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Vincent Simboli is a writer who works closely with diaspora communities to get their stories told. He can be reached at @simboli_v on twitter or at https://www.clippings.me/vincentsimboli

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Montreal Arts Shows This Week: Beaux Dégâts #45, The Crossing & 50/50

Forget The Box’s weekly Arts Calendar is back for its last November edition. Take a look at these excellent events if you’re looking for fun and inexpensive things to check out! As always; if you’re interested in going to one of these events and want to cover it for us, send a message  or leave […]

By Vincent SimboliNov 26, 2016Nov 26, 2016
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Frustratingly Perfect: The Refugee Hotel @ Segal Centre

The Chilean refugees who arrived in Canada in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in Montreal, have been a community that has captivated me throughout the past two years. I was therefore ecstatic to have the opportunity to see The Refugee Hotel staged at The Segal Centre. Despite some awkward translation into English and a difficult […]

By Vincent SimboliNov 10, 2016Nov 10, 2016
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Montreal Arts Shows This Week: Bareoke, Anti-War Art PopUp and Pride

Forget The Box’s weekly Arts Calendar is back for its early November edition. The chill has definitely returned to Montreal, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to lock ourselves indoors yet! Take a look at these excellent events if you’re looking for fun and inexpensive things to check out! As always; if you’re interested in […]

By Vincent SimboliNov 5, 2016
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Montreal Arts Shows this Week: Two Versions of Rocky Horror, The Refugee Hotel and An Illiad

Forget The Box’s weekly Arts Calendar is back with for its Halloween edition! We’ve got some great onstage performances coming up in the city, and as always; if you’re interested in going to one of these events and want to cover it for us, send a message or leave a comment below. We’ve got two different […]

By Vincent SimboliOct 27, 2016Oct 27, 2016
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War Horses: Mongolian Folk Metal Band Tengger Cavalry in Montreal

I have it on good authority that Genghis Khan would have been a huge Slayer fan. Galloping double-bass drums and furious riff-based thrash seems like a natural fit for the Golden Horde charging through the steppes of Central Asia. Just add booming Mongolian throat singing and horsehead fiddles that sound like a blade being drawn, […]

By Vincent SimboliOct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016
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Montreal Arts Shows This Week: Alder & Ash, Fela Kuti Tribute and Pompette’s Monthly Comedy Extravaganza

Forget The Box is kicking off Autumn with a new weekly calendar of arts shows in Montreal! Check out these events and feel free to contact us with suggestions for others as well. Alder & Ash Alder & Ash is a counterpoint of two extremes. The music lies in stillness, introversion, and penitence. It lies […]

By Vincent SimboliOct 14, 2016Oct 14, 2016
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Rocking While Black: An Interview with Fredua of Bad Rabbits

“Growing up, people were always telling me that I was the ‘whitest Black kid’ they knew because I loved ‘white rock music’ like Radiohead and Dead Kennedys,” says Fredua of Bad Rabbits. He laughs, and quickly responds to them: “But you can’t ‘act a colour,’ and Rock & Roll culture isn’t reserved for X race. […]

By Vincent SimboliJul 19, 2016Jul 19, 2016
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Making a Place for Insects on our Plate

One Memorial Day weekend back in rural Connecticut, I was invited to attend the now-legendary Memorial Day Meatfest and asked to bring a meat for grilling. Instead, I bought a bag of crickets from a nice Thai woman in Rensselaer, New York and at her recommendation, I roasted them with oil and chili powder. They […]

By Vincent SimboliMay 11, 2016May 11, 2016
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