Raining on the Pride parade
The Toronto event was widely reported to have been attended by a million people—an impossible statistic
Claire Ward
How many journalists can you fit into one square metre?
The answer is nine. Barely.
A million people at the Pride parade? Really?
There’s a good reason the figure is unbelievable: it’s wrong
Happy Canada Day from Maclean’s staff (plus: our thoughts on strawberry shortcake)
Jessica Allen polls the newsroom for shortcake memories
From Fellini to Lady Gaga: a new exhibit showcases the birth of Paparazzi
Long before Gaga’s “Paparazzi”, there was Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita”
Nova Scotia bans minors from tanning salons
First province to enact legislation
Iraq butts in
A smoking ban is not that high on the list of Iraqis’ priorities
Morgan Spurlock on making ’POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold’
In conversation with Brian D. Johnson at Toronto’s Hot Docs festival
Life of a heroin junkie: A new doc about punk rock drug addiction
Bob Forrest’s junkie past is laid bare in ’Bob and the Monster’
The real-life tragedy of ’The Guantanamo Trap’
In conversation with director Thomas Wallner and Gonzalo Boye