Special Issue

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  The Beloved Island

  Jane Gatensby – Published February 10, 2015

  “It feels real—it feels like real Montreal. It’s not pretty, but it’s a kind of a different type of beauty: real, cool, relaxed, urban and sexy. That’s the Montreal that I like.”

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  A Modern Urban Jungle

  Michelle Pucci – Published February 10, 2015

  In the corner of the Mile End, behind the industrial buildings and near the train tracks residents often cross illegally, there’s a stretch of land locals refer to as the “Champ des Possibles.”

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  Science & Technology Microsite

  The Link – Updated January 14, 2015 at 5:26am

  Check it out here!

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  The Pixel Is Mightier Than the Sword

  Nick Rudzicz – Updated January 13, 2015 at 11:46pm

  Violence is in fact endemic to the current market, not the medium, but the “indie” scene is not some cleansing force for the pacification of games.

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  Seeing Through the Dark

  Vince Morello – Published January 13, 2015

  Montreal has become a hub for the video game industry, with household names like Ubisoft and EA setting up shop in the city.

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  Off-Road Righteousness

  Alex Ocheoha – Updated January 13, 2015 at 8:37am

  The Baja racing team at Concordia has set lofty goals of top ten finishes in all competitions they’re slated to compete in this year. Preparation for their first race is already underway.

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  The Spending Culture of Science

  Michelle Pucci – Updated January 13, 2015 at 8:30am

  When the Quebec government decided to reverse spending cuts to science publications, it proved two points: science funding is in a fragile state and the austerity project isn’t all that well thought out.

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  The Germs of Growth: Montreal’s Promising Biotech Startups

  Mariana Voronovska – Updated January 13, 2015 at 8:29am

  Montreal is brimming with academic activity and the innovation centres popping up around the city are a fertile ground for biotech research.

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  A Game of Life with Crooked Rules

  Verity Stevenson – Updated January 13, 2015 at 8:25am

  There has been much ado about sex work since Canada’s prostitution laws were struck down in December 2013 in the historic Bedford v. Canada decision.

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  Will Androids Dream of Killing Electric Sheep?

  Shaun Michaud – Updated January 13, 2015 at 8:25am

  As we inch closer to elucidating the mystery of artificial intelligence—the Holy Grail of robotics—and accelerating the clock on technological singularity, scientists and laymen alike have warned that birthing the ghost in the shell could spell tentative doom for humankind.