Readings

Sexcula: Canada’s First Porno

Sexcula, a “tax shelter” classic which unites mad scientists, monsters, and gorillas for the purpose of screwing, was barely seen after its 1974 completion. Now on DVD, it oddly holds up.

Chris Marker: The Spiral of Time

Ten moments of reflection upon re-watching the films La Jetée and Sans Soleil.

Just Eat It: How Food is Slicing Vancouver in Two

Vancouver’s impoverished Downtown Eastside is cannibalizing itself over a vicious argument between fine diners and the area’s desperate need for more social housing.

Al Gore’s Endless Campaign

Hazlitt talks with the former Vice President about what it will take for the US to recover from a catastrophic start to the 21st century.

||Graffiti on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, Cairo. Photo credit: Beshoy Fayez
The Arab Summer of Love

As Shereen El Feki writes in Sex and the Citadel, sexual mores in the Arab world may be changing with the revolutionary tide. But what does sex have to do with politics?