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Observations from Montreal

April 14, 2025 Cult MTL

“Pierre Poilievre continues to prove that he’s unfit to be prime minister.”

Peeping Tom theatre company to stage surreal show Triptych in Montreal from April 16 to 19

April 14, 2025 Savannah Stewart

“Triptych unfolds in three confined spaces where tormented characters grapple with forces beyond their control.”

What to do today in Montreal

April 14, 2025 Cult MTL

Your daily Montreal to-do list.

Marco da Silva Ferreira connects community and dance in CARCAÇA, coming to Montreal this month

April 11, 2025 Savannah Stewart

We spoke with the choreographer behind CARCAÇA, being performed at Place des Arts from April 30 to May 3.

What to do this weekend in Montreal

April 11, 2025 Cult MTL

Your daily Montreal To-Do List, weekend edition.

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Observations from Montreal

April 14, 2025 Cult MTL

“Pierre Poilievre continues to prove that he’s unfit to be prime minister.”

Peeping Tom theatre company to stage surreal show Triptych in Montreal from April 16 to 19

April 14, 2025 Savannah Stewart

“Triptych unfolds in three confined spaces where tormented characters grapple with forces beyond their control.”

Backxwash, Only Dust Remains: REVIEW

April 14, 2025 Darcy MacDonald

“Only Dust Remains lets a little extra light in, thus widening the expanse on which her brutal brilliance radiates.”

Pierre Poilievre is officially the most unpopular party leader in Canada

April 14, 2025 Matthew Renfrew

“Poilievre is trending in the wrong direction.”

Observations from Montreal

April 14, 2025 Cult MTL

“Pierre Poilievre continues to prove that he’s unfit to be prime minister.”

What to do today in Montreal

April 14, 2025 Cult MTL

Your daily Montreal to-do list.

Jean-Marc Vallée: Mixtape highlights the beloved Quebec filmmaker’s exceptional soundtracks

February 14, 2025 Savannah Stewart

“Drawing on testimonies from collaborators and loved ones, the PHI Centre exhibition explores Vallée’s deep connection to music.”

Best Museums in Montreal

January 24, 2025 Cult MTL

Montreal has spoken.

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.

Books to read this month: Stag Dance, No Fault, The Wickedest, Something Rotten

March 27, 2025 Sruti Islam

Stories about gender and sexuality, politics and masculinity, a divorce memoir and poems about a marathon house-party.

3 books to read this month: Can the Monster Speak, Wicked, Owlish

February 11, 2025 Sruti Islam

The books we read over the holidays were provocative, inspiring — wicked, even.

Best Jewellery Stores in Montreal

March 21, 2025 Cult MTL

Montreal has spoken.

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.

Museum of Fine Arts’ ‘Bad Girls Only’ explores art linking women and the Seven Deadly Sins

April 2, 2025 Savannah Stewart

The exhibition showcases iconic Early Modern prints and drawings, with interactive features inviting visitors to consider the ongoing impact of the historical linking of women and notions of sin.

The complex legacy of modernism is explored in the MAC exhibition Skyscrapers by the Roots

March 6, 2025 Savannah Stewart

“Structures that were once symbols of progress are now deeply entwined with the blurring of private life, labour, consumption and spectacle.”

Two Falls is the first video game to feature an Indigenous Canadian perspective

January 30, 2025 Natalia Yanchak

Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina) is a narrative exploration game developed by Mile End’s Unreliable Narrators Games.

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.

Nikki Glaser: “America is cooked”

April 3, 2025 Lorraine Carpenter

We spoke with stand-up queen Nikki Glaser about the painful art of the roast, how to treat celebs at the Golden Globes, embarrassing Montreal memories and why she may want to stay in Canada when her “Alive and Unwell” tour arrives next month.