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Hands off!

admin • February 19, 2009

Speakers at McGill stress our right to take control of our bodies Read More

Love and heartbreak in Elizabethean England

Ryan Mackellar • February 16, 2009

The Savoy Society’s Yeomen of the Guard expertly melds music and words Read More

Unmasking racism

admin • February 16, 2009

Unmasking racism Read More

More than just a specimen

Camille Holden • February 16, 2009

Diane Obomsawin illustrates the mysterious case of Kaspar Hauser with child-like sensitivity Read More

Bursting the bubble: Where everyone knows your name

Nicolas Boisvert-Novak • February 16, 2009

Thinking twice about the Outremont microcosm Read More

Comedy stripped down

admin • February 12, 2009

DeAnne Smith’s self-deprecating comic burlesque show bares all Read More

Culture Brief: Dancing in the psych ward

Amelia Schonbek • February 12, 2009

When Montreal-based contemporary dance company O Vertigo first premiered La Chambre Blanche in 1992, the work was met with instant critical success and toured worldwide. Last year, choreographer Ginette Laurin, O Vertigo’s founder and Artistic Director, decided to bring the piece back, but first overhauled the original before bringing it… Read More

Not the same old V-Day

Aaron Vansintjan • February 12, 2009

Critical approach behind McGill’s 2009 production enhances its relevance Read More

Does blood determine belonging?

Pamela Fillion • February 12, 2009

Tracey Deer’s Club Native reflects on Mohawk identity Read More

Environmentalism, as told by octopi

admin • February 12, 2009

Though naive, George Ter-Stepanian’s 1989 sci-fi novel was ahead of its time Read More

Uncovering Canada’s history of slavery

admin • February 12, 2009

Author Lawrence Hill talks about identity, language, and the experience of the black loyalist Read More

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

admin • February 9, 2009

McGill prof finds economic and environmental solutions in Quaker principles Read More

Generation: theme party

admin • February 9, 2009

Aren’t we more than CEOs and corporate ‘hos? Read More

Sit-down comedy

admin • February 9, 2009

Alain Shain’s comic routines destigmatize disability Read More

Juicy, but shallow

Ryan Mackellar • February 9, 2009

Biopic romanticizes the gangster lifestyle, keeps Biggie’s shirt on Read More