Battle of the Christmas bulbsChristmas lights are balm to some, a bother to others—and an increasing source of civic conflict
The End: Goodbye to the mail carrierAfter centuries of strikes, slights and provincial squabbles, electronic mail spelled his death
Inside your teenager’s scary brain New research shows incredible cognitive potential—and vulnerability—during adolescence. For parents, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Photo essay: The vivid cabs of Mumbai’s taxiwallahsThe flamboyant Padminis and their drivers are fading away
The Editorial: This year, let’s keep in touchAs social animals, we crave contact with others. For our health and happiness, let’s nurture our friendships throughout 2015
Prophetic hindsight: A quiz on the year that hasn’t yet beenForget 2014. Scott Feschuk looks back on the year ahead
Believe it or not, this is the best time to be aliveThough fixated on threats, humans have never been better off, writes Scott Gilmore
James Reginald Fowler, 1941-2014A teacher, a coach and a driving force in the Yukon’s hockey scene, he could skate ‘like a cloud moving through the sky’
Kimye: 2014’s strangely perfect Brangelina antidoteThey’ve always provoked attention, but in 2014 Kim and Kanye stepped into the spotlight
Are boys even meaner than ’mean girls’?Author of a study on relational aggression, found boys use tactics such as rumours and social exclusion to hurt others more often than their female counterparts