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    Marché Floh’s New Homeware Store Turns a Vintage Destination Into a Lifestyle Brand
    AnnaClare Sung

    Marché Floh’s New Homeware Store Turns a Vintage Destination Into a Lifestyle Brand

    After winning over a generation that likes its clothes with a past, the Montreal vintage mainstay is making itself at home.

    Mandy Benoualid Wants You to Plan Your Death
    AnnaClare Sung

    Mandy Benoualid Wants You to Plan Your Death

    The founder of Keeper and TalkDeath turned her grief into a memorial platform and movement that’s helping people remember, mourn, and talk about dying.

    How Shoemaking Traditions Live On at Cordonnerie Carinthia
    Kaitlyn DiBartolo

    How Shoemaking Traditions Live On at Cordonnerie Carinthia

    Dominique Bergeron learned the trade beside his future father-in-law. Now he’s passing it on as Quebec’s cobblers disappear.

    Ryan Reynolds Is on Autopilot in Mayday, but Kenneth Branagh Soars
    Gianni Fiasche

    Ryan Reynolds Is on Autopilot in Mayday, but Kenneth Branagh Soars

    Apple TV’s Cold War action comedy finds unexpected warmth, one enormous laugh and a compelling reason it belonged in theatres.

    Josh Johnson Is Building a Comedy World the Algorithm Can’t Replicate
    J.P. Karwacki

    Josh Johnson Is Building a Comedy World the Algorithm Can’t Replicate

    Ahead of four Montreal shows, the Daily Show correspondent is turning the summer camp he never had into his most ambitious production yet.

    Drowster Is Photographing Against the Clock
    J.P. Karwacki

    Drowster Is Photographing Against the Clock

    The Montreal photographer has built an archive around a recurring impulse: preserving what may soon be gone.

    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Turns Gen Z Media Obsession Into a Slasher
    Gianni Fiasche

    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Turns Gen Z Media Obsession Into a Slasher

    Starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, Jane Schoenbrun’s funny, bloody new film finds something unsettling beneath all that analysis.

    Turning Slow Craft Crochet Into a Fashion Brand With LOOSENDS
    Kristina Stamkopoulos

    Turning Slow Craft Crochet Into a Fashion Brand With LOOSENDS

    Former dancer Bennett Tracz has built with little more than sustainable yarn, wearable projects, and a belief in making things by hand over hustle culture.

    Julian McKenzie Looks to Hockey’s Black Past to Confront Its Present
    Tom Zalatnai

    Julian McKenzie Looks to Hockey’s Black Past to Confront Its Present

    In Black Aces, the sports journalist profiles the players who broke through while asking why racism and cost still shape who gets to play.

    Things to Do in Montreal This September
    AnnaClare Sung

    Things to Do in Montreal This September

    The cure for end-of-summer sadness: burgers, ferments, projections, and a lot more country culture than you'd expect.

    LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In
    J.P. Karwacki

    LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In

    Looking back on a country crowd over two days at Parc Jean-Drapeau.

    Backflips, Banjos 'N' Big Hats: More LASSO 2026 Through the Lens
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    Backflips, Banjos 'N' Big Hats: More LASSO 2026 Through the Lens

    A new format, a first-time headliner, and the year the genre question stopped mattering in Montrey'all.

    Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology
    J.P. Karwacki

    Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology

    Ahead of MUTEK, four Quebec studios open up about what built the province's digital arts scene—and why the world might be noticing before Montreal does.

    Dominic Sessa on Tony, Tough Love, and the Making of Anthony Bourdain
    J.P. Karwacki

    Dominic Sessa on Tony, Tough Love, and the Making of Anthony Bourdain

    For his first leading role, Sessa plays Bourdain before the fame by bringing curiosity—not nostalgia—to the part.

    Still Here: Tiga on Why He Never Left Montreal
    J.P. Karwacki

    Still Here: Tiga on Why He Never Left Montreal

    The case for staying in a city that doesn't work.

    Osheaga 2026 in Photos: The Biggest Weekend in Three Years
    J.P. Karwacki

    Osheaga 2026 in Photos: The Biggest Weekend in Three Years

    Looking back on three days at Parc Jean-Drapeau with 151,000 people and dozens of artists.

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