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FRINGE REVIEW: Obsession + Tap You on the Shoulder + Little Orange Man

FRINGE REVIEW: Obsession + Tap You on the Shoulder + Little Orange Man

Little Orange Man – SNAFU Dance Theatre What a revelation. In the same breath, in the same moment, in the same thought, this show manages to be caring and creepy, and dark and innocent, and funny and heartbreaking. I literally laughed and cried, experiencing a metaphorical roller coaster of emotions. [...]

by × June 19, 2013 × 0 comments

Culture

Fringe Festival 2013: Ici, on Fringe en Franglais!

Fringe Festival 2013: Ici, on Fringe en Franglais!

Summer is coming, SUMMER IS COMING! No, but really. Don’t look outside, don’t look at The Weather Network– these things just lie to you. They lie, they cheat and they steal. The truth of summer in Montreal lies in the festival scene, and the harbinger of this truth is the annual [...]

by × May 30, 2013 × 0 comments

Culture, Music

Meet: Jon Cohen, One-Man Band Man

Meet: Jon Cohen, One-Man Band Man

We feel you. You hear the words “one-man band”, and think this, right? Don’t feel bad, so did we… until we met Jon Cohen.

by × May 22, 2013 × 0 comments

Culture

Preview: Sex Sex Sex. Also, Wanking.

Preview: Sex Sex Sex. Also, Wanking.

Now that we have your attention– did someone say SEX MONTH? Yeah. It was us, and we said it loud, and we said it proud. Another person saying it, doing it, feeling it loud and proud is Cameryn Moore, a writer, performer, raconteur– and oh yeah, phone sex worker– currently living [...]

by × May 1, 2013 × 0 comments

Culture

5 Things to Wear to Piss People Off – Spring Edition

5 Things to Wear to Piss People Off – Spring Edition

Spring has sprung, n’est-ce pas mes ami(e)s? And we get to wear clothes that people will actually SEE, and shoes that are actually pretty. And drink beer on terraces. Bliss. But where there’s drinking, there’s normally talking, and having to interact with other humans can be an incredibly painful experience. [...]

by × April 1, 2013 × 1 comment

Culture

Cheap Ass Beer Tasting, Montreal Dépanneur Edition

Cheap Ass Beer Tasting, Montreal Dépanneur Edition

In a new hard-hitting investigative series, The Main goes Johnny Deep into the Johnny Dep culture of Montreal. DEPS: Which are the best? Which are the worst? Which are the most likely to accuse you of stealing? Which will make your very soul seem unclean? Which will sell you off-brand [...]

by × March 25, 2013 × 0 comments

Culture

Review: Awkward Teenage Poetry, “Masturbatory or Masochistic”?

Review: Awkward Teenage Poetry, “Masturbatory or Masochistic”?

No, I’m not reviewing teenage sex in general, or in particular. Because that would not be gold. (Or so I’ve heard.) No, my teenage dreamers, I am reviewing an event put together by the Scrivener Creative Review for the Scrivener Creative Review.

by × March 20, 2013 × 0 comments

Culture

5 TIPS FOR FAILURE/SUCCESS YOUR FIRST WEEK OF WORK

5 TIPS FOR FAILURE/SUCCESS YOUR FIRST WEEK OF WORK

(Because it’s a fine line, am I right?) So – I hear congratulations are in order. You snagged a sweet-ass new gig. Maybe it’s for this summer, maybe it’s your first real job, maybe it’s going to save your sanity, maybe I don’t give a fuck.

by × March 14, 2013 × 0 comments

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EVENT PREVIEW: TEEN POETRY [TONIGHT @ BRUTOPIA]

EVENT PREVIEW: TEEN POETRY [TONIGHT @ BRUTOPIA]

Remember your journal– okay, diary– from high school? The sophistication of your prose, the depth of your imagery, the elegance of your expression? Yeah, not so much.

by × March 12, 2013 × 0 comments

Culture

DRINKING LIKE YOU HAVE A JOB

DRINKING LIKE YOU HAVE A JOB

Drinking in the Mile-End done got fancy. Noticed? We did, and we decided to break into our piggy banks and drink like responsible adults. Or drink irresponsibly but at grown up prices.

by × February 28, 2013 × 1 comment