September 2005
"In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular."
- Laurence J. Peter, author of The Peter Principle (1969)
September 2005
Revenge of the Small
by Paul Adams
After a lifetime of two-party rule in Ottawa, the little guys are finally winning.illustration by Marco Cibola
Politics
The Rising Fall of the American Empire
by James Laxer
Republican imperialism has left the US divided. Can a United Nations initiative save America from itself?
Sporting Life
Foreign Billionaires Bring English Football to World, Agony & Ecstasy to Fans
by Timothy Taylor
If this keeps on, we’ll end up with the ground full of football tourists
More Stories in this issue
Style
Down with Perfume
by Tim McKeough
New York perfumer Christopher Brosius wants you to smell like you.
Culture
Why Psychoanalysis Matters
by Wendy Dennis
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.
Imaginings
Killer Ridge
by Donna Morrissey
At the best of times, Newfoundlanders are seasonally impaired. We know climate change—every two hours or
Music
Jew Funk
by David Coodin with files from Sharon Drache
Josh Dolgin, a.k.a. Socalled, is Montreal’s leading mixer of klezmer and hip hop.
Sightings
What Lies Beneath
by Ken Alexander
T he summer began with fireworks celebrating national birthdays in Canada and the United States, Sir Bob Geldof
Life
Sleeping with the Movies
by Marni Jackson
From first dates to film fests, cinema remains a most intimate experience.
Foreign Affairs
Poppy Fields Forever?
by Sean Maloney
Booming opium production in Afghanistan is the latest—and potentially greatest—threat to the beleaguered country’s steps toward democracy.
Film
How I Fell for Film
by Alastair Brown
Godard, Bresson, Kurosawa—it doesn’t get any better than that.
