel on the long, slow fade of dementia http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/just-what-was-said-they-picked-on-the-wrong-city/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/just-what-was-said-they-picked-on-the-wrong-city/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:29:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/just-what-was-said-they-picked-on-the-wrong-city/feed/ 0 Who is saying what in the wake of the Boston bombings http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/true-grit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/true-grit/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:39:00 +0000 Barbara Amiel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370502 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/true-grit/feed/ 0 Barbara Amiel on a barrier-breaking outsider http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/the-mother-of-canadian-conservatives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/the-mother-of-canadian-conservatives/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370510 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/the-mother-of-canadian-conservatives/feed/ 0 Paul Wells: Thatcher’s legacy will weigh heavy on Harper as he pays homage http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/sad-camels-of-the-high-arctic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/sad-camels-of-the-high-arctic/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:40:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371831 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/sad-camels-of-the-high-arctic/feed/ 0 Tabatha Southey considers the place of the modern camel in history http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/lets-go-to-vegas-you-said/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/lets-go-to-vegas-you-said/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/lets-go-to-vegas-you-said/feed/ 0 Scott Feschuk writes an open letter to his money http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-greatest-story-byfield-ever-told/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-greatest-story-byfield-ever-told/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:45:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-greatest-story-byfield-ever-told/feed/ 0 The founder of the Alberta Report looks at the first two thousand years of Christianity http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/30/must-see-tv-or-mandatory-diversity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/30/must-see-tv-or-mandatory-diversity/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/30/must-see-tv-or-mandatory-diversity/feed/ 0 Emma Teitel on TV’s modern censorship crusaders http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/watching-the-panda-watchers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/watching-the-panda-watchers/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:10:53 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/watching-the-panda-watchers/feed/ 0 Scott Feschuk on what's black and white and goes round and round the news cycle http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/why-canada-doesnt-need-an-ego-boost-from-the-un/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/why-canada-doesnt-need-an-ego-boost-from-the-un/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362570 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/why-canada-doesnt-need-an-ego-boost-from-the-un/feed/ 0 The United Nations Human Development Index is utterly irrelevant (and we're not just saying that because of our recent showings) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/land-mines-in-our-sexual-landscape/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/land-mines-in-our-sexual-landscape/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362578 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/land-mines-in-our-sexual-landscape/feed/ 0 Barbara Amiel on an anything-goes sexual society http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/retiring-allowance-rollover-you-say/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/retiring-allowance-rollover-you-say/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:30:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/retiring-allowance-rollover-you-say/feed/ 0 Those budget terms are much more exciting than they sound. Here’s a translation. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/want-results-offer-a-prize/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/want-results-offer-a-prize/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:21:56 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361603 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/want-results-offer-a-prize/feed/ 0 MP Pierre Poilievre on cash awards and innovation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/abolish-the-senate-ingrates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/abolish-the-senate-ingrates/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360015 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/abolish-the-senate-ingrates/feed/ 0 Time for the Senate to fight back — Scott Feschuk has some ideas http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-court-of-public-opinion-is-often-unfair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-court-of-public-opinion-is-often-unfair/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359939 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-court-of-public-opinion-is-often-unfair/feed/ 0 Emma Teitel on being groped — and taking revenge http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/im-insanely-committed-to-my-dogs-but/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/im-insanely-committed-to-my-dogs-but/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/im-insanely-committed-to-my-dogs-but/feed/ 0 I am a dog owner of insane commitment, but even I can’t turn a blind eye to the advances of research http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/09/did-you-try-to-kill-me-again-last-night-dear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/09/did-you-try-to-kill-me-again-last-night-dear/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357633 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/09/did-you-try-to-kill-me-again-last-night-dear/feed/ 0 Being locked in a space capsule for 501 days, says Scott Feschuk, can give you the ‘us time’ you’re craving http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-for-alberta-good-for-marois/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-for-alberta-good-for-marois/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:35:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357553 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-for-alberta-good-for-marois/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the Parti Québécois's sudden love of resources http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/let-them-hook-up-itll-be-educational-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/let-them-hook-up-itll-be-educational-2/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355204 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/let-them-hook-up-itll-be-educational-2/feed/ 0 Emma Teitel on the educational side of casual sex http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/02/solving-the-nhls-big-problem-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/02/solving-the-nhls-big-problem-2/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/02/solving-the-nhls-big-problem-2/feed/ 0 It's tough to score when the goalies fill up the entire net http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/lessons-from-the-senator-from-p-e-i-ish-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/lessons-from-the-senator-from-p-e-i-ish-2/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/lessons-from-the-senator-from-p-e-i-ish-2/feed/ 0 What we've learned from the senator from P.E.I.-ish http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/a-bit-of-a-shock-at-the-canadian-opera-company-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/a-bit-of-a-shock-at-the-canadian-opera-company-2/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350204 Tristan und Isolde]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/a-bit-of-a-shock-at-the-canadian-opera-company-2/feed/ 0 Peter Sellars takes a new direction to Tristan und Isolde http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/600-fanatics-in-their-finest-wizard-robes-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/600-fanatics-in-their-finest-wizard-robes-2/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/600-fanatics-in-their-finest-wizard-robes-2/feed/ 0 One—but only one—of these cruises was made up by Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/when-dick-and-barack-agree-watch-out-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/when-dick-and-barack-agree-watch-out-2/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:23:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350202 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/when-dick-and-barack-agree-watch-out-2/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the meaning of drones http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/an-expensive-fix-to-a-non-existent-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/an-expensive-fix-to-a-non-existent-problem/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:27:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347336 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/an-expensive-fix-to-a-non-existent-problem/feed/ 0 Competing with U.S. for athletic scholarships isn't a solution for Canadian university sport http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/how-the-internet-makes-you-boring/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/how-the-internet-makes-you-boring/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:00:00 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347344 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/how-the-internet-makes-you-boring/feed/ 0 The information superhighway is so personalized that it's often just a road to what you already know http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/a-penny-saved-is-the-worst-thing-ever/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/a-penny-saved-is-the-worst-thing-ever/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/a-penny-saved-is-the-worst-thing-ever/feed/ 0 Scott Feschuk: A penny saved is the worst thing ever http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/not-so-renewable-revenue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/not-so-renewable-revenue/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:15:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347346 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/not-so-renewable-revenue/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on spending Alberta's oil cash http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/the-wrong-leaf-is-the-least-of-its-problems/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/the-wrong-leaf-is-the-least-of-its-problems/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:25:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344720 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/the-wrong-leaf-is-the-least-of-its-problems/feed/ 0 What? No War of 1812 reference? Scott Feschuk on the new bill http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/the-decent-fix-for-aboriginal-rights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/the-decent-fix-for-aboriginal-rights/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344658 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/the-decent-fix-for-aboriginal-rights/feed/ 0 Aboriginal peoples of Canada deserve justice, says Barbara Amiel, but negotiations will be complicated http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/being-hated-means-getting-it-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/being-hated-means-getting-it-right/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:50:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344656 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/being-hated-means-getting-it-right/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on Conservatives turning a new (Kevin) Page http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/sometimes-too-much-democracy-is-a-bad-idea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/sometimes-too-much-democracy-is-a-bad-idea/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/sometimes-too-much-democracy-is-a-bad-idea/feed/ 0 The problem with the notion that delegated conventions are less democratic http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/from-the-editors-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/from-the-editors-3/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341226 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/from-the-editors-3/feed/ 0 The tough choices that aren't being made