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    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Turns Gen Z Media Obsession Into a Slasher
    Gianni Fiasche

    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Turns Gen Z Media Obsession Into a Slasher

    Starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, Jane Schoenbrun’s funny, bloody new film finds something unsettling beneath all that analysis.

    Restaurants in Toronto Are Betting Dinner Alone Isn’t Enough
    Jessica Huras

    Restaurants in Toronto Are Betting Dinner Alone Isn’t Enough

    Everyday dining is losing ground, so restaurants are betting that craftsmanship, storytelling, and spectacle can make a night out feel worthwhile.

    3 Local Creatives on AI, Bad Ideas, and Montreal’s Collaborative Design Scene
    J.P. Karwacki

    3 Local Creatives on AI, Bad Ideas, and Montreal’s Collaborative Design Scene

    To mark OFFF and FORUM’s return to the SAT, we asked three Montreal creatives three questions each.

    How Milton-Parc Turned a Fight Against Demolition Into a Radical Housing Experiment
    J.P. Karwacki

    How Milton-Parc Turned a Fight Against Demolition Into a Radical Housing Experiment

    North America’s largest non-profit housing community grew out of decades of tenant organizing. Half a century later, there is still nothing else like it.

    Turning Slow Craft Crochet Into a Fashion Brand With LOOSENDS
    Kristina Stamkopoulos

    Turning Slow Craft Crochet Into a Fashion Brand With LOOSENDS

    Former dancer Bennett Tracz has built with little more than sustainable yarn, wearable projects, and a belief in making things by hand over hustle culture.

    Julian McKenzie Looks to Hockey’s Black Past to Confront Its Present
    Tom Zalatnai

    Julian McKenzie Looks to Hockey’s Black Past to Confront Its Present

    In Black Aces, the sports journalist profiles the players who broke through while asking why racism and cost still shape who gets to play.

    The Bulletin: 200 Tattoo Artists, Salsa on Vinyl, Westmount Gelato, and an 18th-Century New France Marketplace [Issue #196]
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    The Bulletin: 200 Tattoo Artists, Salsa on Vinyl, Westmount Gelato, and an 18th-Century New France Marketplace [Issue #196]

    The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

    La Louisiane Has Kept Cajun Cooking Alive in NDG for 30 Years
    Tom Zalatnai

    La Louisiane Has Kept Cajun Cooking Alive in NDG for 30 Years

    French technique, Southern ingredients, and Montreal influences.

    Marilyn’s Wants to Curate the Crowd Before TikTok Does
    J.P. Karwacki

    Marilyn’s Wants to Curate the Crowd Before TikTok Does

    At this new members-only bar in Old Montreal, joining is free but admission is vetted—a bid to create a more social, less predictable night out.

    Le Mousso Has Closed After 11 Years of Reshaping Montreal Dining
    AnnaClare Sung

    Le Mousso Has Closed After 11 Years of Reshaping Montreal Dining

    Antonin Mousseau-Rivard's acclaimed restaurant leaves behind a vision of hyper-local Quebec gastronomy that will outlast its final service.

    From a Patriotic Temple for French Canada to Canada’s Longest-Running Theatre
    J.P. Karwacki

    From a Patriotic Temple for French Canada to Canada’s Longest-Running Theatre

    Opened unfinished and deep in debt in 1893, the Monument-National went on to host Yiddish theatre, Chinese opera, public education, and generations of performers.

    Why Are So Many of Our Public Squares Still Empty?
    Fede Sanchez

    Why Are So Many of Our Public Squares Still Empty?

    Decades of research, and Montreal’s own livelier squares, show that the difference between empty concrete and public life can be as simple as a chair.

    The Bulletin: Getting Tattoos Over Coffee, Painting Windows, Quebec City Poutine, and Fifteen Festivals at Once [Issue #195]
    The Main

    The Bulletin: Getting Tattoos Over Coffee, Painting Windows, Quebec City Poutine, and Fifteen Festivals at Once [Issue #195]

    The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

    Things to Do in Montreal This September
    AnnaClare Sung

    Things to Do in Montreal This September

    The cure for end-of-summer sadness: burgers, ferments, projections, and a lot more country culture than you'd expect.

    Was the Design of the New MET Airport a Missed Opportunity?
    J.P. Karwacki

    Was the Design of the New MET Airport a Missed Opportunity?

    Montreal finally has a second airport, and it works... So why doesn't it look like Montreal?

    LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In
    J.P. Karwacki

    LASSO 2026 in Photos, Five Editions In

    Looking back on a country crowd over two days at Parc Jean-Drapeau.

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