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Bombay Sapphire Gin to install a free outdoor hedge maze in Old Montreal

July 30, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

The launch event for a new berry-flavoured gin is happening Aug. 6–8.

Artgang now makes an MTL jam and it comes with a free T-shirt

July 30, 2021 by Matthew Renfrew

Made with delicious Quebec strawberries.

Rihanna announces a Fenty Beauty perfume line

July 28, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

The singer’s cosmetics line has been championed for better representing POC.

Adam Driver becomes a centaur in the new Burberry Hero fragrance campaign

July 27, 2021 by Matthew Renfrew

The video features the song “Two Weeks” by FKA twigs.

Will Ferrell, Awkwafina & Jon Hamm added to Just for Laughs 2021 lineup

July 26, 2021 by Lorraine Carpenter

Six new celebrity participants in the JFL Awards have been revealed today, with more to come Wednesday morning.

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Trudeau: “Every woman in Canada has a right to a safe and legal abortion”

July 31, 2021 by Matthew Renfrew

“It’s time men stop telling other men that it’s okay for them to decide what women can or cannot do with their bodies.”

What’s new on Netflix, Prime, Crave, Disney Plus, CBC Gem & Criterion

July 30, 2021 by Alex Rose

The Pursuit of Love mini-series, Jean Claude van Damme Netflix movie The Last Mercenary, Jungle Cruise Premier Access and more.

Maryze on her song “FBP (Female Brad Pitt)” & the TikTok trolls who hate it

July 30, 2021 by Lorraine Carpenter

“It’s queer, it’s Y2K, it’s fun, and it doesn’t take itself too seriously.”

Bombay Sapphire Gin to install a free outdoor hedge maze in Old Montreal

July 30, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

The launch event for a new berry-flavoured gin is happening Aug. 6–8.

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Bombay Sapphire Gin to install a free outdoor hedge maze in Old Montreal

July 30, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

The launch event for a new berry-flavoured gin is happening Aug. 6–8.

Rihanna announces a Fenty Beauty perfume line

July 28, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

The singer’s cosmetics line has been championed for better representing POC.

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Gallery Weekend in Montreal runs June 10 to 13

June 3, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

20 galleries across the city will be participating.

Caroline Monnet exhibition Ninga Mìnèh addresses unkept promises

May 24, 2021 by Savannah Stewart

We spoke to the Anishinaabe/French artist about her work at the Museum of Fine Arts.

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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.

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A Leonard Cohen graphic novel is on the way

July 13, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

The book is being published just ahead of the five-year anniversary of Cohen’s death.

Montreal author Christopher DiRaddo launches The Family Way this week

May 20, 2021 by Matthew Hays

DiRaddo’s second novel chronicles the complexity of non-dad status after a gay man donates sperm to lesbian friends.

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Artgang now makes an MTL jam and it comes with a free T-shirt

July 30, 2021 by Matthew Renfrew

Made with delicious Quebec strawberries.

Rihanna announces a Fenty Beauty perfume line

July 28, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

The singer’s cosmetics line has been championed for better representing POC.

Visual Arts

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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.

The toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on 21st century cities

May 19, 2020 by Lily Shykoff

Canadian Centre for Architecture director Giovanna Borasi on the psychological impact of the pandemic in urban spaces.

Gaming

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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.

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Will Ferrell, Awkwafina & Jon Hamm added to Just for Laughs 2021 lineup

July 26, 2021 by Lorraine Carpenter

Six new celebrity participants in the JFL Awards have been revealed today, with more to come Wednesday morning.

A triumphant year for Bowen Yang earns an award from Just for Laughs

July 26, 2021 by Lorraine Carpenter

The Montreal-raised comic spoke with us about living up to expectations on Saturday Night Live, the second Bonjour HI! sketch that almost was and more.