Paul McCartney

And in the end, the love you take . . . can win you bronze

A bronze medal for Canada, and Sir Paul McCartney singing in the stands

What kind of cities do we really want?

Plus, a memoir about accidentally killing a cyclist, an exhaustive Paul McCartney bio, an inventive new fantasy novel, the arms race historians forgot, and a commune for therapists

Olympic aftermath, The man with the ‘golden arm’ and did Tea Partiers scald David Frum?

Newsmakers

Stop eating meat: the recipes

Going flexitarian? Just veggie-curious? Here are some meatless dishes worth trying.

Save the planet: Stop eating meat

The UN says so, and so do a growing list of school boards. Meet the new eco enemy.

Meghan McCain fights back, Georgia May Jagger models, and Jean Sarkozy gets a boost

Newsmakers of the week

Ordinary people

Granted, “ordinary people” may not see much in this, but here’s the Prime Minister making like Ringo Starr with Yo-Yo Ma.

McCain v. Bush, Canada’s old torch, and Gov. Schwarzenegger’s stimulus plan

Newsmakers of the week

So many heart puns

Michaelle Jean guts a seal, eats its heart.

PQ: The initials stand for “Beatles Fan.” No, really!

The embarrassing little episode where Paul McCartney’s Quebec City concert drew complaints because he’s British and so were Quebec’s conquerors drew so much attention in the rest of the country that it’s worth pointing out that Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois is still dealing with the damage that stance caused her party.