Finding essence in the abstract
Van Dongen’s fauvist portraits at the Musée de Beaux Arts
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The sombre side of the moon
Anna Trowbridge’s masterful A One Man Show For My Brother opens at Player’s Theatre
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
McGill prof finds economic and environmental solutions in Quaker principles
I could hate the sin, but never the theatre
Murder most foul at Tuesday Night Café Theatre
Unearthing memory
Artist José Luis Torres dishes the dirt on displacement and nostalgia
Making nothing from something
Silvia Kolbowski’s reimagining of French New Wave classic lacks potency of the original
What your momma never told you
Montreal’s biggest sex trade show aims to celebrate the nasty-nasty
Show me more!
Quebec strip club film’s flat characters fail to inspire empathy
Beyond the evening news
Concordia film screenings put a human face on distant conflicts
Revolution for the free love set
Musical at McGill challenges sixties ideals but remains upbeat
Culture briefs
A baroque lunch date Nietzsche once declared that, “Without music, life would be an error.” If you want to infuse a bit of warmth into… Read More »Culture briefs
Living in the gutter, looking at the stars
Danny Boyle’s latest film finds romance in the harsh reality of Mumbai slums
Same old dystopia
Ryan Healey embraces the static at multimedia exhibit “No Signal”
La vie en rose, from Montreal to Manila
French chanteuse’s songs transcend language barriers in Piaf: Love Conquers All
We built this city on theft ’n’ fraud
The moral ramifications of cultural re-appropriation in pop music