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- Santropol Roulant's Iron Chef Cook-Off
- Water Calligraphy
- Montreal's Most Overlooked Architectural Gem
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: Not Quite.
- On Arcade Fire's The Suburbs
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MUSIC
- The Music We Hate: Ariel Pink
- Issue 36 Launch: Interview With Pat Jordache
- Issue 36 Launch: Interview With Carl Spidla
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The Music We Hate: Ariel Pink
"There’s an old saying about bad poets: they muddy their waters to appear deep."
The Eh-List
You’ve heard of grindhouse, blaxploitation and kung fu flicks. But Canada has its own unique B-movie tradition—Canuxploitation—and new directors are catching on.
Things That Make Us Muslim
At the height of Michaelmania, everyone moonwalked—even Muslim kids in Hamilton, Ontario.
13 Aphorisms
A selection from George Murray's new book, Glimpse.
Culture Wars
Can a friendship survive different tastes in TV?
The Intelligent Universe
The next stage in evolution—a machine consciousness able to manipulate time and space—is just around the corner. The catch: humans will no longer be in charge.Articles
Interview with Matthew Tierney
The award-winning Toronto poet talks about the theory of relativity, Paul Muldoon and being marooned in your own head.Mud and Butterflies
Why do Swallowtails and Sulphurs swarm Alberta’s oil rigs?Mean Streets
Sex tourism destroys the lives of millions of children every year, but activists are getting better at stopping Canadian predators in their tracks.Blog
Santropol Roulant’s Iron Chef Cook-Off
For some inexplicable reason, I’ve been asked to guest-judge at Santropol Roulant’s Iron Chef Cook-Off this Thursday, September 2. I like to eat food, and I think I’m pretty good at it, so maybe that means I’m some kind of expert.
In any event, you should come too, if you happen to be in Montreal. Santropol …
Water Calligraphy
It was late on a chilly March afternoon as I wandered through a small plaza near Houhai Lake in Beijing. The air was struggling to stay above freezing and I shivered in my spring jacket. Looking down, I noticed some Chinese characters drawn in water on the plaza’s grey paving stones. Whoever drew them was long gone; the cool …
Montreal’s Most Overlooked Architectural Gem
My award for the most underlooked gem in Montreal goes to the Jacques Cartier Bridge Building. Built around 1930, it looks like an art deco take on a Moroccan kasbah. The windows are laid out under arches, in straight lines of narrow arrow slits, and some in diagonals. There are even traditional rub el hizb, or Islamic eight-pointed stars, around …
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: Not Quite.
I saw Scott Pilgrim vs. The World last night and as my series of immediate-reaction tweets indicate, I did not enjoy it. Actually, I did enjoy it until the second half began, where I feel the film goes from being an amazing adaptation to a complete bastardization of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s work.
Before I get into why I …
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ISSUE 36 Summer 2010
online content:
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The Eh-List
You’ve heard of grindhouse, blaxploitation and kung fu flicks. But Canada has its own unique B-movie tradition—Canuxploitation—and new directors are catching on. [full text] -
Things That Make Us Muslim
At the height of Michaelmania, everyone moonwalked—even Muslim kids in Hamilton, Ontario. [full text] -
The Intelligent Universe
The next stage in evolution—a machine consciousness able to manipulate time and space—is just around the corner. The catch: humans will no longer be in charge. [full text] -
Mud and Butterflies
Why do Swallowtails and Sulphurs swarm Alberta’s oil rigs? [full text] -
Adult Language
The internet has changed the way porn writers depict sex. How one man nearly became a scribe of smut. [full text] -
The Music We Hate: Online Supplement
Online companion essays to our print-only "The Music We Hate" feature: Daniel Johnston, Destroyer, Belle and Sebastian, Lady Gaga, Timber Timbre, the xx and more. [full text] -
Dear Maisonneuve
Letters from our readers. [full text]
also in this issue:
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The Music We Hate
Seven top music critics take on the worst bands in the world. -
The Music We Hate: Broken Social Scene
"There is more to Toronto’s music than a mediocre band with one good album." -
The Music We Hate: Radiohead
"Radiohead's Intelligent Musicianship is always up in my face. It’s like being distracted, mid-act, by the fine detailing of a partner’s high-end labial cosmetic surgery." - [see full issue contents]