Faith in art over profit with ‘Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde’

In a corner of the exhibition’s second room, Émilie Charmy’s Still Life with Pomegranates sits beside Jacqueline Marval’s self-portrait Minerva. The scenes in oil are classical: Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, condemned to the underworld for six months for eating six pomegranate seeds, resurfacing in the spring only to descend[Read More…]

Farewell to The Tribune: The last words from our graduating editors

Drea Garcia Avila, Creative Director: During my first year of university in November 2021, my friend off-handedly mentioned that The McGill Tribune was looking for illustrators. What started as a creative outlet led to me becoming a Staff Creative for two weeks, Design Editor for the next three semesters, and,[Read More…]

A&E on the most impactful novels they’ve encountered in the classroom

Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin (RUSS 223: Russian Literary Giants 1) – Isobel Bray, Contributor Eugene Onegin is a timeless novel-in-verse set in 19th-century Russia. It follows the titular aristocrat, who, after inheriting his uncle’s estate, retreats to the countryside. Eugene is bored with high society and indifferent to those[Read More…]

A spotlight on the student strike for Palestinian liberation’s film screenings: ‘Gaza Fights for Freedom’

The arts have long been a powerful medium for human rights activism. Last week, students hosted two film screenings alongside workshops and teach-ins during the Student Society of McGill University (SSMU)’s student strike for Palestinian liberation. “It’s to reiterate that our education is not just happening within the classroom,” Rama[Read More…]

Arts & Entertainment recommends

The Eternal Memory (dir. Maite Alberdi) – Shani Laskin, Managing Editor From Chilean director-producer Maite Alberdi, The Eternal Memory follows life partners Paulina Urrutia and Augusto Góngora as they navigate the latter’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. The film intertwines the couple’s day-to-day routines with home videos and archived footage of Góngora’s career[Read More…]

Curiosity in crisis

Language, literature, and “What the hell are you going to do with that degree!?” Written by Kellie Elrick, Arts & Entertainment Editor Designed by Mia Helfrich, Design Editor This fall, security guards flooded the campus, the West Coast burned, the library sat empty of books, and thousands of students walked into classrooms[Read More…]

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