Montreal: Indie Video Stores

While downloading or streaming movies has all-but become the norm, recent crackdowns on pirating hubs and file-sharing sites have limited the options for the internet-savvy. Netflix remains a law-abiding choice, but the service’s limited Canadian selection has videophiles salivating for something more. Ease of online access has effectually closed big businesses … Read More

Luxury Discounts

Regardless of one’s income bracket, there’s something about hitting the right sale at the right time that spikes adrenaline and smells like victory. The good news: the era of online shopping has redefined the concept of, and need for, the event sale. Whether seeking merch online or at traditional bricks-and-mortar … Read More

Crazy Casting Calls

Dozens of intangible factors go into creating a blockbuster film. Last-minute script rewrites, budget cuts, expensive sets destroyed by tropical weather, directors being fired or walking off the set — any of these have impacted the biggest box-office disasters (and sometimes, successes) in film history. Above that group, though, is … Read More

The Walking Dead, Season 2.2

SPOILER ALERT:  If you’re not up to date on The Walking Dead, you’re going to get hit with some spoilers in this post. Also, why aren’t you up to date on The Walking Dead? It’s almost back on! Last November, the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead, “Pretty Much Dead … Read More

Neighbourhood Guide, Montreal: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) is largely a residential ’hood packed with middle class Anglos. While its history is slowly, and unstoppably, being replaced by condominiums galore, admittedly there wasn’t much to begin with. Centred around a highway, the area seems at first a little lackluster against the rest of colourful Montreal. We … Read More

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