Meghan Markle’s unofficial royal endorsement a mixed blessing for iconic Canadian jeweler
The duchess’s choice of Birks Inc.’s products is priceless advertising that comes with a cost
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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.
Why Justin Trudeau’s reported ’Kokanee Grope’ really matters
Anne Kingston: The prime minister’s woefully inadequate response ’detonates his credibility as an authority on sexual assault’
Health Canada plans to ’severely restrict’ opioid marketing as death toll mounts
The feds are even talking about criminal charges in future cases. But are they ready to crack down on drug promotion disguised as ’medical education’?
The tragic death of Kate Spade, the woman
Brands, alas, are all about appearance, and Spade’s cheery, upbeat brand concealed an order of depression we still don’t talk about
Immigration of only the fittest: The cruel biases facing people with disabilities in Canada
Anne Kingston: Heroes do scale walls, but some of those walls aren’t physical ones. People with disabilities face heavy biases in Canada’s immigration system.
The hidden power of that famous #HomeToVote photo
The defining image of the Irish abortion referendum was actually snapped during a demonstration two years ago. It endures because so few photos tell women’s stories so well
Always ID’ing Meghan Markle as ’biracial’ buys into fiction that racial purity exists
Anne Kingston: It’s too often done with the assumption that her fiancé represents a racial norm. And that carries some ugly historical resonance
A criminal investigation into opioid marketing would expose larger systemic rot
Demand for a probe into how OxyContin was promoted in Canada would also expose flaws in drug regulation and the tight relationship between industry and medicine. That’s why it’s needed
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s 2018 fairy tale, archaic shadows and all
As progressive and inclusive as it appears, this wedding reminds us how the royals must colour within proscribed lines
Toronto attack déjà-vu: lessons from the misogynist Montreal massacre
Anne Kingston: Mass murder motivated by ideological hatred of women meets the legal definition of terrorism. Why won’t we call it that?