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What to do today in Montreal

January 21, 2025 Cult MTL

Your daily Montreal to-do list.

What to do this weekend in Montreal

January 17, 2025 Cult MTL

Your daily Montreal To-Do List, weekend edition.

A four-lane refrigerated sledding hill called la FOMO is opening in Montreal on Jan. 16

January 15, 2025 Lorraine Carpenter

The refrigerated hill in the Quartier des Spectacles becomes part of the Glissades Gamelin circuit, which includes two other hills and an “Après-glisse” chalet.

Best Yoga Studios in Montreal

January 14, 2025 Cult MTL

Montreal has spoken.

Fear of a red planet: Dancer Travis Knights brings The Mars Project to Montreal from Jan. 15 to 18

January 13, 2025 Savannah Stewart

With live music and an international cast of dancers, The Mars Project aims to connect audiences with the majesty of the natural world.

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A Real Pain is the #1 movie streaming in Canada

January 21, 2025 Matthew Renfrew

Jesse Eisenberg’s comedy-drama film co-starring Kieran Culkin is streaming now in Canada on Disney+.

Best African Restaurants in Montreal

January 21, 2025 Cult MTL

Montreal has spoken.

Canadians are largely supportive of retaliatory tariffs and embargos against the United States

January 21, 2025 Matthew Renfrew

Donald Trump said yesterday that 25% tariffs on Canadian goods could come as soon as Feb. 1.

51,000 Montrealers lose power; Montreal public health issues warning on alternative home heating

January 21, 2025 Cult MTL

A health and safety warning has been issued following a significant blackout affecting Hydro-Québec customers in the Plateau, Villeray and surrounding areas.

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What to do today in Montreal

January 21, 2025 Cult MTL

Your daily Montreal to-do list.

What to do this weekend in Montreal

January 17, 2025 Cult MTL

Your daily Montreal To-Do List, weekend edition.

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PHI Centre’s Coded Dreams features two interactive art experiences personalized by AI

October 9, 2024 Savannah Stewart

A choose-your-own-adventure VR journey delving into your past and potential future, and AI’s fever dreams inspired by thousands of folktales from around the world.

Montreal now has an ORB in front of Place des Arts

October 2, 2024 Lorraine Carpenter

The installation by Spanish artist SpY will sit on the water basin in the Place des Arts Esplanade for at least five years.

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Indie opera company trying to reinvigorate a classic form

January 14, 2019 Dave Jaffer

An independent opera company is aiming to break down the barriers between opera and contemporary audiences.

ARTISTA applications window is still open

December 19, 2018 Dave Jaffer

Women aged 16-21 with an interest in theatre as an art form, a profession and a community can (and should) apply to Imago Theatre’s free mentorship program.

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Montreal author Jacob Wren on the role of art in a world full of war, injustice and political upheaval

January 2, 2025 Sruti Islam

“I feel I need to be an artist, but I don’t think what the world needs right now is art. I think it needs activism and it needs people who are really able to get out there and fight.”

Best Bookstores in Montreal

December 9, 2024 Cult MTL

Montreal has spoken.

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How Montreal men’s underwear brand the House of Harry George took root in Cirque du Soleil

November 25, 2024 Lorraine Carpenter

An interview with the brand’s founder Harry George Owen, who set out to solve men’s underwear woes for athletes and everyman.

Costume Balls: Dressing Up History focuses on a Montreal party era that reinforced colonial realities

November 15, 2024 Savannah Stewart

The McCord Stewart Museum takes visitors back in time to Montreal’s costume balls over a century ago in their new exhibition.

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Costume Balls: Dressing Up History focuses on a Montreal party era that reinforced colonial realities

November 15, 2024 Savannah Stewart

The McCord Stewart Museum takes visitors back in time to Montreal’s costume balls over a century ago in their new exhibition.

Laure Prouvost exhibition Oma-je pays homage to Marie Curie, Audre Lorde, Ada Lovelace & more

November 11, 2024 Savannah Stewart

A free exhibition of the French artist’s work celebrating over 100 inspirational people is on display at PHI Foundation until March 9, 2025.

Gaming

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6-Sided Stories is a cute and calming puzzle game made in Hochelaga

November 22, 2024 Natalia Yanchak

We spoke with DarZal Games about their latest title, which involves unscrambling pixel art to tell stories about dogs, cats and mice.

Psycho Fear: A SAW-inspired horror escape-room game, but keep it cozy

October 13, 2024 Natalia Yanchak

We spoke with the founder and creative director of Montreal indie studio Dark Panda about how their four-person team created this super fun game.

Comedy

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Best Comedians in Montreal: Best of MTL 2024

October 21, 2024 Cult MTL

Montreal has spoken.

Comedy Roast queen Nikki Glaser is coming to Montreal on May 9

October 8, 2024 Lorraine Carpenter

Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. for the American stand-up comedian’s Alive and Unwell Tour stop at Olympia.

Theatre

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PeachClub celebrates two years in the business of sassy activist entertainment

November 13, 2024 Savannah Stewart

We spoke with PeachClub founders Cat and Margaux ahead of the cabaret’s two-year anniversary extravaganza at Stock Bar on Nov. 14.

Three Women of Swatow is a darkly comedic, powerful play about family secrets

November 7, 2024 Savannah Stewart

The play by acclaimed playwright Chloé Hung is on at Centaur Theatre through Nov. 24.

Dance

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Fear of a red planet: Dancer Travis Knights brings The Mars Project to Montreal from Jan. 15 to 18

January 13, 2025 Savannah Stewart

With live music and an international cast of dancers, The Mars Project aims to connect audiences with the majesty of the natural world.

Multidisciplinary art show The Conditions invites audiences to reconnect with bodily sensations

November 11, 2024 Savannah Stewart

Six artists use dance, puppetry, installations and other disciplines to evoke nostalgia, discomfort and curiosity in this show at MAI, Nov. 12–16.

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6-Sided Stories is a cute and calming puzzle game made in Hochelaga

November 22, 2024 Natalia Yanchak

We spoke with DarZal Games about their latest title, which involves unscrambling pixel art to tell stories about dogs, cats and mice.

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3 books to read this month: Good Want, How It Works Out and The Coin

July 30, 2024 Sruti Islam

Brilliant new titles by Domenica Martinello, Myriam Lacroix and Yasmin Zaher.