Shows This Week: Music with Basquiat, Storytelling & In The Dark
Multidisciplinary is the word of the week. From a music focused museum show to a concert in the dark, Montreal is offering up some layered treats (which conveniently matches my outfit). Basquiat’s Back with Music Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music is a multidisciplinary exhibition focused on the role music played in the life and work […]
FTB Weekends: World Cup in Qatar, Twitter in Disarray and the World on Fire
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss bizarre comments from FIFA president Gianni Infantino defending holding the World Cup in Qatar, the politics of letting oppressive regimes host huge global events, Twitter falling apart, Trump running for President and other reasons the world is on fire. Follow Dawn McSweeney @mcmoxy on Twitter and Instagram Follow Jason C. McLean […]
Shows This Week: image+nation Turns 35, M for Montreal Goes Public and Anti-Flag’s Still Punk
The snow is back, and so is Shows This Week! That’s coincidence and not causality, please don’t @ us about the weather (unless you’ve got great pics of something cool). Montreal’s never let a little weather get in the way of our perpetual festival season, and this week’s no different! We’ve got a film fest, […]
FTB Weekends: Surprisingly Not Terrible US Midterm Results, Musk’s Twitter Blunders & More
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss the near-routing of Trump-backed candidates in the US Midterm Elections, Elon Musk’s week of struggling to run Twitter, police in Mascouche, Quebec tazing an 18-year-old non-verbal autistic man and Daylight Savings versus Standard Time. Follow Dawn McSweeney @mcmoxy on Twitter and Instagram Follow Jason C. McLean @jasoncmclean on Twitter and Instagram Facebook Comments
FTB Weekends: Ford, Trudeau & the Notwithstanding Clause, Musk & Twitter and Iran & Powerball
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss Doug Ford’s use of the Notwithstanding Clause against striking teachers and Justin Trudeau’s plan to fight it, Elon Musk firing half of Twitter’s staff and potentially destroying the company and ongoing Iran protests juxtaposed with potential Powerball winnings. Follow Dawn McSweeney @mcmoxy on Twitter and Instagram Follow Jason C. McLean @jasoncmclean […]
Elon Musk’s $8 Blue Checkmark Fee Isn’t About Celebrities, It’s a Cover Charge to Enter the Town Square
When I heard that Elon Musk, the new gatekeeper of the town square that is Twitter, was floating the idea of charging users a monthly fee to have their profile verified with a blue checkmark, I decided it was the perfect time to get a checkmark on my own account. Then I could properly get […]
FTB Weekends Halloween 2022 Spook-Tacular
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney welcome Special Guest Holly Rhiannon and discuss all things Halloween: the paranormal and the commercial, for the kids or for everyone, how to celebrate in Montreal and more! Plus we’re in costumes. Follow Holly Rhiannon @stygianpen on most social platforms and on YouTube @Haunted Montreal | Montréal Hanté & […]
Good for Rocky Virgins, Disappointing for Die-Hard Devotees: Rocky Horror @ MainLine
I should say right off the bat that when it comes to portrayals of The Rocky Horror Show, I have extremely high standards. I’ve been a devotee of Montreal’s Rocky Horror tradition since I was first allowed into screenings of the film adaptation, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, at sixteen. I attended the Halloween Ball […]
The Remount of a Halloween Tradition: Amy Blackmore on the Return of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show at MainLine Theatre
When it comes to Halloween for adults in Montreal, there is no tradition more sacred than Rocky Horror. For over twenty years, the city has featured two ways to get one’s Rocky Horror fix every October: The Halloween Ball at the Imperial, and Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show at the Mainline Theatre. The Halloween Ball […]
FTB Weekends: Lack of Truss in the UK Government & Chess Cheating Scandal
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss Liz Truss resigning as British Prime Minister after only 45 days, a cheating scandal and lawsuit in the chess world and why people might want to avoid the Lakeshore General Hospital. Follow Dawn McSweeney @mcmoxy on Twitter and Instagram Follow Jason C. McLean @jasoncmclean on Twitter and Instagram Facebook Comments
FTB Weekends: Tomato Soup and Van Gogh, Emergencies Act Inquiry & Trump’s Subpoena
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss protest and privilege: climate change activists throwing tomato soup at a Van Gogh, the Emergencies Act inquiry, the Jan. 6 Committee subpoenaing former President Trump. Follow Dawn McSweeney @mcmoxy on Twitter and Instagram Follow Jason C. McLean @jasoncmclean on Twitter and Instagram Facebook Comments
FTB Weekends: Biden’s Pot Pardons, Quebec Election Results & Legault Pandemic Secret
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss US President Joe Biden pardoning all people federally convicted of possessing marijuana, the 2022 Quebec Election results and the Legault Government secretly hiring McKinsey, a private consulting firm, to run its pandemic response. Follow Dawn McSweeney @mcmoxy on Twitter and Instagram Follow Jason C. McLean @jasoncmclean on Twitter and Instagram Facebook Comments