Society

’Love, Actually’ is a Christmas institution. But Shannon Proudfoot unloads on the lies that it, like so many romcoms, feed us

How Canadian charities offer pre-emptive gifts to potential donors, and then follow up with a healthy dose of guilt

The toy, emblazoned in the Hudson’s Bay Company’s iconic colours, is a hot-ticket reminder of a colonial past

2017 will be a year when science will seem a lot like science fiction

More than simple cocooning, the newest lifestyle and design craze is perfect for a time when people are seeking comfort and warmth

One Syrian family’s incredible journey. Our most-read parenting story ever. Donald Trump. Read our favourite longreads of 2016.

The year will mark 10 years of the iPhone, 40 years of the Toronto Blue Jays, 500 years since the Protestant Reformation, and more

And we have much to be thankful for ourselves in 2017, and beyond

The well-travelled writer expounds on migration after Trump’s win, lauds Canada, and remembers his mentor Leonard Cohen

Maclean’s readers write their letters to the editor