‘Something horrific has happened’
Irene Hirtle found a way to help after the Swissair 111 crash
Anne Kingston
Senior Writer and Columnist Anne Kingston covers contemporary culture—everything from medical politics to the politics of food. She is the author of ’The Meaning of Wife: A Provocative Look at Women and Marriage in the 21st Century’ and ’The Edible Man: Dave Nichol, President’s Choice and the Making of Popular Taste.’ Find her at anne.kingston@macleans.rogers.com.
Hallelujah! A Canadian classic is born
Anne Kingston reviews All Saints by K.D. Miller — ’a quietly astonishing book of short stories’
Deadly Victorian fashions
The Victorians suffered for their brilliant arsenic gowns and flammable crinolines. We’re not much better.
What you need to know about Botox from the Vancouver couple who pioneered it
Two of the first doctors to use Botox on their regrets about not securing a patent, its use by teenagers, and why it could be a generation’s penicillin
Judging mental pain
More and more people are turning to the courts for payback for anguish
Stick family feud
Trivial but powerful, those cartoon family decals—and the backlash against them—say a lot about our times
Catharsis consumerism at the 9/11 memorial museum
The social satire writes itself, our columnist suggests
Why Rob Ford isn’t done yet
Armed with a possible redemption arc, the Rob Ford saga is far from over
The Pamela Wallin retribution tour hits a few bumps
Exiled senator surfaces on the drive-home show
Saying goodbye to Toronto’s Cookbook Store
How to bid farewell to a store beloved by writers, chefs and foodies alike? With a potluck, of course.