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    The Bulletin: Nostalgic cinema, listening parties, tipping culture, and a lot of Negronis [Issue #95]

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    By The MainSeptember 19, 2024 - Read time: 10 min
    The Bulletin: Nostalgic cinema, listening parties, tipping culture, and a lot of Negronis [Issue #95]Daily life in Montreal’s Chinatown, 1966. | Photograph: Les Archives de la Ville de Montréal

    Ah, the last gasp of summer. Guess we spoke a little too soon last week. And the week before that. Maybe in the weeks to come. Who knows? We're not meteorologists here.

    You're here because you want to have fun, damn it, and that's what we'll help you do. This weekend not only promises a lot of interesting films to watch and museum exhibitions to see, but a slew of oddities in the news, from AI-augmented healthcare to downtown block parties and DJs test driving their sets in an intimate listening session. Perhaps a bit hodge podge, a little choose-your-own-adventure, but that's sometimes what makes a weekend more interesting.

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