New Planetarium Shows Highlight Scientific Discoveries of the Past, Present, & Those Yet to Come
Montreal’s Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium adds two new, all-ages shows about planets and the universe.
education
1940: Votes for Women & Other Quebec Curios
Shortly before the end of World War I, certain groups of women were able to vote in federal elections, on the condition that they were working for the military or a male [read on]
1939: Duplessis and Godbout Rescue UdeM & Other Quebec Curios
Despite Maurice Duplessis and Adélard Godbout’s many disagreements, the two governments indirectly worked towards the same goal in the late 1930s: ensuring the Université [read on]
1642: Growing a Colony & Other Quebec Curios
Champlain’s Habitation, though meant as the first permanent settlement in the colony of New France, needed a population to match. Despite surviving several sieges, the [read on]
Montreal’s International Anarchist Theatre Festival: 11 Years Against Authority
The biggest and only anarchist theatre festival in the world takes place in May in Montreal.
Wake Up Sleeping Beauty Revises the Fairy Tale
Why should sleeping beauty sleep her way through her starring role? Rosaruby Kagan and Julia Ainsworth let kids rewrite the story at this production.
UPop: Learning for Its Own Sake
Learn about a new topic and get in on the discussion by attending UPop.
Invasion of the Body-Snatching Quebec Universities & Other Quebec Curios
On our next stop in this survey of Quebec higher education, we take a look at the Université du Québec (1968), a chain of universities founded a little bit everywhere.
The Okala Gala: Building Wells in Cameroon
Interview with the inspiring Tamara Davy who has helped both chimpanzees, primates, and now people.
The Oxford on the Massawippi & Other Quebec Curios
Bishop’s University is a primarily undergraduate university founded, as the name suggests, by a Bishop. Bishop George Jehoshaphat Mountain founded the college in 1843, and [read on]
Getting an Arabesque Burlesque Education
We send Julie to work her assets at the Booty Ballet class run by the lovely Lady Joesphine.
Land Grants for McGill & Other Quebec Curios
An ongoing series about the history of Quebec universities. This week: McGill University (founded 1821).
The Priest’s University & Other Quebec Curios
Part one of an ongoing series, a little history of Quebec’s universities. This week: Université Laval.
Book of the Month Club: Wittgenstein Jr by Lars Iyer
A tale about a professor who takes the term “fanboy” to an entirely new level, and not just metaphysically.
Film Review of Sex (ed): Let’s Talk About Sex
Fascinating documentary looks at how sex ed reflects the often moralistic and rigid values of American society.
Battle of the Law School Premiers & Other Quebec Curios
It is not surprising that many of our Quebec premiers have been extremely accomplished in their respective domains of work. Premiers have come from diverse backgrounds, such [read on]
Pursuing Shannen’s Dream : Alanis Obomsawin on Hi-Ho Mistahey!
Mylène Chevreul talks to Abenaki film director and activist Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary on the fight for equal education for First Nations.