Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
The suburban shopping mall: A place to shop and stroll. To work and hang out. To see and be seen. It's also the setting of Pasha Malla’s new horror-tinged fable, Kill the Mall. Join Pasha Malla in conversation with flaneur and self-proclaimed mall aficionado Shawn Micallef.
This video is part of The Word On The Street Toronto’s ongoing City Imagines programming, a wide-ranging series of free online discussions that consider urban spaces and the people who live and create in them.
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Featured Books and Resources
Kill the Mall by Pasha Malla: anotherstory.ca/item/rC8Hn_GwKfQ2IfMOQttPFg
Frontier City: Toronto on the Verge of Greatness by Shawn Micallef: anotherstory.ca/item/ssARrWrToAajuGOMmLCvbg
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro & Meet the Panelists
4:35 Experience Working and Playing in Malls
9:55 The Atmosphere of Malls
11:50 Thoughts on the Title “Kill the Mall” & The Future of Malls
16:45 Malls as Communal Spaces
18:18 About Kill the Mall
21:18 Public vs. Hidden Spaces in the Mall
26:00 Malls as Aesthetic Time Machines & Culturally Defined Spaces
31:15 Differing Attitudes about the Mall
34:50 Archetypal Characters in the Mall
39:54 Writing Process for Kill the Mall
41:05 The Uniqueness of the West Edmonton Mall
44:55 Malls vs. Casinos
47:44 The Coexistence of Corporate Space and Heritage
54:31 Other Eerie Structures and Spaces
56:24 Walking in the Street vs. in the Mall
59:47 Can Malls Exist Downtown?
1:02:39 Final Thoughts & Thank You
The suburban shopping mall: A place to shop and stroll. To work and hang out. To see and be seen. It's also the setting of Pasha Malla’s new horror-tinged fable, Kill the Mall. Join Pasha Malla in conversation with flaneur and self-proclaimed mall aficionado Shawn Micallef.
This video is part of The Word On The Street Toronto’s ongoing City Imagines programming, a wide-ranging series of free online discussions that consider urban spaces and the people who live and create in them.
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Featured Books and Resources
Kill the Mall by Pasha Malla: anotherstory.ca/item/rC8Hn_GwKfQ2IfMOQttPFg
Frontier City: Toronto on the Verge of Greatness by Shawn Micallef: anotherstory.ca/item/ssARrWrToAajuGOMmLCvbg
We encourage you to visit https://native-land.ca to learn more about the land you live on, wherever you’re tuning in from.
Connect with WOTS!
Website: toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca
Twitter: twitter.com/torontoWOTS
Instagram: instagram.com/torontowots
TikTok: tiktok.com/@torontowots
Facebook: facebook.com/torontoWOTS
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro & Meet the Panelists
4:35 Experience Working and Playing in Malls
9:55 The Atmosphere of Malls
11:50 Thoughts on the Title “Kill the Mall” & The Future of Malls
16:45 Malls as Communal Spaces
18:18 About Kill the Mall
21:18 Public vs. Hidden Spaces in the Mall
26:00 Malls as Aesthetic Time Machines & Culturally Defined Spaces
31:15 Differing Attitudes about the Mall
34:50 Archetypal Characters in the Mall
39:54 Writing Process for Kill the Mall
41:05 The Uniqueness of the West Edmonton Mall
44:55 Malls vs. Casinos
47:44 The Coexistence of Corporate Space and Heritage
54:31 Other Eerie Structures and Spaces
56:24 Walking in the Street vs. in the Mall
59:47 Can Malls Exist Downtown?
1:02:39 Final Thoughts & Thank You
