The Structure of Spirit
High-concept narratives and three-chord pop songs tend to resonate most deeply in the subconscious, encouraging repetition and positioning themselves perfectly for mass approval.
This Montreal Manifesto: notes on Melissa Auf der Maur at the Blue Metropolis Festival
Canada is a small country in a big body, and Quebec is its limb that survives amputation, our contributor writes.
Desire
The Liberals’ byelection sweep recalls the anecdote about the conversation between Lenin and Trotsky. According to legend, Lenin asked Trotsky, “What will happen to us if we fail?” To which Trotsky replied, “What will happen if we succeed?”
Throwing Shapes: in conversation with Mathieu Arsenault
“Instead of trying to shape or tame the digital medium to my will,” says Mathieu Arsenault, aka Seulement, “I try to shape my gesture around how the digital medium works.”
Graceland
We don’t much imagine today that people come back to life after death. But in Biblical times it happened with alarming regularity. Coming back from the dead was God’s will. If it were God’s will, who should be resurrected today?
Torching the Record: notes on Montreal’s Olympic Legacy
The new McCord Stewart exhibition tells a story of the 1976 Summer Olympics in which sport is a supporting actor in the Games’ sociocultural cast.
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