The sky, which was disturbed last week in Montreal by fine black-orange particles from forest fires in the Prairies, has been a major source of inspiration for artists since the dawn of time (obviously). The sky is all...
In summer, the days are longer, the nights are hotter, the fireflies are flashing in the dark - sometimes, it's as if they want us to follow them. While the humid heat of Montreal streets in July will make our heads...
In summer, the asphalt boils off the soles of our gougounes and Samba shoes (horror!) in Montreal, and in some streets you feel as if you're underwater, so much so that the humidex is in the carpet... It's part of the...
In July, the city will empty (a little) of vacationers, and lakeside cottages in the regions will fill up with Montrealers... In the city, we'll be entering the sweet in-between time of summer, when the streets are p...
It's been 7 years since we lost our favorite foodie ; the great Anthony Bourdain, Tony to his friends. The chef and host of cooking discovery shows (and local poetic zeitgeist ) was not only one of our first internet bo...
When you're in Montreal, with your feet planted on the asphalt and between two café-gallery-partys, you can forget that you're in Canada - and that you're on the (wild) coast of a vast boreal forest, and that just outsi...
June 21 is the last day of school for young Montrealers and, coincidentally, the first official day of summer! Summer in Montreal is the perfect time to explore the city with the kids. Lush parks, science festivals,...
From July 16 to August 3, 2025, Montreal will become the international capital of genre films... After Cannes, before Venice, it's the place to be. The festival, which has grown every year since its inception in 199...
Sunday June 15 is Father's Day in Canada, and we love our dads - and our father figures, our uncles, our grandfathers, our coaches. Fathers are never quite sure what to give them, and even in the city, they're less p...
This week, it's going to be complicated to get around Montreal... The Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) is on strike, and the flow of subways and buses in the city is considerably reduced - and will be for the next...