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SportsIndie Kids Can Jump
At 6’4” and a half, Win Butler, lead singer of the Arcade Fire, is an imposing presence on stage, but on the court, he might be a little on the short side.
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Fringe ArtsThe Evolution of a Festival
Opera. Educational symposiums. R. Kelly covers. Even a sporting event. If there’s one umbrella under which these disparate activities can occur, it’s POP Montreal’s.
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OpinionsMe(n) First
The assertion that women are becoming the new men usually follows a fear that maltreatment traditionally directed at them will now flow the other way. Somehow this makes both genders uncomfortable…
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Fringe ArtsThe Racial Spectrum
Theatre has an interesting idea of what’s normal. For centuries, women’s roles were played by men, and for the past few decades having one actor of colour in a cast was considered progressive.
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Fringe ArtsEvent Listings September 5 to 11
Music, performance, visual art and more happening in Montreal.
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OpinionsXenonomics
Strained economies leading to a rise in xenophobic attitudes is not a trend unique to Quebec. It’s a knee-jerk reaction around the world. Defining what we are by pointing to another group and demonizing them has been popular since society began.
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Fringe ArtsGone in 60 Seconds
Many big promises have been made under the moon in a night sky, but when a group of friends were sitting on Mount Royal waiting for an eclipse in 2008, the idea of a new film festival actually stuck.
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NewsGanging Up on PQ and Liberals
Following a well-developed party playbook, the answers came easily for the Parti Québécois and Liberal candidates at Thursday night’s English-language…
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Fringe ArtsGetting Back to Music
Their day jobs are in marketing, acting and research, but onstage at Le Piranha Bar this Sunday three Concordia grads are returning to their first love with 50 Shades of Music.
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Fringe ArtsEducation Interrupting Tradition
Cultural progress in Senegal has split the collective values of many villages and is explored in the film Grand comme le Baobab which has its world premiere at the Montreal World Film festival this week.
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OpinionsNah’msayin?
There must be dinosaur bones below de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. The city has been digging and excavating the stretch between St. Marc St. and Mackay St. for months but still—nothing to show off at the museum of natural history.
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Fringe ArtsSocially-Conscious Style
In a time when fast fashion and sweatshops have stained the clothing industry Montreal’s Festival Mode & Design is presenting Ethik BGC, a show dedicated to ethical stylings.
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SportsHi, Rollers
The girl in the gold booty-shorts means business. She knocks down the other team’s small, point-making jammer, who goes by the name “Saucisse.” The jammer smacks into the middle of an eight-skater clump—careful to keep her fingers tucked in as the…
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Fringe ArtsFantasia World
Fantasia is Christmas in July for film lovers. The festival has introduced local audiences to high-quality, unique films they would never normally see while boosting the careers of emerging auteurs along the way.
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Fringe ArtsReadings in a Party
The party unapologetically proclaims “This is Happening Whether You Like it or Not,” but you probably will. The second installment of the…
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Fringe ArtsSix-String Innovators
This weekend the Montreal International Jazz Festival is hosting one of the most expansive guitar shows in North America, the 6th Montreal Guitar Show.
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Fringe ArtsYour Guide to FRINGE Fest
The 22nd St-Ambroise Montreal FRINGE Festival has hosted one-off shows and events throughout the month and is now in full swing. Dance, music, comedy and theatre might be the building blocks of the fest, but the never-ending party is the glue.
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Fringe ArtsHip Hop McGill
The past year has seen protests, gross mismanagement and internal conflict at many Quebec schools, but one group of McGill students is breaking from the rhetoric and showcasing the up-side of their university experience.
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