AltWeeklies Wire
Teki Latex: Slick-Lipped Scumbag or Misunderstoode Artiste?new
Polemic and potty-mouthed rappers singing snot-nosed observations about women's asses are hardly news to any listener. But if you happen to hear the new solo album of one such character -- Julien Pradeyrol, aka Teki Latex of TTC -- you might start to scratch your head.
Montreal Mirror |
Jack Oatman |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Party de Plaisir, Teki Latex
Stars is Losing the Battle, Winning the Warnew
In the skirmishes between bitter and sweet, personal and political, and popcraft and punk ethos, Montreal's soft revolutionaries prevail.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
In Canada, Community AIDS Groups Fear Funding Cutsnew
Community groups in Quebec and Ontario are complaining that the federal government is withholding funds promised them by previous Liberal governments, and fear for their financial future.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
12-03-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Sharply Drawn Journalismnew
Cumulus Press combines reportage with comics to take a look at the mining industry.
Montreal Mirror |
Christopher Hazou |
12-03-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'The Dirt on Clean' Recounts the History of Hygienenew
Working her way back to the present, with its crazy explosion in bathroom building and anti-bacterial products, Ashenburg makes a strong case for the cultural relativity of clean.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
11-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Mr. Magorium' is a Little Too Whimsicalnew
The film is cheesy and old-fashioned but not
entirely unsatisfying.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
11-16-2007 |
Reviews
Robyn Hitchcock, Psych-Pop Survivornew
His "children's songs for adults" only improve with age.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
11-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Robyn Hitchcock
Juan Cole Says There Are Chills in Today's Ivory Towernew
Outside pressure groups are making work dangerous for scholars, says the historian and prominent blogger.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
11-16-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Tracking Down Looted Iraqi Artnew
Iraqi-born art historian Nada Shabout searches for her country's lost creative works.
Montreal Mirror |
Narcel X |
11-16-2007 |
Art
Josh Brolin & Kelly MacDonald on 'No Country for Old Men'new
Both Brolin and MacDonald are open in their admiration for the Coen brothers.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Saddle Up With Band of Horsesnew
For lead singer/guitarist Ben Bridwell, stroking his ever-growing beard in the Palmetto State is working better for him than the eternal dampness of the dreary Pacific Northwest.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Band of Horses, Cease to Begin
Curse of the Fukunew
Junot Diaz's first novel is a wondrous but brief account of a Dominican growing up in Jersey.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
11-12-2007 |
Fiction
John Pilger on American Malfeasance in Latin Americanew
The journalist and documentary filmmaker probes the uncomfortable truths of American influence in Latin
America in The War on Democracy.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Pilger, The War on Democracy
Ubisoft Montreal Goes In for the Killnew
The video game company makes history with the release of the groundbreaking Assassin's Creed.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
11-12-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
John Dugdale Speaks About AIDS & His Take on His Craftnew
The New York photographer hasn't let blindness get in the way of his art.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
11-02-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
