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McSweeney’s List (13 November 2024)
Flu season means fever dreams, and fever dreams…well, they’re their own kind of crazy, no? While home sick last week, it was impossible to keep track of all the dreams, but a couple definitely stood out.
Is It Just Me, or Is the World Getting Crazier?
"I want to talk to you about life. It’s just too difficult to be alive, isn’t it, and try to function? There are all these people to deal with." These words, lingering in the air like smoke in the intimate space of Variations Mile End, begin Christopher Durang's Laughing Wild.
Feature Friday (8 November 2024)
Forget The Box is back with another electrifying edition of Feature Friday, your weekly dose of Montreal's most captivating artists! This week, we're serving up a delightful platter of comedic brilliance, musical magic, and poetic ponderings.
McSweeney’s LIst (6 November 2024)
This morning, America woke up with a new president. I'm writing this before that happens, with trepidation in my mind, and hope in my heart. Not hope for any particular outcome (I mean, duh, I hope Harris wins), but hope for how we go on afterwards, regardless.
Literary Oktoberfest 2024
It was an unseasonably mild Wednesday evening in late October when writers, publishers, agents, and book-sellers from around the city gathered at Riverside St-Henri for Yolk Literary’s second annual installment of Literary Oktoberfest.
Feature Friday (1 November 2024)
Get ready to be inspired by the incredible talent thriving in Montreal! Forget The Box is thrilled to launch Feature Friday, a new weekly showcase of the city's most captivating artists. Every Friday, we'll be shining a spotlight on unique voices and visions, bringing their work to a wider audience.
McSweeney’s List (30 October 2024)
While you're putting the final touches on your costume and trying not to eat the candy before the kids come, I want to add a couple more celebrations to your schedule. There's a trifecta of holidays hitting tomorrow, so get ready to party!
McSweeney’s List (23 October 2024)
Shout out to warm, sunny autumn days! It feels luxurious to be skipping socks and heading out in a tank top in October. Frankly, if winter was like this, I could more easily tolerate the late sunrises and early sunsets.
Between Two Worlds
Artistic creation often emerges as an act of survival, a pursuit of expression intricately woven into the fabric of history, politics, and personal experience. For Nikita Seleznev, a sculptor and sound artist hailing from the industrial Ural region of Russia, art transcends mere self-expression; it is a navigation through complex, sometimes hostile, environments that have shaped both his identity and practice.
McSweeney’s List (16 October 2024)
Nine years ago, I realized that a membership to the MMFA was pretty affordable. Entrance for two adults is about $40, while an annual membership for me plus a guest is about $100. No brainer.