The joys of short fiction
What short stories did you have to read in high school? “The Dead,” by James Joyce? A couple morbid Roald Dahl pieces that destroyed your… Read More »The joys of short fiction
Culture
The familiar and the found
The eastern Plateau
Behind the counter
A peek inside the world of Montreal’s friperies
Dancing out of Africa
Over the past month, Montréal, arts interculturels (MAI) has highlighted the work of contemporary African choreographers working in Canada through an ongoing series of new… Read More »Dancing out of Africa
Back to the basics
Uncovering the joys of uncooked cooking
Face to face with depression
Theatre In Actu’s small-scale production of Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis
Mois de la photo: The great darkroom in the sky
Robert Burley’s Photographic Proof at the CCA
Liberté, égalité… et la danse?
Dance series provides entry point into French culture
Mois de la Photo: Congolese history, at street level
Sammy Baloji’s Vues de Likasi
Mois de la Photo: Spinning into sight
Luc Courchesne’s Journal panoscopique
Let Caroline Keating spin you a yarn
Lo-fi musician tells her stories through song
Dancers in the driver’s seat
For much of the average ballet dancer’s career, he or she is an interpreter of somebody else’s creations, a vehicle through which a choreographer can… Read More »Dancers in the driver’s seat
Stepping out of the TIFF’s shadow
Why the Montreal World Film Festival is worth a look
Viennoiseries and vengeance!
Street Fighter makes unlikely splash at Montreal café
T-A-K-E I-T O-F-F
An event that combines a hint of strip poker with a rambunctious crowd and — yes — spelling, the Honeysuckle Strip Spelling Bee is back.… Read More »T-A-K-E I-T O-F-F