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  Spiritual Cleansing

  Marie Brière de la Hosseraye – Updated November 3, 2015 at 3:32am

  Buried deep within the Mile End, an unassuming garage door on Marconi St. was wide open to the elements, yet what lay inside was still shrouded in mystery.

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  Howl! for Artists Everywhere

  Mariana Voronovska – Updated November 3, 2015 at 3:22am

  “The first thing, is [that] I want to make sure that this notion of art as being non-political is challenged.”

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  Montreal Character Series: Catherine Debard

  Zachary Goldberg-Mota – Published October 26, 2015

  I met Catherine Debard in the winter of 2014.

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  Ice Cold and Funky Velvet

  Matteo Ciambella – Published October 26, 2015

  As Montreal indie-rock band TOPS drove through the fall-coloured landscapes of Wisconsin, drinking coffee and tasting free cheese samples, singer Jane Penny got on the phone with The Link to talk about the band’s current tour and their creative process.

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  Pressing Issues

  Tessa Mascia – Published October 26, 2015

  One of the most muted groups is queer-identifying authors, who face roadblocks on the avenues toward publishing written work. Thankfully, organizations exist with the express goal of advocating for marginalized voices in the literary field, including publisher Metonymy Press, a local grassroots organization aiming to support such voices.

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  So You’re Saying There’s a Chance (the Rapper)

  Julian McKenzie – Published October 26, 2015

  “Everybody was like, wait, timeout,” said Chance. “This is great. This is like the best fart to ever come out. This is the best fart to come out in 2013.”

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  Where Are All the Women?

  Michelle Pucci – Published October 26, 2015

  Disparities based on gender aren’t exempt from the art world.

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  Street Ghosts

  Noelle Didierjean – Published October 26, 2015

  “It’s fucking awesome,” Tessier said. “I don’t feel like I’m working.”

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  Naked and Empowered

  Hélène Bauer – Published October 19, 2015

  I walked into a vanilla-scented, hazy red room, feathers tickling me, jazz music buzzing—and the sight of beautiful, unassuming breasts welcoming me.

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  An Artful Resistance

  David Easey – Published October 19, 2015

  Concordia’s Centre for Ethnographic Research and Exhibition in the Aftermath of Violence opened an exhibition that encapsulates the years of Pinochet’s totalitarian rule. Artifacts were brought in exclusively from the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Santiago, and divided thematically into three separate portions: the coup, the resistance, and finally freedom, offering a more palatable framing of Pinochet’s control.