The Fall - Table of Contents

In 1923, in Paris, shortly after 7 pm on a warm Sunday in June, forty people boarded a barge moored along the Seine. Entering the main room, there was a large table, set out for a multiple-course cham...

  Movies have been trying to tell us what the fall of civilization as we know it will look like for years. We’d like to figure it all out. We’d like to be able to point to a moment and s...

Some called it a daring, visionary move. Others insisted we were about to witness the demise of one of modern music’s greatest bands. A computer-geek friend of mine told me if he were made responsib...

Throughout the mythologies of the Abrahamic religions, the story of how some angels chose not to follow the word of God and were banished from Heaven has many variations.  The root cause of the fall,...

Frederick Hiddel reminisces through a foggy drunken haze about the horrors of watching Lost's utterly dreadful third season.     DRUNKEN RAGES AND BAD MEMORIES! I stared at the ...

Fall is here, and that means different things to different people. For students everywhere, fall is the return to the grindstone. For parents, fall is a beautiful sigh of relief tinged with feelings o...

Every television show has its rules that must be followed ritualistically. They could be rules that you’re not aware of, they could be rules that are actually written down somewhere – they co...

As inhabitants of a northern climate, Canadians tend to notice the fall.  As the leaves turn and the air chills, you can’t help but notice the dying season, and perhaps wax a bit philosophical abou...

While some salivate over the thought of a radiant warm glow, other people dream of making their skin lighter. Terrah Smith explores the world of skin whitening creams in Asia. For the average Ca...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was a time of joy, it was a time of mental anguish. But most of all, it was a time of learning. Learning to cope. Learning to grow. Learning t...

When (Cult)ure Magazine writer Kris Millett takes up a job teaching high school in England, will it be one of life’s great experiences, or lead to his total downfall? I was terrified, yet st...

A World War I veternan recollects falling ill in December of 1916. Her name was Calligan. My Australian friend used to call her "Call Again". She was Irish, sweet, petite and charming, with a ...

Is there a holiday that inspires quite the same strong feelings as Thanksgiving?   Is there a holiday that inspires quite the same strong feelings as Thanksgiving? Granted, Christmas has...

"I want to live in the imperative of the future passive participle, in the ‘what ought to be.’ This is the way I’d like to eat." In the words of Osip Mandlestam, "I want to live in the ...

Tulip or turnip/Rosebud or rhubarb/Filet or plain beef stew/Tell me, tell me, tell me truly/What am I to you? Tulip or turnip, Rosebud or rhubarb, Filet or plain beef stew, ...

A recent controversy at the Ottawa War Museum highlights the delicate art of remembering the country’s fallen soldiers.           A recent controversy at the Ottawa War Mu...

Zionism, as a political and ideological movement, has become inseparable from Judaism in the minds of many. David Mandelzys takes a closer look at mainstream Canadian media and popular debates aboutÂ...

Fall is traditionally the time of year in which major elections are held in North America. Consequently, it has been a time when great falls from power have occurred. It is interesting to look back a...