David Irwin Unless you’re deep into experimental and avant-garde saxophone, chances are you’ve never heard anyone play quite like Michigan-born, Montreal-based Colin Stetson. Between using circular breathing (simultaneously breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth in order play continuously), the keys as percussion, and singing into his[Read More…]
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The start of the fantasy football season… and school
As the relaxing summer comes to an end and the school year at McGill begins, a wave of responsibility hits students solidly in the face. I almost feel bad that while my friends are devoting their time to making sure they picked the right classes, I devote it to picking[Read More…]
The Pack a.d.
style.ritzgirl.com West-coast duo The Pack a.d. revisited Montreal this past summer with a powerful June 10 performance at Le Divan Orange. Guitarist and main vocalist Becky Black is disarmingly slight in person, given that the androgynous power of her voice captured on disc creates the impression of a giant. But[Read More…]
Peaches and Pork Chops
Monique Evans As summer winds down, one must salvage as much prime barbequeing time as possible. And since Ontario peach season is upon us, why not add a little peach to your pork chop? Follow this fool-proof recipe, and it won’t be long till you’re in maple-peach pork chop heaven.[Read More…]
Top stories from the last week
Monday, August 29 United States—Cleanup from Hurricane Irene began along the East Coast. The storm hit over the weekend, bringing down trees and power lines, causing flooding and evacuations, and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. Wednesday, August 31 Syria—The Attorney General of the Syrian city of Hama resigned to[Read More…]
H2Woah
It’s obvious that water falls from clouds as rain drops, but the creators of Smartwater seem to think otherwise. As they cleverly point out on the bottle, “clouds contain nature’s source of water,” so they used this “forgotten” resource to inspire their product. In order to create their pure taste,[Read More…]
Amarula five ways
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my travels, it’s that liquor is really expensive in the Great White North. Shopping for cocktail ingredients fancier than orange soda and vodka will set you back at least fifty bucks. And, by the time you’ve thrown up half of those appletinis you[Read More…]
When the VW Race Touareg dominated Dakar
This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is just a place holder for people who need some type to visualize what the actual copy might look like if it were real content. If you want to read, I might suggest a good[Read More…]
New era begins in Argentine club football, for now
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Summiting Yosemite’s Dawn Wall, Climbers Make History
This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is just a place holder for people who need some type to visualize what the actual copy might look like if it were real content. If you want to read, I might suggest a good[Read More…]