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• Go ahead, embrace the crazy…
  There is no rhyme or reason to NOLA. The city is mainly built below water level so it’s flooding all the time, the humidity will take your breath ...
• Baruchel's Baker Street gumshoe stands out
  Sherlock Holmes, as written by the late great Greg Kramer (who tragically passed away too soon, just weeks before seeing his production come to ...
• Yes, it's hard to be a compassionate consumer. No,...
  Even though police ordered an evacuation, the managers of the five garment factories housed in the building told everyone to continue working. ...
• A day without makeup shouldn't have to be an annual...
  I looked at the predictable posts of women without makeup posing for their Facebook friends (most of them using Instagram, by the way. Isn’t that ...
• Boston bombing was tragic, but how far does our...
  I immediately tweeted, more in ‘thinking-out-loud’ mode, than anything else: “Why are Canadian journalists desperately looking for Canadian ...
• A world that disappoints people to death
  My thoughts turned to 17-year-old Halifax student Rehtaeh Parsons, who had been taken off life support a few days ago, and who wouldn’t be around ...
• Blame Canada for new PQ French-only ministers'...
  Journal de Montreal columnist Jean- Jacques Samson wrote on April 2 («C’est en français que ça se passera») that when the two sides have to talk, ...
• Steubenville’s shame is our shame
  These boys dragged her around like a rag doll, violated her repeatedly, and urinated on her as others watched on. They recorded themselves doing ...
• Pierre Lapointe's anger at Liberals over song use is...
  Pierre Lapointe immediately fired off with a vitriolic letter to the PLQ that was as eloquent and passionate as one would expect from a talented ...
• Quebecers shouldn’t make a martyr out of a murderer
  In the official press release issued yesterday, Khadir offered his condolences to Rose’s family and expressed gratitude for a man who spent his ...
• Raise the bar and learn to demand excellence from...
  Sir Lancelot (for all intents and purposes, the PQ government): “We were in the nick of time. You were in great peril.” Sir Galahad (Majority of ...
• Conversation on language is changing in wake of...
  This review is way overdue. Not because I (and really, anyone) should care what the Italian press thinks of Quebec (most of the international ...
• Conversation on language is changing in wake of...
  This review is way overdue. Not because I (and really, anyone) should care what the Italian press thinks of Quebec (most of the international ...
• Oh, God! New federal department gets lost in...
  It’s just a shame that, once again, Quebec makes international headlines, looking like a reactionary country bumpkin cowering in fear at a ...
• Pope’s resignation perfect time for church to...
  Before becoming Pope, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (formerly known as the ...
• Quebec’s Summit on Higher Education is destined to...
  A mere three weeks away and there’s still no sign of an agenda or a list of proposals to be discussed, or even something as basic as a list of ...
• And what if the Barbarians were us?
  Told from the perspective of the Magistrate, a civil servant in an unnamed Empire who watches helplessly as a state of emergency is declared and ...
• Billionaire's ex wasn't fighting for any single moms...
  This was a column written a while ago while the case was in front of the courts. It articulates my thoughts on this quite clearly, so I'm ...
• C'mon, man! Reality-check time for Dawson, Wente &...
  Dawson College Ahmed Al-Khabaz, a 20-year-old computer science student at Dawson and a member of the school’s software development club was recently
• Using common sense to put end to senseless violence
  As a Canadian looking in, I am completely mystified by this pervasive and all-encompassing gun culture the U.S. seems steeped in that seems to – ...
• Idol no more: Spence, PM tarred by partisan rhetoric...
  First of all, there is much to support about the Idle No More movement; a movement that was borne out of frustration at the passing of Bill C-45, ...
• Tarantino’s Django brings controversy to forefront...
  In Jackie Brown, he used the word 38 times. Director Spike Lee immediately lambasted him for it. "Quentin’s infatuated with that word. What does ...
• Corruption, commissions and casseroles
  2012 was a crazy mish-mash of extraordinary world events, interspersed with silly moments that branded themselves into our popular psyche. The ...
• When will America finally get serious about gun...
  At what point is the United States going to take a good hard look at itself and start talking about responsible gun control? Aren’t six mass ...
• It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Or is it?
  I’m one of those last-minute shoppers. The one with the frazzled look on her face and absolutely no sign of a coherent list. I’m blatantly ...
• Voters just can't get no satisfaction – from any...
  Many associate the staggering dip in confidence with the Conservative government and some of the rather – shall we say, undemocratic actions - ...
• Segal Centre performs RED by John Logan
  The Segal Centre for Performing Arts is proud to present the Montreal premiere of RED by John Logan, a captivating look into the life of iconic ...
• Why naming your child Hashtag is a bad idea
  And yet, recently, a couple thought it completely appropriate to name their newborn daughter Hashtag. I repeat; hashtag. After a word used ...
• Israel-Hamas peace is temporary as long as both...
  Thankfully, it did. By the time I finished this column, I logged back on to the internet, only to find out that a tentative peace had been ...
• Montreal: the city our politicians don’t deserve
  Arriving at Union Station, smack in the middle of Canada’s business centre, always leaves me momentarily surprised. I mean, I know Toronto’s a ...