As part of Desautels’ Homecoming festivities last Friday, McGill’s Social Economy Initiative (SEI) hosted a presentation by social entrepreneur Mary Gordon in the Bronfman Building. Gordon spoke to the audience about Roots of Empathy, the classroom program she founded 17 years ago to help address aggression and bullying, and to[Read More…]
Other News
What happened this week in Canada?
Protesters block construction in Charlottetown, PEI On Oct. 10, protesters halted construction on the realignment of the Trans-Canada Highway near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI). According to PEI’s transportation department, the section of the highway in question is currently unsafe because of its sharp curves and steep hills. This realignment[Read More…]
Hugo Chávez wins third presidential term in Venezuela
Hugo Chávez Frías will remain president of Venezuela for the next six years, following his defeat of moderate challenger Henrique Capriles Rodonski in the country’s presidential elections on Oct. 9. According to Tibisay Lucena, president of the National Electoral Council, Chávez obtained 54.42 per cent of the vote while his[Read More…]
Backpage of Issue 7
Photos by Sam Reynolds and Alexandra Allaire.
My beef with art
In my youth, I would occasionally visit the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. For the uninitiated, the Tretyakov houses a vast collection of Russian fine art—picture the MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Frick collection all diced up and served as an exquisite borscht. I can’t remember much of[Read More…]
Kaguyahime: Waxing passion, waning love
Purity and human desire clash in Kaguyahime: The Moon Princess, the first show of the 2012-2013 season of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal. Les Grands is the third ballet company in the world to stage the abstract piece, which fuses contemporary dance with traditional ballet, and succeeds in bringing[Read More…]
Could be Good
Film Free Movies at the Forum Saturday, Cineplex is hosting a community day of free films, with all proceeds going to the Starlight Children’s foundation. Selections include Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon 3D, Hugo 3D, and Mission: Impossible–Ghost Protocol. For complete listings, visit www.cineplex.com Theatre Bergman’s The Seventh Seal[Read More…]
War, worship, and wine: resurrecting ancient Greece
It’s been said that art finds its highest form in the Grecian tragedy. After watching The Bacchae, it’s easy to see why. Scapegoat Carnivale’s production of Euripides’ classic benefits from an original translation by director Andreas Apergis and assistant director Joseph Shragge. The resulting textual clarity aided the talented cast[Read More…]
Safe haven
Any excuse to meander around Old Montreal and not study for midterms is a good one, right? Currently showing at the Montreal History Centre, Nous Sommes Ici is an interactive photography exhibit that documents the lives of immigrants to Montreal, and their past struggles with violence in their countries of[Read More…]
Lolcats and revolutions: the faceless future of hacktivism
Brian Knappenberger, the writer and director of We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, claims to have compiled a documentary which explores the roots of hacktivism. What Knappenberger has created, in fact, is a fawning, if well-intentioned, tribute to Anonymous—the loose virtual collective which originated on the 4chan message[Read More…]
