Young people in Quebec voted in large numbers in the September provincial elections, according to a study reported today in both Le Devoir and The Gazette. “According to the study,…
This photo was doing the rounds of my friends yesterday, with a tagline saying it was taken in Blainville, north of Montreal. Seems that it probably isn‘t, but it’s great…
Why do mass killings in the US happen? Partly because of the culture of violence there, but also because of problems with the social safety net. Having mental problems is…
Tbere are times when chance tells you more than you expect. This was a busy weekend with the gang coming over on Saturday to decorate the tree, make pickled herring,…
I’ve always loved Oreos and thought that prophets of doom weren’t looking in the right places. Why do we need to invent the devil when we’ve got ourselves? Why worry…
Sophie wants to make sil, Swedish pickled herring, this Christmas so on Tuesday she, I and Thomas went to the Poissonerie Jean-Talon to buy salt herring. On Saturday the gang…
A perfectly wonderful video about music produced on instruments made from recycled materials by kids in a slum. A little like steel drum bands, but with a real classical bent.
This is a little bit late, but it took me a while to come to grips with Niemeyer. Still not sure about what he means in terms of urban planning,…
Some big North American outfits are moving production back to this continent for various reasons. Among them is the perceived need to shorten the supply line, but also because it’s…
Skate, of course. They’ve put up the boards in the outdoor rinks in the parks near us, but we’re not ready for skating yet. But you can skate elsewhere. The…
The NDP Outremont riding association will hold its Annual General Meeting beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 8, in the café/bar La Grande Gueule, 5615 A, Côte-des -Neiges Road. (Metro…
“A monument was built to the young women not far from the site of the massacre, just off the university campus. … There are benches around the edge the park,…
This just in: Dave Brubeck dies at 91; This is a great version of the classic “Take Five” from a Montreal appearance four years ago when he was still going…
It's been four weeks now that we've been dragging colds around. Thought I was over it and had made plans to make fruitcakes with Sophie and play with little Thom…
The past and the present, as everyone knows, are intertwined in all domains.Music lovers will have a great chance to see just that when The Studio de musique ancienne de…
This photo was taken a couple of winters ago, but I don't think I've ever used it as a Saturday photo. It seems particularly appropriate today, when the snow is…
Jane Jacobs at the end of her life was all in favour of densifying cities by allowing "in law apartments" and the like on single family lots. In her last…
We've had a few flakes at least three times, but yesterday was the first snow that lasted. Not much on the ground, but still...
Most interesting survey got quite a bit of press yesterday: Canadians hold the health care system more important than any other characteristic of their country.As the Globe and Mail reported:…
