Tag: Montreal history

The Night Nick Auf der Maur Met Jack Kerouac

A remarkable Montreal encounter between Nick Auf der Maur and Jack Kerouac reveals how genius, identity and reality collide behind literary legend.

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Montreal’s Film Noir: Why the Lachine Canal Was Made for Classic Cinema

The Lachine Canal isn't just a beautiful place to watch The Third Man. It may be Montreal's own film noir district, where history and cinema collide.

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The Mysterious Death of Harry Houdini in Montreal

Harry Houdini’s final days in Montreal mix fate, mystery, and tragedy, ending with his death on Halloween 1926 after pain masked a fatal illness.

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Why Fish Piss Matters: On the Last Authentic Bohemia

Fish Piss, a bold '90s Montreal zine, returns in book form—capturing a raw, bilingual era of underground art, politics, and creative rebellion in Quebec.

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