Whenever the term “song of the summer” gets discussed, it’s often in the context of something anthemic. Of course, that type of physically unitive tune has its place, and I definitely appreciate the allure of epic polished pop. Nonetheless, I’m going to go out on a precarious limb and forego the fis...
Read More »I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined the wonderful editorial team at Ribbon Pig. Established in 2011 and based in Montreal, Ribbon Pig is the literary wing of Maison Kasini, an art gallery and publishing house that focuses on making innovative and accessible work. In December 20...
Read More »The first time I started to watch Zebra Katz’ video Ima Read, I shut it off after about thirty seconds. I certainly don’t consider myself a lightweight when it comes to gore flicks, but Ima Read instills an almost tactile sense of unease or fear. The grain of the image, the empty corrido...
Read More »If you’re in Montreal this week, and you have a penchant for film noir, make sure to visit the Mainline Theatre and check out Between Night and Day. This is the third play from playwright and director Michael Belcher, a 28-year-old transplant from Maine who now calls Montreal home. When ...
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Read More »I sometimes tell people that my favourite romantic comedy is The Silence of the Lambs. I say this partly because I’m a smartass, and partly because the very idea of rom-coms makes be break out in hives—though there really is something electric about that single frame in The Silence of...
Read More »I’m not sure where you are right now, dear reader, but here in Montreal it’s pretty bloody cold. I consider myself a winter creature, but the wind-chill is resolved to carve off my face with an ice pick. However, to combat the frigid temperatures while walking around the city, I find ...
Read More »This is part of a series of year end lists here on The Lost Boys this week... Check back for more, and enjoy Mark's top 10 animal stories of 2011 below:
Read More »In (dis?)honor of the release of Madonna's "W.E." this weekend, both Mark and Peter are offering up their top 10 Madonna song's, with a little personal commentary to boot.
Read More »This week, 2B Magazine features an article about being 30 years old in the 30th year of the AIDS crisis. A handful of writers, including myself, speak about sharing a proximate birthday with the pandemic. As an extension of this discussion, I’d like to briefly outline some of the documents ...
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