Category Archives: Montreal
Quebec politics on a new tack — Minority Report
Well, the election results are in from Quebec’s provincial election last night. And what a change! We have our first minority government in 130 years…and what a miscalculation by Jean Charest, the Liberal leader (who just squeaked through in his … Continue reading
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Festivalissimo under way
(Aaaargh! I just was writing a lengthy post and for some reason my browser died so I lost the whole thing…so I’m not going to re-write it all, just a quick summary.) I went to a few films at Festivalissimo … Continue reading
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Zen Poets Society
My Montreal neighbourhood (the Plateau) will host the first ever Zen Poetry Festival, from March 16 to 18. From their site: Poets, translators, story-tellers, scholars, musicians, and Zen monks will come together to explore how Zen embraces a paradoxical relationship … Continue reading
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Snow, blankets, city…
…three things that define Montreal’s winter, or a news item? Well, today it’s a single news item. We had a shot of freezing rain overnight, and now have received 30cm of snow in the past 12 hours — and it’s … Continue reading
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Festivalíssimo!
Por fin, it’s here — the web site for this year’s Festivalíssimo festival finally went live… The 11th version of this annual festival runs from March 1-15, and — if you’re in Montreal — is a fantastic place to see … Continue reading
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Frozen pigeon not recommended
Well, today it is cold in Montreal. How cold? Pigeon-killing cold. I’ll spare you the macabre photo here, but today near my house I discovered the solid mass of a pigeon that had, quite simply, frozen to death (I think … Continue reading
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Fly me to the Moon! (to work for Google?)
Google has opened an office in Montreal (its address does not show up here yet, or in its search engines — ha ha), but there are some jobs available here. However, forget Montreal — I spotted this great job posting … Continue reading
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Guau, ¡qué bien! Nuevas ondas canadienses
I just came across the brand new RCI (Radio Canada International) site, which includes a Spanish-language portal (that is, besides English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese and Ukrainian). Even cooler are new radio shows, also available ¡en línea! There are … Continue reading
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Whether there will be weather
Of course, there always is, especially in Canada — and, as the stereotype goes, we love to talk about it too. So, here goes… We’ve had an insanely warm “winter” so far in Montreal (and many parts of Canada). On … Continue reading
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What does a finger do? It traces…
(What do 7 — or in this case, 5 — fingers do? The same!) On Friday I went to the new show by les 7 doigts de la main, called TRACES. I had seen the original show put on by … Continue reading
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