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Fri, 24 May 2013 03:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/whatever-happened-to-eddie-the-eagle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/whatever-happened-to-eddie-the-eagle/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:58:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344130 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/whatever-happened-to-eddie-the-eagle/feed/ 0 We like to stay up on the latest developments, so have no excuse for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/lauriers-limited-vision/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/lauriers-limited-vision/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:57:16 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179992 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/lauriers-limited-vision/feed/ 19 Stephen Harper has been wrapping up his stump speeches with an allusion to Wilfrid... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/28/winter-olympics-hockey-gold-photo-album/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/28/winter-olympics-hockey-gold-photo-album/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:30:17 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113064 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/28/winter-olympics-hockey-gold-photo-album/feed/ 12 A few final snapshots http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/28/i-sure-hope-horn-honking-doesnt-cause-global-warming/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/28/i-sure-hope-horn-honking-doesnt-cause-global-warming/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:49:05 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112954 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/28/i-sure-hope-horn-honking-doesnt-cause-global-warming/feed/ 5 (Ditto the expression: "Woooooo!") http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/27/live-blog-mens-curling-canada-v-norway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/27/live-blog-mens-curling-canada-v-norway/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:55:17 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112726 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/27/live-blog-mens-curling-canada-v-norway/feed/ 14 Canada takes gold. The pants take silver. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/27/how-canada-can-beat-the-united-states-in-hockey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/27/how-canada-can-beat-the-united-states-in-hockey/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:02:12 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112650 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/27/how-canada-can-beat-the-united-states-in-hockey/feed/ 18 It involves chicanery http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/live-blog-men%e2%80%99s-hockey-canada-v-slovakia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/live-blog-men%e2%80%99s-hockey-canada-v-slovakia/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:41:09 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112355 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/live-blog-men%e2%80%99s-hockey-canada-v-slovakia/feed/ 18 Canada wins a shot at gold, Jerry! GOLD! (Barely, Jerry! BARELY!) http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/live-blog-finland-v-united-states/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/live-blog-finland-v-united-states/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:45:28 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112210 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/live-blog-finland-v-united-states/feed/ 22 On the line: a shot at gold, Jerry! http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/ladies%e2%80%99-figure-skating-rochette-wins-the-bronze/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/ladies%e2%80%99-figure-skating-rochette-wins-the-bronze/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:01:51 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112102 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/ladies%e2%80%99-figure-skating-rochette-wins-the-bronze/feed/ 14 Yu-Na claims gold with world record performance http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/what-i-learned-at-the-ladies%e2%80%99-free-skate-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/what-i-learned-at-the-ladies%e2%80%99-free-skate-2/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:45:56 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112046 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/what-i-learned-at-the-ladies%e2%80%99-free-skate-2/feed/ 2 Spoiler alert: There are ladies here http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/olympic-mailbag-lindsey-vonn-brian-boitano-the-sasquatch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/olympic-mailbag-lindsey-vonn-brian-boitano-the-sasquatch/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:58:14 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111626 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/olympic-mailbag-lindsey-vonn-brian-boitano-the-sasquatch/feed/ 10 Also: Baby seals! http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/stay-calm-german-saxony-house-has-plenty-of-beer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/stay-calm-german-saxony-house-has-plenty-of-beer/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:09:23 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111598 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/stay-calm-german-saxony-house-has-plenty-of-beer/feed/ 1 (But they did, for a few terrifying hours, run out) http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/game-in-review-canada-v-russia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/game-in-review-canada-v-russia/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:16:21 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111420 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/game-in-review-canada-v-russia/feed/ 20 This time, like every time, it was personal http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/are-you-spending-enough-to-watch-tonights-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/are-you-spending-enough-to-watch-tonights-game/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:39:47 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111389 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/are-you-spending-enough-to-watch-tonights-game/feed/ 6 "Money well spent" or "Money, well... spent"? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/potential-trouble-for-team-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/potential-trouble-for-team-canada/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:54:52 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111350 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/potential-trouble-for-team-canada/feed/ 6 You be the judge http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/dept-of-workin%e2%80%99-hard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/dept-of-workin%e2%80%99-hard/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:40:34 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111208 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/dept-of-workin%e2%80%99-hard/feed/ 4 Oww, my aching back... and front? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/sidekick-liveblogging-the-canada-germany-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/sidekick-liveblogging-the-canada-germany-game/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:14:44 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110828 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/sidekick-liveblogging-the-canada-germany-game/feed/ 33 Feschuk: How does Team Canada spell relief: G-E-R-M-A-N-Y http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/second-olympic-mailbag-anyone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/second-olympic-mailbag-anyone/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:10:09 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110726 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/second-olympic-mailbag-anyone/feed/ 40 Anyone? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/i-tell-you-naught-for-your-comfort/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/i-tell-you-naught-for-your-comfort/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:33:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110664 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/i-tell-you-naught-for-your-comfort/feed/ 23 "Never tell me the odds", Han Solo said. Must've been a hockey fan. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/dear-mike-babcock/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/dear-mike-babcock/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:00:30 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110624 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/dear-mike-babcock/feed/ 6 Some helpful help for Canada’s hockey coach http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/taking-pictures-of-people-having-their-pictures-taken-in-front-of-the-olympic-cauldron/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/taking-pictures-of-people-having-their-pictures-taken-in-front-of-the-olympic-cauldron/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:37:35 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/taking-pictures-of-people-having-their-pictures-taken-in-front-of-the-olympic-cauldron/feed/ 24 Smile. I said: SMILE. