Montreal Mirror | Chris Barry

Media in Blackface: Ishmael Reed on the Racist News Industrynew

Generally considered one of the more controversial figures in the field of African-American letters, Ishmael Reed and his tireless commentary on the state of race relations in the U.S. are not only choice targets for his obvious detractors on the right of the political spectrum, but also among many on the left—the “white progressives” whom he consistently chastises in any of his dozens of books.

Montreal Mirror | Chris Barry | 04-12-2010 | Race & Class

Tags: Ishmael Reed, Washington Post

Deepak Chopra on Clean Living, Good Dying and 'The Love Guru'new

Visionary healer, dangerous charlatan or sincere yet delusional new age guru, Deepak Chopra is nothing if not controversial. He is the author of over 50 books with combined sales of over 20 million and counting.

Montreal Mirror | Chris Barry | 03-30-2010 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Ayurvedic medicine, Deepak Chopra, new-age, The Love Guru

Hanging With the Hells: Quebec's Most Notorious Criminals, Observed in Their Southern Habitatnew

I was hoping to escape Montreal's brutal winters but instead found myself sharing a tropical resort with local criminals -- and witnessing their unlikely takedown at the hands of the Dominican Republic's notorious cops.

Montreal Mirror | Chris Barry | 09-18-2009 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Hell's Angels, crime, Montreal, Dominican Republic

Natalie McLennan Discusses Her Life as a High-Priced Hookernew

The former escort to the stars tells all about doing johns, doing drugs and doing time in her book The Price: My Rise and Fall as Natalia.

Montreal Mirror | Chris Barry | 11-07-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Prostitution, Drugs, Sex, memoir, escorts, Natalie McLennan, The Price: My Rise and Fall as Natalia

Montreal Remembers Joe Marteknew

Martek, a pioneering punk rock promoter whose contribution to the development of Montreal’s post-1977 cultural scene cannot be underestimated, died of a heart attack on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the age of 48.

Montreal Mirror | Chris Barry | 10-12-2007 | Music

Patti Smith on Everythingnew

Protean punk poetess Smith offers answers on late-'70s New York and domesticity in Detroit, covering Kurt Cobain and the looming post-Bush clean-up job.

Montreal Mirror | Chris Barry | 10-01-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Patti Smith, Twelve

Montreal's Annual Battle of the Gross Returnsnew

Now in its sixth glorious year, Fear and Loathing in Montreal will feature evangelical Satanists, a "gnarly" eating contest, "ultra-violent" wrestling and the Excruciating Pain Endurance Contest.

Montreal Mirror | Chris Barry | 08-30-2007 | Performance

Tags: performance