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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Wish You Were Here

What A Vacation in Cuba Can Teach Us About The Global Economy

by Clive Doucet

May 1, 2008

I was sitting on the logia of the old Hotel Nacional in Havana smoking a cigar and looking out towards the Straits of Florida, the sun sinking behind the horizon. It wasn’t hard to see why Hemingway...

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INDULGENCE

With the weather in Montreal finally warming up, former stripper SHANNON QUINN sends us memories of her last summer in the city.

by Shannon Quinn

April 18, 2008

I’m pinned by a woman who is lip-synching Poison’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” She’s sitting on top of me, looking down at me. We’re on a stage.  A stage with a...

Garret FM

Mini-golfing with Ken Babstock

by Linda Besner

May 1, 2008

This is the first in a series of bimonthy poetry podcasts that attempts to reinvigorate the literary interview. Montreal poet Linda Besner’s method is simple: she not only speaks to poets about a...

MediaScout

Immigration Problems, Past and Future

May 13

Nearly a century ago, 376 aspiring immigrants—mostly Indian, mostly Sikh—sailed from Hong Kong to British Columbia aboard the Komagata Maru. When they arrived on Canada’s shores, after a month-long voyage, the Canadian government would not allow them into the country. A two-month standoff ensued, but the passengers’ efforts proved fruitless and all but [...]

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Top 10

  1. A NEW CELL FOR HILTON
    by Nick Haramis
  2. Interview with Ibi Kaslik
    by Maisonneuve Staff
  3. Jon Stewart for President
    by Paul Matthews
  4. Wish You Were Here
    by Clive Doucet
  5. Mac and Cheese, Please
    by Megan Stewart
  1. MAISONNEUVE NOMINATED FOR MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR!!!
    by Maisonneuve Staff
  2. Is Newfoundland Theatre Dead?
    by Robert Chafe
  3. How Green Is Your Alley?
    by Christopher DeWolf
  4. We’re flattered
    by Maisonneuve Staff
  5. The French Touch
    by Michael Chadwick

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In This Issue

Dining Among the Saints

Recently married into a Mormon family and seeking redemption in the Jell-O Belt.

by Mona Awad

Bugs: A Culinary Guide

Jared Young snacks on grubs, wings and exoskeletons

by Jared Young

Kitchen Scientists

Molecular gastronomists are creating the uncreatable.

by Rina Palta

Plus much, much more! See the full issue contents for details.


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2005 National Magazine Awards
June 10, 2005

 

 

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