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What’s the best way to pass the time when you’re waiting for the bus or metro?

May 20, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

In conjunction with the CCA, we’re asking Montreal kids for good ideas for what to do while waiting for public transit.

Montreal hosts a floral exhibition celebrating 13 remarkable women, May 20 to 29

May 20, 2022 by Lorraine Carpenter

Fleurs de Villes is collaborating with local florists on a stunning installation in the Quartier des Spectacles.

What to do in Montreal today

May 19, 2022 by Cult MTL

The top events in Montreal, daily.

TODAY: Pointe-à-Callière marks 30 years with PWYC entry, mystery musical guests

May 17, 2022 by Lorraine Carpenter

The archaeology and history museum in the Old Port is also hosting a Montreal quiz for a grand prize.

Steamy rock star musical April Fools muses on the falling out of a bad romance

May 16, 2022 by Savannah Stewart

The musical by Israeli superstar Keren Peles continues at Segal Centre through May 22.

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Gaspar Noé’s Lux Æterna is a sometimes brutal assault on the senses

May 20, 2022 by Justine Smith

Béatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg star in the infamous French filmmaker’s treatise on cinema.

What’s the best way to pass the time when you’re waiting for the bus or metro?

May 20, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

In conjunction with the CCA, we’re asking Montreal kids for good ideas for what to do while waiting for public transit.

1 in 2 Quebecers believe there are better ways to protect the French language than Bill 96

May 20, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

“A representative sample of all of Quebec suggests that there is significant concern about potentially negative impacts of Bill 96.”

To-Do List: Weekend

May 20, 2022 by Cult MTL

The Metro Metro hip hop festival, marathon dance party Non Stop 24/24 at SAT, Piknic Électronik returns and more.

What to do in Montreal today

May 19, 2022 by Cult MTL

The top events in Montreal, daily.

Best Hotels in Montreal: Best of MTL 2022

May 9, 2022 by Cult MTL

Montreal has spoken.

The McCord Museum is offering free admission until Jan. 19

December 19, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

There’s still one more month of free admission as the museum celebrates its 100th anniversary with the whole city.

A Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition is coming to Montreal next year

December 18, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts will open on Oct. 16, 2022.

Indie opera company trying to reinvigorate a classic form

January 14, 2019 by 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 by 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.

Martha Wainwright gets personal about music, family, love and heartbreak in her new book

May 2, 2022 by Savannah Stewart

We spoke to the singer-songwriter about her memoir Stories I Might Regret Telling You, and having charted her own course in life, independent from the successes of her musical family.

Montreal author Rawi Hage on his wild-ride short story collection Stray Dogs

April 1, 2022 by Matthew Hays

Hage spoke with us about how a fear of dogs and photography gigs informed his writing, life during wartime, Bill 21 and more.

WATCH: 2022 Met Gala red carpet arrivals

May 2, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

This year, the dress code for “fashion’s biggest night out” is Gilded Glamour.

An old photo of Mads Mikkelsen has sparked comparisons to Mac DeMarco

April 15, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

“Mads DeMarco.”

Graffiti artist MONK.E honours late Montreal rapper Jeune Loup with mural

October 14, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

The 22-year-old rapper was fatally shot in August.

daphne will be Montreal’s first Indigenous artist-run centre

March 5, 2021 by Savannah Stewart

The gallery founders told us about their vision for a meeting place between cultures.

Montreal’s Compulsion Games gets into the ’60s, drugs and dystopia

March 9, 2017 by JUSTINAS STASKEVICIUS

We spoke to the founder of the Compulsion about their new title, We Happy Few.

Tribute Games takes a pixel from the classics

February 4, 2017 by JUSTINAS STASKEVICIUS

We spoke to one of the (ex-Ubisoft) founders of this local indie studio about their exciting new games.

Sugar Sammy reminds Quebec women that gummy bears are meant to be eaten

May 3, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

The Montreal comedian was responding to a gross incident involving UQAM girl/Only Fans “star” Hélène Boudreau.

Sugar Sammy: “Every comedian felt that slap”

April 4, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

“Jussie Smollett was at home going, ‘I wish it was me.’”

Steamy rock star musical April Fools muses on the falling out of a bad romance

May 16, 2022 by Savannah Stewart

The musical by Israeli superstar Keren Peles continues at Segal Centre through May 22.

KOOZA by Cirque du Soleil opens today in the Old Port of Montreal

May 12, 2022 by Matthew Renfrew

KOOZA, which premiered under the big top in Montreal in 2007, runs through Aug. 14.

Les Érotisseries takes the audience for a ride through the diversity of sexuality

May 9, 2022 by Savannah Stewart

The show’s artistic directors (all women) felt that there was a lack of non-commercial, non-pornographic erotic content in Montreal’s living arts scene. “We wanted something more human, more artistic, eccentric and alternative.”

Black queer/trans experience takes centre stage in Elle Barbara’s Ayibobo III

September 9, 2021 by Savannah Stewart

Ayibobo III: Little Dollhouse on the Prairie blends dance, performance art and experimental soundscapes, Haitian Voodoo spirituality and pop culture.

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The food is excellent, but don’t we have better things to do than wait in line for brunch?

March 10, 2022 by Ryan Alexander Diduck

Small indulgences, the kind that our ancestors who escaped the Ukrainian famine couldn’t enjoy, are arguably called for when we’ve just endured a pandemic and might soon endure a war.