Ottawa
Meet the federal election Superforecasters
Three Canadians who are extra good at predictions place bets on the election outcome
The trouble with predicting the future
Superforecasting offers a vigorous argument for common sense
Mike Doherty
Books
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A layperson’s guide to architecture, arranged in clear, clean lines
Book review: Full of cocktail-party tidbits, Witold Rybczynski’s lucid essay collection showcases the best and worst in architecture’s history
Books
A history of the art world’s most notorious conmen
Book review: The chief investigator at a Boston museum dishes on the liars and cheats of the art world
Books
In defence of a reviled rock’n’roll starmaker
Book review: Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out The Beatles, Made The Stones and Transformed Rock and Roll
Arts
What a Rush! How an unhip trio became superstars
It’s 2015, and yet the ‘terminally unhip’ Rush is one of the world’s biggest touring bands
Arts
Hey Prince: No ’Baltimore’ in Toronto? Really?
’Baltimore’ seemed to herald a new Purple reign of edgy politics AND great hooks. Was it a flash in the pan?
Books
The psychology behind Anders Breivik’s murderous rampage
’I’m still asking myself, "Why did he really do it?" ’ author says of Norway massacre
Arts
The sunny side of the mic: Rap gets positive
Kendrick Lamar’s new album lands in an evolving genre where rappers are actively exploring their sensitive side
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A tantalizing, dizzying ride
Reif Larsen’s new novel is a magical-realist mashup of times and places