The German Pirate Party’s flagging sails
The past activities of some members are casting shadows over the party’s move onto the national political stage
Patricia Treble
Patricia Treble is the royal specialist at Maclean’s. In addition to her interest in all things monarchical—from the Queen’s constitutional role to Kate’s flyaway hems—she writes on everything from TV, books and celebrity culture to history and sports trends.
Bombs on the beach
Local officials in England have discovered 26 munitions, such as an anti-submarine depth charge, on a naturist beach
The disappearing Duchess
Kate’s recent seclusion has gossip mills churning. But it’s all part of the plan.
The rehabilitation of Wallis Simpson
Two new biographies and a film by Madonna attempt to change our perception of ’that woman’
Leave home—or we’ll sue
Parents in Italy can’t get their kids out of the house
Calling all geishas
A Japanese town is recruiting women willing to practice the traditional art
Giving up to a U.S. invader in France
Because of disease, all of the Canal du Midi’s plane trees must be destroyed
REVIEW: Canadian Symbols of authority: Maces, chains and rods of office
Book by Corinna Pike and Christopher McCreery
Cruising North Korea
Brown water in the cabins, mattresses on the floor, and karaoke
Old brand, new carmaker
A lawsuit against GM has the forward-thinking automaker looking to the past