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.
With sexual misconduct allegations against Arcade Fire’s Win Butler, the overdue cancellation of Kanye West and the antivaxx BS spewed by former social justice heroine M.I.A. (to name a few), it’s been an incredibly disappointing year for music fans.
“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.”
The secret decoration of the enigmatic Little Pink House has become a Christmas tradition in the city.
The 1982 adaptation of the classic Pink Floyd album is a well-known stoner movie that goes pretty great with some sweet Quebec-grown ganja.
“The massacre left an indelible imprint on Quebecers, and Montrealers in particular. It also had very real legal consequences: nearly all of Canada’s modern gun control legislation came about as a consequence of the lobbying by the gun control advocates born in the hallways and classrooms of Polytechnique on the night of Dec. 6, 1989.”
The organization has put out a call for financial donations, essentials for parents and kids (especially newborns) and more helping hands.
“Find a better way to get home safe after an evening of celebrations.”
We spoke with Karen Cho, the filmmaker behind Big Fight in Little Chinatown, screening at Montreal’s documentary festival on Saturday.
“Oh fuck! That was a perfectly good turkey.”
