Noah Caldwell-Rafferty Ryan Reisert “Is it religious, what you’re doing?” I asked the young man who had just finished a stint of standing meditation in a plaza off of de la Gauchetière Street. His fellow practitioners milled about nearby, either preparing for another session or taking a well-deserved rest. [Read More…]
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tUnE-yArDs
tUnE-yArDs is a project orchestrated by Merrill Garbus, who respects musical conventions about as much as she respects typographic rules. The band played (in this writer’s opinion) the best show of POP Montreal on Friday night in the hottest and most humid venue of the whole festival. Despite the discomfort,[Read More…]
Caffeine pick-me-ups at Pikolo
Sam Reynolds After three months of successful service, Pikolo at 3418 Avenue du Parc marked its official opening with a celebratory fête last Wednesday. The occasion featured an in-house DJ and white balloons, along with a crowd that was even larger than usual. Despite the rush, the service was characteristically[Read More…]
Japandroids
POP Montreal got off to a loud start Wednesday night with a sold-out set from Vacouver rockers Japandroids. With a new album to be released at the beginning of next year, the band took the opportunity to preview some new songs, promising to “get them out of the way first” [Read More…]
Fall General Assembly passes three motions before losing quorum
Ryan Reisert Monday marked the first SSMU general assembly of the year. To the disappointment of SSMU executives and students, the number of attendees dropped below a hundred after the first hour, bringing the GA under quorum and limiting the rest of the event to deliberation only. The assembly adjourned[Read More…]
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire proudly put on a remarkable show for the thousands of people that crowded the Quartier des spectacles on Thursday night. The band’s passion for their beloved hometown shone through in their performance, and it was clear how happy they were to pay tribute to the people and city[Read More…]
Scandal at University of Montreal business school
Haute Études Commerciales (HEC), the business school at the University of Montreal, is facing a human rights complaint after students painted their bodies black for an Olympic back-to-school sporting event. The event, organized by HEC’s sports and leisure committee, was hosted at the University of Montreal’s football stadium. Each group[Read More…]
Peter Hook
Peter Hook and The Light, playing Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures (and more), were warmly received on Sunday night by a full house at the spacious Club Soda. The crowd was an eclectic set—men outnumbered women five to one—and an age demographic skewed strongly toward two poles: fashionably-dressed 20-somethings and original[Read More…]
Social networks go head-to-head
Last week Google+ was made available to the general public after months of restricted access, which led to some calling the network Google-. On the same day, Facebook unveiled big changes to its News Feed, among other things. The two social networks are now competing for the public’s attention. Which[Read More…]
Morally driven serial killer is back for a sixth season
sho.com After spending time off battling cancer, Michael C. Hall is back for another season of Dexter. The show’s sixth season premiere is scheduled for Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. on Showtime. Dexter Morgan is a serial killer who hunts down and murders other serial killers. Dexter’s victims must satisfy[Read More…]