MONTREAL NOW: THIS BUD’S FOR YOU— TRIGGER WARNING: STONED CANADIANS AT YOUR DOORSTEP!
Get ready to light up, Canada, and become the coolest country in North America.
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MONTREAL NOW: Being a Man in #MeToo Times
The testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford before some rather toxic men of power prompts this bonus reflection by Zsolt.
Ask Cece: How Not To Be Trash Online
When you’re posting on social media, get ready for the trolls. Here’s how to deal.
MONTREAL NOW: Québec’s Upcoming Election, or Pulling the “pure laine” Over the Voters’ Eyes
Zsolt gives gentle guidance if you are perplexed about how to vote in our upcoming election.
MONTREAL THEN: COMING TO CANADA, PART III—The Immigrant’s Life
The third in a series in which we learn how Zsolt survived after the death of the trout.
Through My Brown Gay Lens: LGBTQ+ rights in India and the death of Section 377
Karan gives context and reflects on the Indian Supreme Court’s overturn of Section 377
Ask Cece: An Introduction
If you have life woes, Cece has the answer. Send your questions and get your answers.
Montreal Then: When Pop Culture Came to Montreal, or Superman Never Says…….. “Ouch”
An English lecture allows Alapi to consider some important questions about the Man of Steel.
1959: The End of Duplessis & Other Quebec Curios
By the end of the 1950s, Maurice Duplessis had been in politics for thirty-two years of his life, eighteen of which had been as Premier of Québec. From humble beginnings as [read on]
Montreal Then and Now: Montreal Then
Zsolt Alapi begins a new column with an homage to a show at the Rising Sun.
1959: Mr. Roncarelli, Speaking & Other Quebec Curios
Frank Roncarelli was a businessman. The owner of a highly successful restaurant on Crescent Street, Quaff Café, Roncarelli had accumulated a certain wealth. He was also a [read on]
1958: The Other Chief & Other Quebec Curios
John Diefenbaker’s law practice that began in a shack that he had built on a vacant spot of land and ended with his competitor being run out of town. His political career [read on]
1957: Québec’s Natural Gas Company & Other Quebec Curios
Natural gas, a fossil fuel substance that occurs naturally in the soil, can be harnessed to power homes and vehicles and is generally less toxic to the environment than other [read on]
1956: Bourassa Departs and Duplessis Marches On & Other Quebec Curios
In 1956, while the big movers and shakers of the next generation such as Jean Lesage and René Lévesque were already in politics or moving towards that goal, Robert [read on]
1956: The Coffin Affair & Other Quebec Curios
Wilbert Coffin was firstly a Gaspésien. A prospector by trade, his chance run in with three men and six hundred dollars led to one of the most hotly-debated cases in [read on]