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 about it.  And, while lingering over the traditional fall comfort foods, perhaps extrapolate from the natural world to the complexities of human nature and society.  Here, we can see people, movements and ideas that have had their time in the summer sun, and have fallen or are falling.  Some may recover, some are already lost.

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?

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 to suppress homicidal tendencies exclusively directed to those with "special status" as servants in this wondrous bureaucratic jungle. A time of love. A time of overtried patience.

 W. Michuki wonders if multiculturalism is a world that is over used in Canada.

A two-year stint in Kyoto, Japan, as an English Teacher was drawing to a close and  pressure was mounting to accomplish all the goals on my ‘to do in Japan’ list.  Thus, shortly after climbing Mt. Fuji with Penny, a fellow teacher and friend, I resolved to become a geisha.