Stratford Festival’s celebrity power
Can Stephen Lewis, Colin Mochrie and Tommy guitar school reboot the indebted festival?
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Brian Bethune
Brian Bethune writes about ideas, books and the book trade, and religion, but what really interests him is why people believe what they believe.
Conrad Black on his strategic history of the U.S.
In conversation with Brian Bethune on his new book, America’s best presidents—and his take on China
Why so many people--including scientists--suddenly believe in an afterlife
Heaven is hot again, and hell is colder than ever
1979: The year everything changed
The 21st century really began in 1979, when four unlikely radicals stepped onto the world stage
Paris Reborn: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, And The Quest To Build A Modern City
Book by Terrance Balazo
Esther’s new incarnation
A scroll of an ancient story with a modern punch is reproduced down to the fingerprints
From the archives: Man of the people
Will the Pope with the wry sense of humour and common touch actually reinvigorate the Church and the papacy?
The future of the Church
Brian Bethune on demographics, ongoing scandals and the divide between secular and Catholic morality
Pope Francis: New World pope signals Third World issues will dominate Church
Maclean’s senior writer Brian Bethune reports from the Vatican
Cardinal Bergoglio named new pope on second day of conclave
Maclean’s correspondent Brian Bethune’s reports from Rome