Tag Archives: film/TV
The BAnQ’s got books — the Internet of the past
Before the BAnQ first opened its doors in 2006, it had been, at that point, over a decade since I had been to a library that wasn’t built into a school Continue reading
Posted in entertain-me, montreal
Tagged books, film/TV, music, silk screening/screen printing
Good time waster: It’s always sunny
Having just discovered It’s always sunny in Philadelphia, I’ve blazed through 4 seasons, and am all caught up to date, in the span of about 2 weeks. It’s that good. Continue reading
VeganMoFo: Bananas?
Take, say, bananas.
Bananas have attained mainstay status in our society. Our grocery stores present them as almost a basic staple. They are even made affordable — to most, anyway.
Thing is, we seem to have forgotten that bananas are, like, totally alien to our northern climes; an exotic item. Indeed, they are the fruit of a whole industry with a less than palatable background. Continue reading
Posted in eco-concerns, food, montreal
Tagged film/TV, organic
VeganMofo: Free screening of Earthlings! with Georges Laraque and more
We’re not members of l’Association Végétarienne de Montréal, but vegan.eating signed up to their newsletter list at the Salon national de l’environnement this past summer to keep tabs on them. We got this one on October 8th, and it features an invitation from the Montreal NHL hockey hockey player, Georges Laraque, who recently made the news for turning vegan, to view a free screening of the film Earthlings! I thought I’d translate it into English to help spread the word about his event: Continue reading
Posted in eco-concerns, food, montreal
Tagged film/TV, vegan, vegan mofo 2009