Tricks of the lens
Exhibition stages Loch Ness photos to expose the unreliability of the photographic medium
Culture
Pierogies and pleasantries in Mile End
Conversations about Polish food involving me usually go something like this. Friend: Would you like a pierogie? Me: Ooh, I’ve never had one of those… Read More »Pierogies and pleasantries in Mile End
The Kid ain’t funny
Local sketch comedy show fails to get laughs despite some interesting material
Not just any room
How can a movie be so bad it’s good? I hope to know after watching a rare midnight screening of The Room (2003) this Saturday,… Read More »Not just any room
The growth of a gallery
Concordia’s Ellen Art Gallery explores the evolution of art collections
The shadow of an “ism”
Portraying women’s art without a feminist lens
A good reason to go to Gerts
In the hopes of promoting up-and-coming McGill bands, CKUT Radio is teaming up with Gerts for a weekly music showcase called Thursdays (A)live. The free… Read More »A good reason to go to Gerts
Sleaze in the time of Hitler
AUTS production finds tragedy in sequins and fishnets
Riders in the storm
How to stay on your bike through Montreal’s winter weather
Redrawing animation
La Cinémathèque Québécoise offers a look at emerging animation talent
Slamming cultural boundaries
Montreal poet Fabrice Koffy examines the immigrant experience through verse
The movement is the message
In 1941, American Ballet Caravan, the fledgling dance company headed by soon-to-be-legendary choreographer George Balanchine, presented a work that sent shockwaves throughout the dance world.… Read More »The movement is the message
The modern minstrel show
What Avatar shows us about our movies
Screw you, Cullen!
“America’s McGill” satirizes teen-lit sensation Twilight
Where to go for pho
North of the tracks at 6414 St. Denis, near the Beaubien subway exit, where there are no longer shops and cafés but houses and schools… Read More »Where to go for pho