Anxiety was always at the root of my achievements. The pandemic made things worse.
’I would ask myself: How successful am I in my classes? At helping my parents? At maintaining my appearance? At honing my hobbies? At being lonely?’
Life
The tenderness and tenacity of Black motherhood
’There are not nearly enough images that depict Black motherhood and joy,’ says photographer Solana Cain. Her new photo series captures uniquely intimate images of Black moms with their babies.
Liverpool goes clubbing for all of us
Image of the Week: A sweaty, 3,000-strong crowd tries out maskless mass-gathering as inoculations wax and case counts wane in the United Kingdom
To a beloved mother-in-law: ‘It’s my turn to be strong for you’
Before You Go: ’Thank you for being such a loving matriarch to our family,’ writes Ingrid Littmann-Tai in a letter to her mother-in-law with dementia, her children’s Nai Nai
15 ways to help India during the devastating second wave of COVID-19
Where you can donate to provide PPE, food and oxygen in India as it faces a dangerous surge in cases
’Let’s have medical personnel in charge and not bureaucrats’
Letters to the editor, April 28, 2021: Readers weigh in on ’Year One,’ the most comprehensive reporting of Canada’s COVID-19 response, the social ills caused by capitalism, the portrayal of Jordan Peterson, and more
’Only athletes pay the price’: The COC president on the folly of boycotting the Beijing Olympics
Canadian Olympic Committee president and Olympic medallist Tricia Smith on the pandemic’s harsh impact on athletes and why Canada should send a team to Beijing next year
The pandemic puts Parliament’s stuffy men’s dress code to the test
To be recognized in Canada’s national legislature, men must wear a jacket and tie. New Zealand’s legislature axed that rule and has not become a den of slobs. Is it time for our own traditions to come under scrutiny?
One young journalist’s experience writing obituaries for COVID-19 victims
Tess Jieun Ha: Reaching out to people who lost loved ones to COVID-19 was a daunting assignment. But having the opportunity to describe the rich lives of Asian Canadians was an honour.
’Asian Canadians will not be able to fight this alone’: Mary Ng on anti-Asian racism
Canada’s federal minister of small business, export promotion and international trade spoke to Maclean’s about the rise of racism against people of Asian descent during the pandemic