Fall Archive

Unleashed

by Katherine Laidlaw Two years ago, an Ontario man was killed by a Siberian tiger—one he kept in his own yard. Nobody knows how many other deadly pets might be prowling Canada’s suburbs. [full text]

Anarchy in the QC

by Sam Sutherland In the summer of 1977, one makeshift, beer-soaked venue brought punk rock to Montreal. Then the mafia showed up. [full text]

Why Quebec Comedy Isn’t Funny

by Marie-Andrée Labbé La belle province has its own humour industry of massive superstars and classic shows. Too bad the jokes are totally lame. [full text]

Going It Alone

by Andrew Stobo Sniderman Five years ago, Justin Ferbey helped his Yukon community become one of Canada’s few self-governing First Nations. That was the easy part. [full text]

Big Brother Likes This

by Jacob Wren Is social networking truly “Orwellian”? [full text]

Planting Over Palestine

by Carmelle Wolfson There’s a massive park in the Occupied Territories, built on the ruins of destroyed villages—and it’s named after the Canadians who funded it. [full text]

Web Exclusive: Interview with Daniel Clowes

by Tristan LaPointe The cartoonist on his new book, The Death-Ray, and getting in touch with his inner sixteen-year-old. [full text]

Hour of Need

by Justin Giovannetti Do alternative weeklies have a future? Inside the recent upheaval at a Montreal media institution. [full text]

Other Words for Cancer

by Kimberley Fu Discussions of illness rely too much on metaphor. Why can’t we just say what we mean?

War of the Words

by Jason Guriel At Poetry Idol, contemporary verse is very much alive—at least when it’s onstage.

Here to Help

by Pasha Malla We all tell stories about other people. But is that impulse born of compassion or fear?

Photo Essay: The Exclusion Zone

by Donald Weber Fukushima after the nuclear disaster.

Oh, El

by Zoe Whittall “Sometimes, Jim, I think you’ve never listened to a single thing I’ve ever said besides come on my tits.”

Two Poems by Nyla Matuk

by Nyla Matuk Lust” and “Mating Ritual.”

Letter From Montreal: La Misérable

by Chandler Levack “You came to Montreal for what? Your own pleasure?” asks the nurse in strangled English.

The Book Room, Issue 41

by Maisonneuve Staff Fall reads: Daniel Clowes, Adam Gopnik, Lynn Coady and more.

The Music Room, Issue 41

by Chandler Levack Fall listens: Feist, St. Vincent, Drake, Extra Happy Ghost!!! and more.
Tenth Anniversary: Spring

ISSUE 43 Tenth Anniversary: Spring 2012

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also in this issue:

  • Face the Music

    by Tim Falconer How can someone who passionately loves music also be a terrible singer? Tim Falconer takes up voice lessons—and discovers the surprising science of tone deafness.
  • The Big Job

    by Deni Y. Béchard As a teenager, Deni Y. Béchard went to Vancouver to live with his father, an ex-con with a penchant for telling tall tales. He met a man desperate to forget the past.
  • The Homesickness of Astronauts

    by Johanna Skibsrud "She felt a great sadness. She would remember next to nothing of this, even soon."
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