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Érable à la Radio

For real coverage of the protests, take a detour around the mainstream press

by Adam Bemma
01.06.2012

A cacophony of casserole dishes is heard nightly in this city from Montreal North to St-Henri. The aim is to voice dissent over draconian emergency legislation, like Bill 78 (or Loi 78, if you will). Banging on pots and pans in the street is the poetic way Chileans (home to Pablo Neruda) protested during the Augusto Pinochet regime. And I have to say what a beautiful way to be heard! However, I’m not going to talk about the casserole protest and how creative, non-violent actions such as this have completely discredited protesters and police who use violent tactics to achieve nothing, but even more repressive measures, like Premier Jean Charest’s Bill 78.

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We Laughed, We Cried

Rover asked Cégep St Laurent student for her impressions of the massive May 22nd demonstration

by Camille Paquette
28.05.2012

Almost like magic, over a quarter of a million people gathered at Quartier des Spectacles on May 22nd to demonstrate against the Charest government, the tuition fee hike and Loi 78. Being a college student myself, and concerned with these issues, I went along with a group consisting of three equally concerned women as well as my also-student boyfriend.

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We Are Gathered Here Today

Artists plan funeral for demolition of National Historic Site on St Laurent

by Donovan King
26.05.2012

Montreal’s underground arts community is planning a dramatic funeral Sunday, May 27th at 3pm for Montreal’s Lower Main, a National Historic Site presently being demolished. Beginning in front of Café Cleopatra, it’s being planned by artists, heritage activists and community stakeholders to lament the loss of a unique part of Montreal’s heritage and culture.

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Rover à Go Go

Rover kicks off our first ever fundraising campaign

by Marianne Ackerman
17.04.2012

Forty-five days. That’s how long Rover’s first-ever IndieGoGo fundraising campaign will be calling on readers and friends for contributions. Not just begging, either. We’ve got some pretty juicy prizes and rewards for those who give.

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A City Sees Red

Students hold massive rally downtown

by Sujata Dey
23.03.2012

On Thursday, as the student rally filled Montréal’s downtown core, one by one, we all became students: the adorable daycare kids with their painted red thumbs pushed against the window, the ice cream vendor in his 50s riding his bicycle with a red square and even the marketing geniuses, whether it be Urban Outfitters, or others, targeting their youth market.

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Animations and Attitudes

Previewing AmérAsia's Artist Talk on Animation with filmmaker Jonathan Ng

by James Gartler
09.03.2012

As the AmérAsia Film Festival enters into its final weekend of screenings, a special panel tonight will bring the discussion back to the painstaking process called “animation” and the artists who remain captivated by its endless possibilities. Among those attending will be local filmmaker/visionary Jonathan Ng, who offers ROVER a glimpse of what the evening has [...]

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Nerf Guns and New Lit

Maisonneuve Magazine teams up with Literary Death Match to revitalize the literary reading, with guns and cupcakes

by Meaghan Thurston
10.10.2011

Literary Death Match is poised to deliver a beat down to Montreal’s writing scene tomorrow night at La Sala Rossa. If you’re not tapped into the death match movement you are not alone, but the event’s popularity is growing worldwide. When author, radio host and to-be LDM judge Jonathon Goldstein and I chatted about the [...]

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Nerds Unite!

Fans freak out over Adam West, Buffy baddies, and the Batmobile at Montreal Comiccon

by Andrea Elalouf
30.09.2011

Two weekends ago, Place Bonaventure was turned in to the mecca of science fiction, fantasy, comic book, film and TV culture; prompting self-proclaimed fanboys and girls to come out in drones, dressed up and ready to geek out over celebrity panelists, really cool toys and…the Batmobile! Excited shrieks rang through the concrete halls – Montreal [...]

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Stepping into the Spotlight

ELAN's State of the Arts Summit celebrates the achievements and diversity of Montreal's Anglo arts community

by Anna Fuerstenberg
22.09.2011

This Thursday and Friday, the State of the Arts Summit, presented by the English Language Arts Network (ELAN), will bring together the creative talents and cultural professionals from Quebec’s English-speaking arts community to analyse the issues driving our community’s successes. They will discuss this community’s contributions to the province, and will celebrate the artistic diversity [...]

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Born This Gay

Sparkling community spirit steals the spotlight from the corporations at this year's Pride Parade

by Todd Kingston Plummer
16.08.2011

The Pride celebrations came to a close on Sunday with the Pride Parade, a four-hour-long spectacle spanning the downtown core and concluding in the Village. Community groups and big-business sponsors alike marched through the streets, and the tension between Pride’s grassroots commitments and corporate ties was palpable.

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Questions for Kevin

Is Kevin Smith really retiring from filmmaking?

by James Gartler
14.08.2011

Kevin Smith has a lot to answer for. If it wasn’t bad enough that he backed out of his planned Fantasia appearance last month, he’s also claiming the time has nearly come to retire from filmmaking altogether. Tonight, at a screening of his controversial (and penultimate?) oeuvre Red State, Silent Bob’s fans will be expecting [...]

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High Praise for Infringing on Buffalo

Montreal-inspired festival scores.

by Marianne Ackerman
12.08.2011

We’ve said it before and let’s say it again: Montreal is the capital of creative ideas. Latest proof: success of this year’s Infringement Festival in Buffalo, USA. A spin-off of our own great event!

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Rare Playwriting Confab

Since Mama Done Get off the Couch, Black Theatre Workshop, Concordia University

by Alex Woolcott
20.05.2011

For all its artistic initiatives, Montreal doesn’t often play host to playwriting conferences, so it’s especially remarkable that Black Theatre Workshop is hosting Since Mama Done Get off the Couch, a seminar / workshop slated for May 27th and 28th at Concordia University. The conference is also unique as it will feature some of North [...]

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Underdog Charm And Crazy Animal Rites

David Sedaris, Théâtre Maisonneuve

by Megan Stewart
06.05.2011

David Sedaris strides confidently onstage, stands at the podium, and begins to tell a story about a cat and a baboon. His small, lilting voice matches his stature and his unassuming air. The cat goes to a hair salon and experiences the utter monotony and discomfort of having to interact with the baboon hairstylist, with [...]

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