Symbols - Table of Contents

(Cult)ure chats with outgoing cover artist and comic book illustrator Dominic Bercier. He reflects on his work and paints a picture of where he is headed. More than two years ago, (Cult)ure...

An original poem by Muneera Meghjani. Never Give Up Learn to live, learn to love, Things would come , things would go, Time could be tough, life could be rough, Keep going, keep mo...

An original poem by Shawn Roske little meaning A slow flirtation brings these words to you, each thought dying into form, meeting your eye into transformation, that eternal casting ...

In the second installment of (Cult)ure's Canadian Cinema Canon, Joe Lipsett suggests that, despite the fact Canadians for the most part don't watch Canadian films, our national cinema is an integr...

The Three shall spread their blackened wings and be the vengeful striking hammer of God. Simply put, The Boondock Saints is not a particularly good movie. It's a top rate shoot-'em-up actioner a...

In the third installment of (Cult)ure’s ongoing series examining Canadian cinema, we take a look at the Canadian Film Centre-produced film Cube and its illustration of the potentially catostrophic i...

Launched in 2005, Evolution Theatre is now in its fourth year of staging intellectual and innovative productions for Ottawa audiences. At a time when even Hollywood productions ...

(Cult)ure attends the Canadian premiere of British playwright Mark Ravenhill’s pool (no water) on opening night at the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre. In pool (no water), which made it...

An on-stage interview at the National Arts Centre reveals a low-key but highly engaging star. Seeing Graham Greene being interviewed by Laurie Brown at the National Arts Centre this week ...

The 2009 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala was all about celebrating excellence in the Canadian arts - but also learning about underappreciated performers and writers.   The Govern...

Lauren Cheal looks at the women of The Golden Girls and considers whether their stories would or could be told today. She argues that they are symbolic of a different kind of television, one that p...

My column runneth over: More green questions for this month. Send yours to advice@culturemagazine.ca. Dear Miss Smartypants, I made the switch from one satellite company to another to save ...

My column runneth over: More green questions for this month. Send yours to advice@culturemagazine.ca. Dear Miss Smartypants, I already do the basic environmentally conscious stuff: recycli...

Image: Nina Charest My column runneth over: More green questions for this month. Send yours to advice@culturemagazine.ca. Dear Miss Smartypants, Sometimes large files that can't be tr...

Image: Nina Charest My column runneth over: More green questions for this month. Send yours to advice@culturemagazine.ca. Dear Miss Smartypants, I'm trying to cut down on eating mea...

As the world becomes increasingly globalized, there are many things western societies can learn from Asian economies about work ethic and professionalism. Andrew Roman’s recent trips to Singapore an...

His YouTube videos have been viewed by over 20 million individual viewers, and he has performed sold-out tours all around the world. Shortly after hosting the Juno Awards, and right before leaving o...

Fashion is more than just pretty clothes on pretty people. It tells us who we are, both as individuals and as a community.   The model gracefully glides down the runway, poised and stro...

Le symbole est partout : il se faufile, se dissimule, s’expose, s’identifie, se rebelle afin de conserver sa place parmi les mythes et les légendes qui ne cessent de se multiplier. ...

Alex Trottier takes you on a fast, cheap and fun journey, creating your own ready-to-wear symbols.   Warning! There are no more excuses for committing crimes of fashion. No matter what the...

This month, Will Parker discusses the age-old rite of passage of throwing a dinner party.  It’s true – there’s nothing quite like the first time. Nothing symbolizes a person�...

Cosmopolitan is known in mainstream pop culture as the go-to guide for “hot sex” for (hetero) women, but, like its fake feminist message, Cosmo’s sex advice is nothing more than vanilla sex ti...

Steve Dominey reviews the list of the ten celebrities his girlfriend wants to get it on with. Guys, here's a sure fire way to tell if your relationship is in trouble (think of it as one o...

Have you registered for this year's Jane's Walk yet? Sabrina Bowman, enviromental activist, encourages everyone to participate in this walk as it encourage dialogue and helps participants see their c...

La Corée du Nord, régime communiste totalitaire dirigé par le tout-puissant Kim Jong-il, se retrouve à la croisée des chemins, au prise avec des problèmes de politique interne et internat...

The topic of money has been at the forefront of the news lately with the worldwide financial crisis. Sooner rather than later, however, Canadians will be faced with another kind of financial crisis; w...