SocietyThe PMO’s ill-advised invitation for Prince William and KateThe government appears to have broken protocol in making the invitation public before it had been accepted. What if the royal couple doesn’t come?
ArtsHow Sarah McLachlan saved Run-DMC’s Darryl McDanielsMired in a profound depression, Darryl ’DMC’ McDaniels explains how a Canadian singer became a ’life preserver’
ArtsRun-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels on depression and rapDarryl ’DMC’ McDaniels has long defined rawness in rap with Run-DMC. After a long struggle, he’s doing it differently now.
BooksGay Talese: Voyeurism is disgusting, but I’m no moral crusader.Why the New Yorker writer chose to humanize voyeur Gerald Foos, and why he isn’t disavowing his book amid allegations of lies
BooksGay Talese on the creepiest motel in AmericaThe New Journalism pioneer shares an unsettling, uncertain 30-year-old secret in ’The Voyeur’s Motel’
SportsKevin Durant signs with Golden State. Nothing changes.Durant’s move feels momentous, but it doesn’t really matter—it’s merely The Decision 3.0, a reaffirmation of NBA’s recent history
ArtsHow Toronto became a music-festival destinationThe huge popularity of music festivals is a reflection of our times, and their appeal goes beyond the rabid music fan
ArtsThe art that comes from bodybuilding and death-defying stuntsBodybuilder-stuntperson-artist Cassils’s work is all about challenging the body
WorldPhilly on Trump: From founding fathers to floundering frotherAn unhappy July 4? Talking to Americans about Trump—and the sad state of U.S. politics—in the city of Ben Franklin
CanadaCentre of Canada? Been there, done that.Read the note we left at 62.3 degrees north, 97 degrees west