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Heather Mallick

hmallick@thestar.ca

Staff columnist Heather Mallick writes an op-ed column on Mondays and Wednesdays, as well as a Saturday news column on a wide range of subjects. She has published two books, a diary called Pearls in Vinegar for Penguin and a collection of essays called Cake or Death for Knopf. She has won two National Newspaper Awards in the features and critical writing categories.

Feb. 6, 2017
Oh look. Trump laid another dozen eggs: Mallick
Trump will alter the world until he stops. So don’t tone it down, as two male columnists have just advised me, unasked. Fight back but wisely, don’t thrash about as Trump does.
Feb. 3, 2017
Feeling guilty about feeling guilty: Mallick
Unlike convicted gold thief Leston Lawrence, for me, guilty feelings come naturally, Heather Mallick writes.
Feb. 1, 2017
In Trumpland, you must decide if you are a Sally or a Sean: Mallick
You must determine your moral stance now, because when they come for you, decisions will have to be made quickly.
Jan. 30, 2017
How new Canadians can learn to like it here: Mallick
Preface sentences with 'sorry,' and other ways to feel at home in Canada.
Jan. 27, 2017
Mary Tyler Moore’s feat was to transcend the pain of her life: Mallick
Moore was a performer of her time, sublimating herself, covering the pain with a kind of wiry cheer, Heather Mallick writes.
Jan. 25, 2017
Will you have anaphylaxis with that? : Mallick
The new nut policy at McDonald's seems to say to the chain's allergic customers, "To hell with you people and your wholly rational fear of death."
Jan. 21, 2017
Michelle Obama said goodbye with grace (and a little side-eye): Mallick
The departing first lady did everything right during Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday — while throwing delicate, beauteous, almost imperceptible shade.

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