Emira Tufo
- May 18, 2018
Bye-Bye Petit Plateau
After six enchanted years in the Plateau Mont-Royal, I recently moved to literally greener pastures where I will graze more and probably...
Emira Tufo
- May 4, 2018
The Rite of Spring
I wrote back in December that spring was just around the corner and, sure enough, here it is. Two nights ago, as I was walking home from...
Leslie Morgan
- Apr 27, 2018
Where do we go from here?
Much like "no means no" was the understated slogan for consent consciousness in the nineties, the simplicity of "me too" beguiles its...
Emira Tufo
- Apr 20, 2018
Devil May Care
Commenting on Montreal’s landscape during a visit to the chilly metropolis in 1881, Mark Twain observed that it was the first time he’d...
Leslie Morgan
- Apr 13, 2018
Talk (to someone)
Depression is a thing. A real thing, everywhere. Here too. Apparently it's so bad that the World Health Organization (WHO, for those of...
Leslie Morgan
- Mar 30, 2018
Free Advice
Napoleon Hill says free advice is worth what it costs. Well Mr. Hill was no doubt a brilliant entrepreneuralist (my word) but he did not...
Emira Tufo
- Mar 22, 2018
In the Waiting Line
One of the principal reasons I moved to Canada was to be able to line up in a queue. A queue permits one to read a book while waiting as...
Leslie Morgan
- Mar 16, 2018
Rich People's Problems
Why should I lie? This week there is nothing to write about, but you must already know that - you've been around the block this last week...
Emira Tufo
- Mar 9, 2018
Take the Paper
There are people with newspapers scattered around the city, usually at metro stops, usually outside if the weather permits and sometimes...
Emira Tufo
- Feb 20, 2018
Sometimes, It Blows
It’s finally time for some objectivity around here. I have been told that I speak too kindly of this town, and it is enough of gratuitous...