Meet Orion, Montreal’s legendary ice surfer, navigating freezing waves and drifting ice on the St Lawrence River in the award-winning short film ORION.
Posts tagged as “Montreal”
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts have a long-standing history as sports franchises in North America, tracing back to the late 1860s and early 1870s.
Saskadelphia (Universal Music Canada/UMe) is made up of six previously unreleased tracks written in 1990. Five recorded in that same year during the Road Apples sessions in New Orleans, and one live track, “Montreal (Live from The Molson Centre, Montreal, 7 Dec 2000),” written at the same time, but for which the original recording is yet to be found.
Where can you find the best smoked meat in Montreal? You will be surprised that it does not come from a restaurant. Schwartz’s is the…
Men will flock to Montreal on March 14th, it is Steak and BJ day. This is the time of the year when a man will…
Like from a scene out of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun, a golden eagle almost swept a toddler from Mont Royal park in Montreal into…
Is there such a thing as smart graffiti? Apparently there is somewhere in the lonely streets of Montreal. Looks more like an albino Don King.
Before YouTube, a cop like Police Officer #728 would not make the news. Everybody seems to have some kind of recording device out there. The…
What would you do if you had over 700 plastic milk craters? Naturally you would pile them as high as you could in front of…
The Devil’s Toy by Claude Jutra. This short 1966 documentary dedicated “to all victims of intolerance” depicts the dawn of skateboarding in Montreal. A new…
The casserole movement is a hit in Quebec in many ways. Discontent is at an all-time high as residents not happy with Bill 78 take…
The apprenticeship of the Wilensky Special, voted the best sandwich of the world according to Travel and Leisure magazine. No Bill, it’s the Wilensky Special.
The Montreal Expos were the first baseball awarded a franchise outside the United States. The team was always on shaky ground from the beginning with…
What if art ruled the world by Montreal’s Stikki Peaches.(more peaches)
"Star Wars Identities," has received the seal of approval from none other than the legendary creator himself, George Lucas.
Martin Reisch from Quebec claims that he was able to cross the world’s longest border without a valid passport. He showed his scanned passport on…
Rubber stamp making is an old school way doing stationary business. Not too many people are designing unique rubber stamps while Staples is in the…
Potholes have become part of the landscape in Montreal. We have to commute around them. Artists Claudia Ficca & Davide Luciano have found new ways…
Please check your spell checker at the door. The Honeysuckle Strip Spelling Bee held in Montreal is a bit like strip poker, if you misspell,…
Would it not be great to see a NFL team vs. a CFL team. As many of you know the Buffalo Bills played a few…
Montreal’s alternate free newspaper The Mirror, has the coolest cover this week. Duy Thang Nguyen artist extraordinaire has a printable version of the mask online…
Art comes in many forms, Montrealer Myriam Cliche dabs into animation and crafts. Her little hand sewn 1 3/4 inch tall yeti is part of…
An incredibly disconcerting video game has captured the attention of the media, particularly in the context of the tragic Dawson College Massacre that transpired on…
Micro brewing is very popular in Canada and can coexist along side major North America and European brands on store shelves. From Heineken to Corona,…
TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil is the latest venture by the Montreal entertainment outfit. Many months go into planning events such as this as labored…
Here is another moment of graffiti art in the streets of Montreal. The bald guitar man welcomes you to his establishment of delightful sounds. He…