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    PSC Tattoo: Talking shop with artist Dave CummingsArts & Culture
    Jenny Greenberg

    PSC Tattoo: Talking shop with artist Dave Cummings

    From the first days of slinging ink on Centre Street in ‘76 to Montreal’s oldest tattoo studio.

    Montreal Bowling: Reviving a relic in the downtown ForumArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Montreal Bowling: Reviving a relic in the downtown Forum

    Tapping into the pre-2020 nostalgia and cultural history of Montrealers, Montreal Bowling's a new(ish) project from local hospitality aficionados in the Forum downtown.

    Lost Claws: One of Montreal's most fun-loving graffiti artistsArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Lost Claws: One of Montreal's most fun-loving graffiti artists

    Up on the rooftops of the Plateau, down in the bowels of crumbling industry, and jokes everywhere between: This is the playful, ephemeral oeuvre of Lost Claws.

    Talking queer food—and where to find it in MontrealFood & DrinkArts & Culture
    Ivy Lerner-Frank

    Talking queer food—and where to find it in Montreal

    Montreal's a queer-friendly city. How does that influence its hospitality industry and the safe spaces of its restaurants, cafés and bars?

    Locals changing the self-care game in MontrealArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Locals changing the self-care game in Montreal

    "New year, new you" mentalities can begin at any time—and these Montreal-based self-care creators can prove it with the work they're passionate about.

    Little Maghreb: The faces and places of Montreal's diasporic North African neighbourhoodArts & Culture
    Rachel Cheng

    Little Maghreb: The faces and places of Montreal's diasporic North African neighbourhood

    Located at the end of the Blue Line, Montreal's Little Maghreb of Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension is rich with diasporic Arab and Amazigh communities.

    The best songs from Montreal that kept us company throughout 2023Arts & Culture
    Sasha Manoli

    The best songs from Montreal that kept us company throughout 2023

    These are the tracks that deserve a spotlight: The hidden treasures of Montreal's music scenes in 2023 that'll keep us moving into the new year.

    10 Montreal films you might have missed in 2023Arts & Culture
    Justine Smith

    10 Montreal films you might have missed in 2023

    The end of 2023's upon us, and as the cinema mills of the world will keep churning, we wanted to look back on the year's best films with a strong Montreal connection.

    Pulp Books: Montreal’s new English bookstore, and the passion that built a neighbourhood spotArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Pulp Books: Montreal’s new English bookstore, and the passion that built a neighbourhood spot

    What drove two Montrealers to build a 'third place' for a neighbourhood to while away hours with books—and why they want it that way.

    Mile End icon Martha Wainwright on Ursa and coming up a songwriter in MontrealArts & Culture
    Daniel Bromberg

    Mile End icon Martha Wainwright on Ursa and coming up a songwriter in Montreal

    The singer-songwriter speaks Montreal's scenes through the decades, writing a memoir, building up her Mile End music venue—and a game of 20-ish questions, of course.

    Into the Uapishka mountains: Taking trips outside with a worldwide winter film tourArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Into the Uapishka mountains: Taking trips outside with a worldwide winter film tour

    Focused on uncommon journeys in the mountains, the Arc'teryx Winter Film Tour takes the urban moviegoer out into the far flung reaches of the world.

    The Canadian Roasting Society: At the crossroads of Montreal's coffee culture [Watch]Arts & CultureFood & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Canadian Roasting Society: At the crossroads of Montreal's coffee culture [Watch]

    There's vibrant and thriving community brewing in the CRS, a unique place to engage with coffee in ways you can’t find elsewhere in the city (or Canada).

    How Puces POP drives a local, handmade economy of Montreal artisansArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    How Puces POP drives a local, handmade economy of Montreal artisans

    Nearly two decades in, and POP Montreal's Puces POP has earned its place as one to discover the city's shifting trends in its design, crafts, and art scenes.

    The bike messengers hauling cargo through four seasons of Montreal trafficArts & Culture
    Owen Fairbairn

    The bike messengers hauling cargo through four seasons of Montreal traffic

    On messengers and couriers, niche punk cultures, and rider-run & bicycle-powered cooperatives bucking trends in late-stage capitalism.

    On sonic speakeasies, listening cafés, and vinyl bars in MontrealArts & Culture
    Ivy Lerner-Frank

    On sonic speakeasies, listening cafés, and vinyl bars in Montreal

    Sound, silence, and experience: Listening in on conversations with the audiophiles driving Montreal's sonic spaces.

    Cinematic rave experiments and musings at Cinéma L’AmourArts & Culture
    Justine Smith

    Cinematic rave experiments and musings at Cinéma L’Amour

    An incredible, boundary-pushing event at Montreal's oldest porno theatre.

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