The Olympics and the lone women of Saudi Arabia
The kingdom is still very, very uncomfortable with female competitors
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Charlie Gillis
Charlie Gillis is Maclean’s managing editor (national). He’s a winner of gold and silver National Magazine Awards, and his bosses once forgot about him after sending him to cover the climbing season at Mount Everest.
Section 13: How the battle for free speech was won
Five years, two tribunals, secret hearings, a court challenge and a turning point
Next up? The Grand Canyon, daredevil Nik Wallenda tells Maclean’s
Charlie Gillis catches up with the tightrope walker on his way home
Nik Wallenda on being on a cable over the Falls: ’It takes your breath away’
After crossing Niagara Falls last evening, the world’s most famous wire-walker dug deep to describe what he’d experienced
REVIEW: The Professionals
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Down to the wire with Nik Wallenda
Charlie Gillis makes way for the Falls where he’ll be live-blogging a Flying Wallenda’s walk from one side to the other
I’ll Have Another, a Canadian story
He won’t race the Belmont Stakes--but that still makes two crowns
I’ll Have Another won’t run the Belmont Stakes
The dream of a Canadian-owned horse winning the Triple Crown with a Canadian-trained jockey aboard has come to a crashing...
Homophobic attack overshadows Euro 2012 soccer tournament
Video of homophobic thugs beating Svyatoslav Sheremet has many calling foul on Kiev.
Nik Wallenda puts his life on the line
On June 15, Nik Wallenda will walk where no one has ever gone: over the maw of Niagara Falls