How Prince Harry went from being a PR liability to a Royal asset
Plagued for years by his ’party prince’ reputation, Harry’s upcoming wedding to Meghan Markle marks a new chapter, says biographer Katie Nicholl
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Gord Downie wasn’t just a rock star—he was a real poet, too
Downie’s lyrics leapt out of radio playlists ’because his use of language was so evocative, so rich with meaning and allusion’
Elizabeth Renzetti on how feminism is changing in the age of #MeToo
The author of ’Shrewed’ contends we’re at a historic moment in gender relations, and there’s no going back
Tanya Talaga wins RBC Taylor Prize for Seven Fallen Feathers: "I’m writing the history of now"
Talaga’s book, a wrenching account of the deaths of seven Indigenous teens in Thunder Bay, was one of the most acclaimed non-fiction titles of 2017
Peter Carey’s new novel grapples with Australia’s legacy of racism
“A Long Way from Home” delves into the crimes that built a continent, and how to move forward: “Guilt is such a wrong word. The useful word is, I think, responsibility.”
How Annihilation author Jeff VanderMeer became king of the ‘New Weird’
The literary blend of horror, fantasy and sci-fi is in the mainstream spotlight, with VanderMeer’s Annihilation now a Hollywood production
How Putin’s absurd, tacky Russia isn’t so different from Trump’s America
Former GQ Russia editor Michael Idov says the nations share magical thinking and addiction to simplistic narratives
How often have you come close to death?
Maggie O’Farrell’s memoir recounts 17 brushes with oblivion—including her daughter’s terrifying anaphylactic episode
The modern Baby Boomer’s guide to dying
Robert McCrum’s Every Third Thought contemplates the endgame for a generation that’s changed everything it touches
Why humans are so obsessed with time
Simon Garfield examines how railways and wars, among other factors, have fed our dependence on the ticking clock