Great new ideas hardly ever survive being stolen or sold. That’s why revelation plays such an important part in religion, because the deepest truths are discovered, not invented. These thoughts occurred to me while reading Andy Nulman’s book on the (marketing) power of surprise. To truly benefit from his advice, you’d pretty well have to [...]

For those who follow CBC radio’s WireTap, Jonathan Goldstein’s appearance at Blue Met was a major fan event. Bit of a milestone for the man himself, being (he said) the first time the author of three books had sipped podium water as the feature interview. By the end, he had turned into a celebrity before [...]

Welcome to Rover’s first makeover, the next step in our effort to create a vibrant record of Montreal’s artistic life and a forum for the best writers in town.