Mark Slutsky 
The high-def video revolution has arrived, and it’s pocket-sized. Inspired by the runaway success of the Flip Mino, other tech companies are playing catch-up, offering their own takes on the micro-video-camera trend. DailyXY took three of them – all of which shoot 720p HD video – for a spin. Flip … Read More
Comics aren’t just for kids any more; they’re big business. Just look at the success of The Dark Knight and Watchmen – confirmation that superheroes have entered the pop culture mainstream. Montreal has always been a comic-friendly city, and there’s a shop for every need, whether costumed crusaders or elegant … Read More
It’s that time of midwinter, with a brief thaw kicking in and waking up all the viruses, when everyone seems to be getting sick. There’s no cure for the common cold, of course, but it never hurts to take Mom’s advice and drown your sorrows in some hot soup; it’ll … Read More
We live in a golden age of superhero movies. In recent years, a whole new genre of prestigious comic book adaptations has emerged, and Watchmen, which opens today, might just add to that prestige. Or, it might flop. As the track record of comic book adaptations tells us, for every … Read More
The moment and exact location of its creation may be lost in time and subject to hot dispute, but pretty much everyone agrees that poutine arose in small-town Quebec sometime in the 1950s. Since then, the simple but endlessly variable concoction of fresh, hot french fries, cheese curds and gravy … Read More
