FRKY pays tribute to the Black music we grew up on and love
This Saturday, la Sala Rossa will be the place to be for two back-to-back Black-music-focused events as part of Montreal’s Black History Month.
Quebec mosque attack anniversary a sad reminder of ever-present Islamophobia
“For some politicians and pundits, it’s impossible to discuss Islamophobia in Quebec or Bill 21 and the impending legal challenge without them insisting it’s Quebec bashing. There is no room for nuance in their statements because they don’t want there to be any. It’s performative outrage that’s purely meant to distract.”
The ageist backlash against Madonna is predictable and tiresome
“People say I’m controversial,” Madonna said in 2016, “but I think the most controversial thing I have ever done is to stick around.” Bingo.
The Montreal theatre scene is celebrating linguistic and cultural diversity this month
“This year’s lineup at the Wildside Festival is a celebration of the city’s diversity and its distinct French heritage and soul, with English-speaking organizers and translators openly professing their love of francophone Québécois culture.”
Reaction to death of asylum seeker near Roxham Road reveals shocking lack of compassion
44-year-old Fritznel Richard, an asylum seeker from Haiti who was trying to reunite with his family for Christmas, froze to death in the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle woods near a crossing point between Canada and the U.S.
New Year’s traditions around the world reveal our need for hope and fresh starts
More than merely superstition and naive symbolism about luck and abundance, new-year rituals from different cultures are about finding meaning in life, re-establishing control and re-emerging triumphant.
Life isn’t a Hallmark Christmas movie — Be good to yourselves this holiday season
“Every print ad, every TV commercial, every carefully curated Instagram story or Facebook post, every Hallmark Christmas movie makes us expect too much. It’s a bottomless pit and a vicious circle and it’s oh so dangerous for our mental health.”
Why do we tolerate so many pedestrian deaths in Montreal?
“How much tragedy is random and how much have we learned to tolerate? I can’t help but notice that far too many lives have been lost recently in senseless road accidents.”
Montreal’s Welcome Collective provides for vulnerable refugees — with the public’s help
The organization has put out a call for financial donations, essentials for parents and kids (especially newborns) and more helping hands.
An interview with Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante
Our December cover story is a mayoral check-in ahead of the COP15 biodiversity conference, which begins on Dec. 7.