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2005.09

September 2005

"In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular."
- Laurence J. Peter, author of The Peter Principle (1969)

Revenge of the Small

Revenge of the Small

After a lifetime of two-party rule in Ottawa, the little guys are finally winning.
Politics | by Paul Adams
Foreign Billionaires Bring English Football to World, Agony & Ecstasy to Fans

Foreign Billionaires Bring English Football to World, Agony & Ecstasy to Fans

If this keeps on, we’ll end up with the ground full of football tourists
Sporting Life | by Timothy Taylor

The Rising Fall of the American Empire

The Rising Fall of the American Empire

Republican imperialism has left the US divided. Can a United Nations initiative save America from itself?
Politics | by James Laxer

Sleeping with the Movies

Sleeping with the Movies

From first dates to film fests, cinema remains a most intimate experience.
Life | by Marni Jackson

A Mass for Romero

A Mass for Romero

Liberation theology in El Salvador
Field Notes | by Stephen Bede Scharper

How I Fell for Film

How I Fell for Film

Godard, Bresson, Kurosawa—it doesn’t get any better than that.
Film | by Alastair Brown

Jew Funk

Jew Funk

Josh Dolgin, a.k.a. Socalled, is Montreal’s leading mixer of klezmer and hip hop.
Music | by David Coodin with files from Sharon Drache

Down with Perfume

Down with Perfume

New York perfumer Christopher Brosius wants you to smell like you.
Style | by Tim McKeough

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

Sightings | by Ken Alexander

The Flavour of Money

The Flavour of Money

The high end of wine-buying
Field Notes | by Robert Mason Lee

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

How Hollywood seduced the world, then ate it.
Books | by Don Gillmor

You and Whose Army?

You and Whose Army?

Our last soldier in Cyprus
Field Notes | by Chris Koentges

Why Psychoanalysis Matters

Why Psychoanalysis Matters

It has taken a back seat to pop psychology, pills, and other therapies in recent years. But now, thanks to Tony Soprano (and new neuroscientific research), the “talking cure” is sexy again.
Culture | by Wendy Dennis

At the Floe Edge

At the Floe Edge

On the hunt in Igloolik with Zacharias Kunuk
Field Notes | by Denis Seguin

Poppy Fields Forever?

Poppy Fields Forever?

Booming opium production in Afghanistan is the latest—and potentially greatest—threat to the beleaguered country’s steps toward democracy.
Foreign Affairs | by Sean Maloney

Killer Ridge

Killer Ridge

Imaginings | by Donna Morrissey

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