Media / Médias
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Montreal in the 1950s and 60s
The NFB is about to release La mémoire des anges, a new film by Luc Bourdon about life in 1950s and 60s Montreal, created by stitching together footage...
By Christopher DeWolf -
The Gazette wants your transit complaints
The Gazette wants to hear you complain about public transit. Oops, sorry — I mean it wants you to ask intelligent questions about public transit...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Roadsworth, the movie
Roadsworth‘s notoriety, already well-entrenched in Montreal and the art world, is about to spread. Director Alan Kohl and the National Film Board...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Fantasia and Nomad Circle: outdoor movies this weekend
Chinatown is the place to be this weekend for all those who like to combine interesting film with public space. (Isn’t everything better when you do...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Detroit 1965
The above video was made as part of Detroit’s bid to host the Olympics, and if you have 18 minutes to spare, it’s worth a look. While certainly a period...
By Shawn Micallef -
Montréal en quartiers
I’ve been spending part of the afternoon poking around Montréal en quartiers, known less memorably in English as Montreal InSite, a new website...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Bike safety, circa 1958
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOfo2d4N16U[/youtube] Nothing like some good ol’ fashioned bike fear mongering, 1950-styles. I’m surprised the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Google’s Street View raises privacy concerns
In May of 2007, the search-engine behemoth Google launched a new Google Maps service called Street View. As the name suggests, Street View offers users...
By Spacing -
Ride your bike to the Belgo: two new blogs
I have to admit that you’ll rarely find me at the Belgo. Although I’m familiar with the collection of contemporary art galleries and studios...
By Christopher DeWolf -
CBC Digital Archives: Moshe Safdie
In my day job, I work as a computer programmer, and one of the recent projects that I participated in was the revamping of the CBC Digital Archives (and...
By Cédric Sam -
Cyclist awareness test
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47LCLoidJh4[/youtube] Transport for London has a great public service video that highlights the need for drivers...
By Matthew Blackett -
New blog: The Transitive
Local blogger Steve Faguy recently wrote a post about some new Montreal-based blogs that were all created as part of a citizen journalism class at...
By Chris Erb