Did the PM plagiarize Prince Charles?
Maclean’s blogs the Royal Visit, including highlights, fashion and faux pas
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.
Ian Rankin on his new book ’The Complaints’
The Scottish novelist discusses the retirement of his most famous character and why he’ll be taking the next year off from writing.
Toking tourists not welcome
The Netherlands wants to restrict access to its ‘coffee shops’
Hungary’s Roma protect themselves
A suspect in a string of racist murders leaves a Budapest court
Why outer space dramas fail on the small screen
A lack of reality kills them in the ratings
Beating up on Somali pirates
The fishermen escaped after four months in captivity
Noordin still at large after shootout
Noordin was presumed dead, but DNA shows it wasn’t him
Protests and a Nokia boycott
Rafsanjani’s movement is targeting the cellphone maker
Newsmakers: Brooch-off
As the first ladies of lapel jewellery, Elizabeth II and Michelle Obama have raised the old-fashioned brooch to new heights
Newsmakers: Odd couples
From the Summer ’09 Newsmakers family edition