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• zero plans and a pint

  

  Some weekends, I want to make zero plans. Some weekends, I want to zip up my walking boots, put a magazine in my bag … and just walk around Montréal. After about five kilometres, I’m ready for a break and depending on the time of day, I’ll stop for a coffee or a beer. I…

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  Johanne Provençal

  6 Oct 2023

  all, food & drink

  Mellön, microbrasserie, microbrewery, Montreal

• “Walking both sides of an invisible border”

  

  Today is September 30th and I have a few words about a few truths. One — The title of this week’s blog post quotes a poem and retrospective exhibition of work by Alootook Ipellie (1951-2007), an Inuit visual artist and writer. The photo above features a detail of one of his drawings, “The Idiot Box…

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  Johanne Provençal

  30 Sep 2023

  all, everyday life

  Alootook Ipellie, Native-land.ca, Truth and Reconciliation

• beyond bubbles

  

  It starts with grade school parties, handing out invitations, eating birthday cake. Then high school, getting together with friends, parental warnings to stay out of trouble. Soon, it’s first apartments, first parties. Not long after, life gets busy. Days and nights are full and one of the only ways to spend time with everyone is…

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  Johanne Provençal

  22 Sep 2023

  all, everyday life