Ritual - Table of Contents

“You know what I hate, Gordon?” “No, Joe, what do you hate?” “I really hate it that I’m so petty as to feel angry when people from Canada succeed at something.  I also really hate it ...

J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series is noticeably lacking in the sort of rituals formerly associated with adolescent spell-casters: no pentagrams are carved, no blood is consumed (save that of a few ...

What you want is something quiet. What you need is a movie night. Hallowe’en is a great ritual. At a certain age, though, it can be difficult to figure out what to do with yourself on such a n...

The fan based grass roots geek campaign... though it is now securely routed in the e-world of online communications, this ritual dates back to the pre-digital world of the 1960’s and th...

Frederick Hidell interviews Halifax rock group, The Stolen Minks Halifax rock outfit The Stolen Minks are living proof that the Canadian rock 'n roll dream can become a reality. Form...

In the journey from being single to being the head of a family, there’s a certain order of events we’re all familiar with.  First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes so-and-so with a baby...

A (Cult)u’re Magazine theatre critic nuzzles in amongst a few hundred grandparents in order to review a performance of Norm Foster’sThe Foursome I had every intention of reviewing The...

The first fresh episodes of the new network television season. You're scoping out new shows to try, and you're ready to get back to your favorites. You've been waiting all summer, seeking the spoilers...

Jenny Calendar, Joyce Summers, Allen Doyle, Cordelia Chase, Winifred Burkle, Tara McClay, Jonathan Levinson, Wesley Wyndam-Price, Shepard Book, Kendra, Anya, Wash, Angel, Spike… the list goes on.  ...

I was born in the late seventies.  I cannot remember a time when my family did not own a VCR.  That analogue machine was the astounding medium through which television connoisseurs of my generation...

    Margaret Jackson is convinced that if she loves a show, it means that it is going to get cancelled. Fall is my favourite time of year.  I love watching the leaves change, si...

 W. Michuki wonders if multiculturalism is a world that is over used in Canada. Multiculturalism is a ritualized word, often over-used to describe Canada. It is true that, there are few countr...

Brendan Blomb investigates the myths and realities surrounding everyone's favourite holiday meal: the Thanksgiving turkey. In 1794, a French lawyer with the extravagant name of Jean Anthelme B...

Absinthe makes you crazy and criminal, provokes epilepsy and tuberculosis, and has killed thousands of French people. It makes a ferocious beast of man, a martyr of woman, and a degenerate of the infa...

Alroy Fonseca examines a food economy model which is more accessible to various socio-economic strata across the world, and in doing so offers a few suggestions to fight world hunger.   �...

Close your eyes and picture the following scenario: tear gas rolling down a deserted main street; hundreds, if not thousands, of police dressed in riot gear marching in formation; snipers taking posi...

Image by Cristian S. Aluas As one of the many Canadian cities experiencing financial problems, Sonya Konzak reviews Toronto's continuous attempts to architect prominent policy solutions. ...