There have been many illustrious and influential figures who have brought their stories and work to Concordia’s H110 auditorium for the Lecture Series on HIV […]
Category: Culture
One Billion Rising
At least one in three women experience abuse be it sexual or physical in their lifetime. Statistics show that on any given day in Canada, […]
Farewell Sweet Penny
I mourn the loss of the penny. Can you blame me? It’s been with me my whole life. I think it’s safe to say that we are all familiar with the penny. Things change, and sentimentality isn’t enough. But, by losing the penny we are also forever altering or outright losing aspects of our lives. Finding pennies in the couch is the first to go…
Three Fantasy Montreal Metro Expansions
We need to prioritize public transit expansion in our city. We need to transition off of our over-reliance on automobiles, cut down considerably on local […]
2012 Year-in-Review: Top Posts Selected by FTB Contributors and Editors
The votes are in! Or rather, they were in a few weeks ago, but in this age of electronic voting you can never be too […]
Infographic: The End of Crime
As you may know studies show that a better educated population leads to less crime. Here is an infographic explaining why we should better educate […]
Moving Day: Don’t leave anyone behind!
Every year in Quebec, as the July 1st moving day approaches, thousands of animals are left behind, as their human parents feel obliged to move […]
Farewell Montreal Mirror
In what surely is a peak time for Montreal culture, with festivals and marches everywhere, the city as a whole and the English-speaking progressive and artistic communities in particular suffered a major loss yesterday. After 27 years, the Montreal Mirror abruptly stopped publication. News came first from a press release by Sun Media, a division of the Mirror’s parent company Quebecor. Then the alt weekly’s site redirected to a message from the editors thanking readers and contributors and stating that…
The city’s newest festival
Montreal’s newest festival has already begun. It runs every night, features music, athleticism and is very inclusive. It visits all neighbourhoods and in just its […]