February, 2015

Behind the Belmont: An Interview with CODA Nightlife Boss Brooke Walsh

If you’ve hung around Montreal’s underground music circuit, chances are you’ve encountered Brooke Walsh. An impressive physical stature to match his lofty presence in Montreal nightlife, one could easily mistake him for a bouncer were it not for his mellowed-out composure. I can’t recall how we came to meet, but…

The Credit Swap Recession

In the months preceding the 2007 financial crisis, private debt held by Americans reached almost $14 trillion dollars, a large portion consisting of loans made to subprime borrowers. This situation pushed the government to undertake unprecedented fiscal measures including a large taxpayer-funded bailout of financial institutions. The author examines the events leading…

This Week Through My Headphones # 12 - Rhythms Del Mundo

“Someone, Somewhere In Summertime Someone, Somewhere In Summertime Someone, Somewhere In Summertime” Simplemind sang it so well. The Montreal weather today made me feel like winter is nigh, that the end is upon us and that sunshine may be closer than imagined. Obviously, this was just a Montreal tease, but…

3D Printing Architecture

Innovations in software, smart materials, and technologies, particularly the development of 3-D printing, is greatly influencing architectural design. Ground breaking research emerging from these fields in recent years will certainly change the way buildings are built and designed. These new technologies will broaden the possibilities concerning form and complexity of structure to…

Young Love

He sat in his room and told himself he was waiting for the call. That was what he was doing. That was how he was filling his time- being productive, not idle. He sat, shifting on his bed, clicking absently on his laptop. He checked the time again. Four o’clock….

Don Jon: A Review

Joseph Gordon Levitt’s directing debut Don Jon has received mixed reviews from a scathing thumbs down from Roger Ebert to a check of approval for examining the complexities of its social commentary from the New York Times’ Manhola Dargis. Ebert’s distaste at the exaggerated accents, objectification of women, and lack…