The Conversationalist: Interview With Shannon Franssen of Mobilisation Turcot
Yesterday morning, the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) held a press conference during which Transport Minister Sam Hamad presented a revised, $3 billion plan …
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Matrix Responds to 'The Music We Hate'
In its current issue, Matrix magazine has a thoughtful response to our Summer "Music We Hate" cover story by columnist Ian Orti. We hoped to …
Video: Dead Animated Writers Read Their Work
I came across these decidedly bizarre “poetry animations” on the YouTube. They’re like a combination of PennSound and “The Country Bears” exhibit from Disneyland. I …
The Conversationalist: Interview With Alex Norris
Last summer, the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough announced that it would ban the new construction of billboards in the neighbourhood. Then, in September, the borough administration …
Writing a Book is Really, Really Hard
When you first start out, it’s all you think about. It’s so exciting, and you spend every waking moment you can doing it. After a …
This Is My Brain On Facebook, Or: How to Procrastinate Using Facebook Without Actually Using Facebook
Important facts about Facebook: — The people who use it think it sucks. — But Roger Ebert found a movie about it "exciting." — Facebook …
Vintage Aerial Views of Montreal
Looking north over Lafontaine Park and the Plateau in 1965 It’s a rare treat to come across some aerial photographs that are both old and …
Jon Paul Fiorentino's Indexical Elegies, Indexed
Jon Paul Fiorentino's latest poetry book is Indexical Elegies, out recently from Coach House. Though the book's cover includes the words "Includes index", no index …
The Conversationalist: Interview With Gail Scott
Gail Scott may just be the coolest person I’ve ever met. A major figure of the Canadian literary avant-garde, the Montreal writer’s work deals …
Interview With Sheila Heti: 'All the Stories We Tell Ourselves are Fictions'
Photo by Derek Shapton. Sheila Heti has too many good ideas. She has written three novels, founded the highly unconventional lecture series Trampoline Hall, started …
Why Cracking Jokes About Rob Ford Won't Solve Anything
Look up pro-Ford videos on YouTube and they'll be flanked by a Hard Rock Cafe lunch coupon and a suggested video that is just a …
On Reviewing: Interview With Sonnet L'Abbé
Sonnet L’Abbé is the author of two collections of poetry, A Strange Relief and Killarnoe, both published by McClelland and Stewart. She won the Bronwen …
On the Audibility of the Aurora Borealis
Photo by Tessa Macintosh Excerpted testimonies from two articles—“Audibility of the Aurora Borealis” by David Pentland and “Can You Hear the Aurora?” by B.W. Currie. …
Comments Invited: Best Canadian Essays 2010
The following is not an essay on Best Canadian Essays 2010, but a series of imagined online comments that follow an imaginary essay on the …
Say Goodbye to Old Hong Kong
Old buildings bought for redevelopment are displayed in the window of an acquisition company office on Victory Avenue in Ho Man Tin There goes the …
Why Does Ted Hughes Get the Last Word on Sylvia Plath?
On October 11th the New Statesman printed a previously unpublished poem by Ted Hughes which discusses the last time he saw his then estranged wife …
The Conversationalist: Interview With Shauna Janssen
Le Dalhousie, the cul-de-sac in Griffintown that was the site of two recent UOU projects. Griffintown is a neighbourhood in transition. Surely you've heard about …
The Poetry Scene's Insidious Manlove: A Case Study
What the fuck? Here’s the deal: I like men. I like women. I am in love with several men; not any sexy love… not yet. …
Ex-Hippie Builder and D.I.Y. Legend Lloyd Kahn Documented in New Short Film
Film still of Lloyd Kahn from Jason Sussberg's short film SHELTER. "There's a problem if you're trying to build a house based on an abstract …
Ted Leo: Undisputed MVP of Matador At 21
Of all the unexpected places to creep into my list of musical adventure destinations, Las Vegas is probably the strangest, and likely will remain such …
