Safa Hachi
Safa Hachi is The Link's Vol. 46 fringe arts editor. She finds dive bars are her safe space.
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Fringe Arts‘Closer in Strife’ and the intimacy of silence
Set within the quiet tension of the family home, Alec Nikoghossian’s “Closer in Strife” explores how closeness is shaped under pressure, drawing from the 2020 Beirut explosion.
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Fringe ArtsArt is labour
Behind performances, exhibitions and publications is labour that rarely gets seen. From rigid routines to unpaid admin, three artists reflect on what it means to make a living from art.
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Fringe ArtsYour 2026 horoscope
What do the stars have in store for you in 2026? The Link has (some) answers!
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Fringe ArtsA softer way back to creativity
In NDG, artist Taia Lajoie has created Soft Studio Days, a gentle, community-driven space where adults can return to creativity without pressure.
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Fringe ArtsInside Bánh Mì Cu Lắc’s playful take on tradition
Hidden inside Kaizen Manga Café, Bánh Mì Cu Lắc brings heart and experimentation to Montreal’s Bishop St.
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Fringe Artsthe season of almost
A poem about the weight of in-between days. The quiet, the waiting, and how we learn to live inside the almost.
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Fringe ArtsBooks and belonging at La Courtepointe
On Nov. 8, La Courtepointe in Villeray hosted its first Leftist Book Fair, transforming the bar into a living library where ideas, art and activism shared the same table.
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Fringe ArtsHeavy with desire
A poem about the weight of being seen—when the world demands smallness, desire becomes its own power.
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Fringe ArtsLavender Town and Mafuba light up Petit Campus
Lavender Town and Mafuba transformed Petit Campus on Oct. 6 into a pulse of brass, bass and movement. The two bands’ takes on jazz turned a mundane Monday into a night that felt alive from the first to last note.
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Fringe ArtsJam for Justice McGill kicks off school year with a community park Jam
Jam for Justice McGill kicked off the year with a park jam at Jeanne-Mance Park, collecting over 50 food items while students played music and connected with their peers.
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Fringe ArtsCABARET: The Dancing Djinn brings queer Arab histories to life on stage
A reclamation of erased queer Arab histories, CABARET: The Dancing Djinn fuses drag, bellydance and live music into an intimate mythology of memory, desire and defiance.
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Fringe ArtsThe Link’s guide to Montreal’s nightlife
The Link’s shortcut to Montreal nights—cheap drinks, packed floors, hidden gems, and the community that keeps it all alive.
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Fringe ArtsLe Cypher X: The city in real time
What starts as a loose groove can lock into something that feels rehearsed for weeks. At Le Cypher X, instruments and voices take on new shapes every Thursday night, but the challenge remains the same: make the room feel alive.
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Fringe ArtsMESSY and Wild Pride take over Bain Mathieu
On Saturday, Aug. 16, Montreal’s Bain Mathieu became a dance floor alive with queer joy and resistance.
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Fringe ArtsOffcuts Jam closes out Blue Dog with final explosive night
Blue Dog hosted its final Offcuts Jam on July 18, an emotional night filled with freestyles, gratitude and the promise of more to come.
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Fringe ArtsTheory of Ducks close out Turbo Haüs performance with humour and heart
On July 13, Theory of Ducks closed out a stacked Turbo Haüs lineup featuring dievanse and NIIVI. With a sound rooted in indie rock and a performance built on chemistry and charm, the Concordia University-based group reminded audiences what makes local shows worth showing up for.
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OpinionsFat bodies, discipline and the politics of size
Fatness is never neutral. It’s judged, disciplined and treated as a problem to fix. In a world obsessed with control, simply existing in a fat body is seen as defiance, whether you mean it to be or not.
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NewsWomen’s Day march in Montreal calls for resistance against oppression
Braving the cold, protesters marched through downtown Montreal on International Women’s Day, rallying against imperialism, fascism and systemic oppression.
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NewsMontreal bake sale supports Palestinian families in need
Hundreds of Montrealers braved the cold for hours outside Bar Star Bar to support the bake sale fundraiser with all proceeds going to Palestinian mutual aid.
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OpinionsLove doesn’t need a rulebook
Social media’s obsession with relationship “rules” is making people more anxious about love, not better at it.