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/olympic-caption-challenge-vote-now-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/olympic-caption-challenge-vote-now-2/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:15:35 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/olympic-caption-challenge-vote-now-2/feed/ 6 Winner = prize http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/caption-challenge-special-olympic-edition-no-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/caption-challenge-special-olympic-edition-no-2/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:33:04 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/caption-challenge-special-olympic-edition-no-2/feed/ 73 Cue the theme from An Officer and a Gentlemen http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/three-periods-three-venues/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/three-periods-three-venues/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:56:50 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110340 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/three-periods-three-venues/feed/ 14 Scott Feschuk does hockey night in Vancouver http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/21/the-cheryl-bernard-show/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/21/the-cheryl-bernard-show/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:56:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/21/the-cheryl-bernard-show/feed/ 18 Liveblog: Canada v. U.S. in women's curling http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/20/does-drinking-six-beers-make-the-skeleton-interesting-to-watch-in-person/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/20/does-drinking-six-beers-make-the-skeleton-interesting-to-watch-in-person/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:33:17 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109948 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/20/does-drinking-six-beers-make-the-skeleton-interesting-to-watch-in-person/feed/ 18 Scott Feschuk's selfless experiment http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/20/great-moments-in-broadcasting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/20/great-moments-in-broadcasting/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:10:26 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109857 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/20/great-moments-in-broadcasting/feed/ 5 Anticipation meets its nemesis: Norway v. Demark http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/19/weekend-discussion-olympic-commercials/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/19/weekend-discussion-olympic-commercials/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:44:55 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/19/weekend-discussion-olympic-commercials/feed/ 15 What do you like? What do you hate? And what do you, like, HATE? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/let-us-now-begin-to-overreact/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/let-us-now-begin-to-overreact/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:45:54 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/let-us-now-begin-to-overreact/feed/ 13 Are we a) doomed, b) doomed! or c) DOOMED!! http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/olympic-mailbag-dale-begg-smith-barenaked-ladies-andrew-coyne%e2%80%99s-secret-identity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/olympic-mailbag-dale-begg-smith-barenaked-ladies-andrew-coyne%e2%80%99s-secret-identity/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:36:55 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108884 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/olympic-mailbag-dale-begg-smith-barenaked-ladies-andrew-coyne%e2%80%99s-secret-identity/feed/ 17 Also: Avatar and the Sow Cow Ka-Pow http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/swifter-higher-partially-nakeder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/swifter-higher-partially-nakeder/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:39:25 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108739 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/swifter-higher-partially-nakeder/feed/ 3 The new motto of these “Winter” Games http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/winter-olympics-whistler-photo-album-no-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/winter-olympics-whistler-photo-album-no-3/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:38:47 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108525 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/winter-olympics-whistler-photo-album-no-3/feed/ 18 Featuring bikinis and signage! http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/if-these-games-be-the-worst/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/if-these-games-be-the-worst/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:52:03 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108506 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/if-these-games-be-the-worst/feed/ 112 'Then, very well, let them be the worst,' says COLBY COSH. 'We'll live.' http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/oh-patrick-canadian-boy-wonder-patrick-chan-out-of-podium-picture/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/oh-patrick-canadian-boy-wonder-patrick-chan-out-of-podium-picture/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:41:40 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108501 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/oh-patrick-canadian-boy-wonder-patrick-chan-out-of-podium-picture/feed/ 5 Glorious gold-medal final promised, Thursday http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/keeping-track-of-it-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/keeping-track-of-it-all/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:55:58 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/keeping-track-of-it-all/feed/ 79 Vancouver 2010: A portrait in complaints http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/olympic-mailbag-anyone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/olympic-mailbag-anyone/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:23:46 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108009 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/olympic-mailbag-anyone/feed/ 26 Anyone? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/olympic-caption-challenge-vote-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/olympic-caption-challenge-vote-now/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:14:52 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107933 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/olympic-caption-challenge-vote-now/feed/ 9 Winner = prize http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/the-wrong-man/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/the-wrong-man/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:42:48 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107921 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/the-wrong-man/feed/ 74 Colby Cosh on who should have lit the flame http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/the-ice-resurfacing-follies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/the-ice-resurfacing-follies/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:23:26 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107854 Let Us Now Point at the Ice and Shake Our Heads in Dismay]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/the-ice-resurfacing-follies/feed/ 8 SCOTT FESCHUK: Instead of the men’s 500m sprint, I got a silent movie entitled Let Us Now Point at the Ice and Shake Our Heads in Dismay http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/one-moment-in-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/one-moment-in-time/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:37:14 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107680 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/one-moment-in-time/feed/ 0 SCOTT FESCHUK: In a fraction of an instant, the air at the finish line of the men's downhill went silent and still http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/winter-olympics-whistler-photo-album-no-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/winter-olympics-whistler-photo-album-no-2/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:27:49 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107595 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/winter-olympics-whistler-photo-album-no-2/feed/ 5 SCOTT FESCHUK: Somehow, against the odds, even more snapshots! http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/14/caption-challenge-special-olympic-edition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/14/caption-challenge-special-olympic-edition/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:49:23 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107563 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/14/caption-challenge-special-olympic-edition/feed/ 96 Play along and win a prize http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/14/whistler-mountain-war-zone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/14/whistler-mountain-war-zone/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:45:27 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107480 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/14/whistler-mountain-war-zone/feed/ 1 The protests continue http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/14/donald-sutherland-traitor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/14/donald-sutherland-traitor/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:08:58 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107474 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/14/donald-sutherland-traitor/feed/ 16 Or, put another way, Donald Sutherland: Traitor! http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/12/other-deaths-on-the-track/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/12/other-deaths-on-the-track/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:13:43 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107132 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/12/other-deaths-on-the-track/feed/ 6 The death of Nodar Kumaritashvili wasn't the first Olympic tragedy