The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter ****
By: Paulanne Simmons October 14, 2019: As the name implies, "The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter" is more about the times Porter lived in than the man himself. In fact, the years in question, 1919 to 1945, saw many events that might make anyone think civilization was indeed coming to an end: two world wars, Prohibition and the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression.