Halfway through his sold-out tour, Dijon walked out onto the barely lit L’Olympia stage in a sweater and jeans—no opener, no fuss—and somehow transformed a 2,400-capacity venue into a jam session in his living room. Before the stage lights even turned on, he slipped into the first notes of “Many[Read More…]
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Montreal’s unhoused population deserves to thrive, not just survive
For Montreal’s unhoused individuals, the early-descending freezing temperatures and the predicted high-precipitation winter ahead pose fatal risks, including frostbite, hypothermia, and death. Yet, shelters across the city are already struggling at and over capacity. Although Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has promised to expand housing and healthcare services for the unhoused,[Read More…]
Art exhibition ‘Comfort and Indifference’ invites a reflection on shielded spectatorship
In a world where scrolling past tragedy has become routine, the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art’s (MAC) latest exhibition Comfort and Indifference asks us to reflect on the human cost of ignoring suffering while surrounding ourselves with comfort. On view at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, which made one[Read More…]
Wednesday on a Friday
“I saw Wednesday on a Friday night” sounds like the setup to a classic riddle, but don’t be deceived. Fresh off the explosive release of their sixth studio album Bleeds, North Carolina’s resident alternative country band Wednesday stopped in Montreal on Nov. 15 and lit up Club Soda for the[Read More…]
Immortal time bias: A source for inaccuracies in cancer prevention research
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death, and as such, cancer treatment and prevention research has been a large focus of medical professionals worldwide. Over the past few decades, several studies have proposed that metformin—a medication widely used for type II diabetes management—is a potential preventative measure for[Read More…]
Quebec independence will not solve climate change
Hundreds of Quebec separatists—predominantly younger Quebecers—gathered in Montreal on Oct. 25 for a rally reaffirming their desire for independence 30 years after the 1995 Referendum for Quebec sovereignty, which failed by less than one per cent. The young Quebecers at the front of this movement not only argue that secession[Read More…]
Montreal REM opens 14 new stations amid STM service disruptions
The expanded Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) network officially opened on Nov. 17, unveiling 14 stations that stretch service from Montreal’s South Shore up to Deux-Montagnes. This expansion includes a newly shared McGill station, now a stop on both the REM and the Société de transport de Montréal (STM)’s metro lines.[Read More…]
Georgia Harmer brings audience home at Montreal stop on her Canadian tour
When I entered Georgia Harmer’s show this past Thursday, Nov. 6, I was shocked to look around and see no one at all. That is, before I glanced down and noticed concert-goers sitting in groups on the hardwood floors of Sala Rossa’s upstairs venue. As I walked among the crowds,[Read More…]
Lost in translation? Here’s how to learn French in Montreal
Good things come in artisanal, handcrafted packages
‘Tis that jolly season once again. The days are shorter, the nights colder. Chestnuts are beginning to roast upon open fires across the world, and Jack Frost, in his unrelenting power, nips at all of our noses, having just blessed Montreal with 20cm of early snowfall this past week. As[Read More…]
