The best long reads of 2013
Looking for some quality reading this holiday season? We’ve crunched the numbers and compiled a list of the year’s most popular long reads: the 10 most-read pieces of longform journalism on Macleans.ca.
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As a young child, he was diagnosed with severe autism. But his mother saw the spark of brilliance.
Could one of the year’s most prominent health fads be doing more harm than good?
Why a generation of well-educated, ambitious, smart young Canadians has no future
With more excuses than solutions on the table, Canada’s skills mismatch could sink the economy
After decades of wasted resources, clogged courtrooms and a shift in public perception, let’s end the war on weed
Heaven is hot again, and hell is colder than ever. Why so many people–including scientists–suddenly believe in an afterlife
With the muzzling of scientists, Stephen Harper’s obsession with controlling the government’s message verges on the Orwellian
Home ownership has troubling side effects, distorting the economy and taking a toll on our minds and bodies
Why the world’s best and brightest struggle to find jobs in Canada, of all places
He saw Earth from above, and shared his experience aboard the ISS with millions
Read on for links to some of this year’s most thought-provoking cover stories, investigations and features, from the gluten-free craze to the federal muzzling of scientists, the genius of a teenage physicist to why it’s time to legalize marijuana. Note: As some stories have evolved since publication, we’ve kept this list to those pieces we felt remained timely, relevant and engaging for a later read. When you’re finished with our top posts, peruse the rest of our most popular long reads.
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