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    Backflips, Banjos 'N' Big Hats: More LASSO 2026 Through the Lens
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    Backflips, Banjos 'N' Big Hats: More LASSO 2026 Through the Lens

    A new format, a first-time headliner, and the year the genre question stopped mattering in Montrey'all.

    At Studio Botté, the Future of Design Starts in the Trash
    Elle Magni

    At Studio Botté, the Future of Design Starts in the Trash

    Philippe Charlebois-Gomez turns Expo 67 streetlamps, fan guards and ski poles into handcrafted fixtures. Now he’s asking whether a studio built on one-offs can become a system.

    Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology
    J.P. Karwacki

    Quebec’s Got an Edge in Digital Art, and It Has Nothing to Do With Technology

    Ahead of MUTEK, four Quebec studios open up about what built the province's digital arts scene—and why the world might be noticing before Montreal does.

    The Invention and Afterlife of Expo 67’s “Man and His World”
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Invention and Afterlife of Expo 67’s “Man and His World”

    On the origins of Expo’s grand humanist theme, and how it lived on for 17 strange summers after the fair ended.

    The Bulletin: A Tomato Sandwich Party, Bocce 'n' Pizza, a Plateau Teahouse, and Cornetti Caldi for Ferragosto [Issue #194]
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    The Bulletin: A Tomato Sandwich Party, Bocce 'n' Pizza, a Plateau Teahouse, and Cornetti Caldi for Ferragosto [Issue #194]

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

    Montreal Is an Island. It Should Start Acting Like One.
    Fede Sanchez

    Montreal Is an Island. It Should Start Acting Like One.

    If its surrounding rivers are clean enough to swim in, why does Montreal offer so few places to swim, eat or linger by the water?

    Dominic Sessa on Tony, Tough Love, and the Making of Anthony Bourdain
    J.P. Karwacki

    Dominic Sessa on Tony, Tough Love, and the Making of Anthony Bourdain

    For his first leading role, Sessa plays Bourdain before the fame by bringing curiosity—not nostalgia—to the part.

    The Complicated Return of Claude Cormier's 18 Shades of Gay
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    The Complicated Return of Claude Cormier's 18 Shades of Gay

    Montreal plans to bring the Village’s rainbow balls back in 2030, reviving an installation its late creator chose to retire alongside a debate he never quite settled.

    Le Dépanneur Café Is a Last Bastion of Bohemian Mile End
    Kaitlyn DiBartolo

    Le Dépanneur Café Is a Last Bastion of Bohemian Mile End

    Owner Jeremy Anderson calls himself a steward rather than a creator, and likens the room to a reforestation project: build the right conditions, and the culture grows back.

    Still Here: Tiga on Why He Never Left Montreal
    J.P. Karwacki

    Still Here: Tiga on Why He Never Left Montreal

    The case for staying in a city that doesn't work.

    The 10 Best Day Trips From Montreal
    AnnaClare Sung

    The 10 Best Day Trips From Montreal

    Where to go when you need a break from the city.

    Montreal’s "Middle-Aged" Restaurants Are Better Than Ever
    Ivy Lerner-Frank

    Montreal’s "Middle-Aged" Restaurants Are Better Than Ever

    Once the opening buzz fades and the lists move on, some restaurants enter their most interesting years.

    The Bulletin: 100 Murals in Two Days, Roman Bartenders, Jarry Park Potlucks, and the Pride Parade [Issue #193]
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    The Bulletin: 100 Murals in Two Days, Roman Bartenders, Jarry Park Potlucks, and the Pride Parade [Issue #193]

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

    Can Montreal’s Korean Food Scene Move Beyond the Familiar?
    Jason Gisoo Kim

    Can Montreal’s Korean Food Scene Move Beyond the Familiar?

    Local restaurateurs are pushing beyond bibimbap and bulgogi. Whether the city is ready to follow is another question.

    Osheaga 2026 in Photos: The Biggest Weekend in Three Years
    J.P. Karwacki

    Osheaga 2026 in Photos: The Biggest Weekend in Three Years

    Looking back on three days at Parc Jean-Drapeau with 151,000 people and dozens of artists.

    The Rover is Building an Award-Winning Newsroom From an NDG Basement
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Rover is Building an Award-Winning Newsroom From an NDG Basement

    From a donated home, Christopher Curtis and Savannah Stewart run an operation that isn't replacing legacy media so much as outliving it.

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