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[Geek Chic]
Try the latest Knowledge Engine

[Creatively speaking]
Wayne Schoenfeld at Gallery SAS

[Let's get Digital]
Great video for an appliance ad

[Yum!]
Café Soufflé de Marie & Anne
100 Marie-Anne W. (corner St-Urbain)

[Scene sur 5]
The 1st Montreal Turkish Film Week

[Reading]
The Anonthology is an experimental project to assess the importance placed on name and reputation over quality of writing. Amongst the writers contained within we have Orange and Genius Prize winners, Booker and Pulitzer Prize nominees. We have one author who’s sold over half a million copies, another who’s written over fifty books. But can you tell which is which? And how does it change the reading experience, not knowing if the author is young or old, male or female?

[Ca m'interesse]
Santropol Vélo : community bike shop

Eclectik - MAI's 10th Anniversary

Santogold at Metropolis

Rudo y Cursi

Back to Life

[Geek Chic]
Atelier Entre-Peaux creates shopping bags, make-up cases and mouse pads made from shredded junk mail.

[Creatively speaking]
BNL MTL - saw The Good Conspiracy in action last night on St. Laurent last night...

[Let's get Digital]
recipes à la tweet: http://twitter.com/cookbook

[Yum!]
Barroco - straight up meat/fish with sidedishes...Nothing 'new' but solid. Good wine, service and intimate setting made for a great meal. They also accomodate vegetarian requests [most likely pasta w/vegetables].

The next night a meal at Los Clasicos hit the spot - a nice addition to Montreal's mexican resto's especially on the 'authenticity' level. Only downside was the entrees weren't heated up well. Otherwise, Hour's review here...

[Scene sur 5]
Doubt [4/5]
Happy Go Lucky [3/5]

[Reading]
American Pastoral
Book of Negroes

Give it up!

The Little Elves' YARD SALE
Saturday May 30, 2009 !
Let go of material things ...
Make your Spring cleaning worth while...
Give to the Elves !
Indeed, to finance its holiday gift distributions to lone or isolated persons affected by HIV-AIDS, the Foundation will hold a YARD SALE on Saturday May 30th (or the next day if rainy).

The Foundation calls upon its friends who want to give away things it can re-sell.

The Elves are looking for furniture, stoneware, tableware, toys, trinkets, books,cds, dvds, etc., all clean and in good condition.

You can bring your stuff Wednesday, Thursday and Friday May 27, 28 and 29 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM to 7000 Molson in Montréal.

The yard sale will take place the following Saturday, at the same address.
In short: The Elves' Yard Sale
When: Saturday May 30, 2009
(next day if rainy)
Time: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: 7000 Molson in Montreal
More information : antoine@ptitslutins.org
www.ptitslutins.org

May I?

[Geek Chic]
Michael Ignatieff: True Patriot Love [?]

[Creatively speaking]
Welcome to the Crocodile - getting Lacostered...

[J'écoute]
Meghan Smith
Karkwa - les tremblements s'immobilisent
Serge Gainsbourg - les 100 plus belles chansons [with the exception of 'bonnie & clyde' '66 - '69 & anything reggae related this is a good collection]

[Déja vu]
Saw Women of Manhattan last week - written in 1986, it pre-dates that other show about women in NYC, focusing on three women and their relationships with each other and men. Well-written and acted, but doesn't push any particular boundaries or offer anything 'new' in this genre/subject.

[Déja lu]
The Tin Drum - never would have imagined magic realism and WWII EU politics together but here it is. Looking forward to seeing the film also.

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - great narrative and footnoting - various journeys between the Dominican Republic and United States.

Cockroach - explores life of an 'immigrant' experience in Montreal - the first I've read of Rawi Hage's, will check out Deniro's Game as well.

[Ca m'interesse]
All the Days Before Tomorrow
BNL MTL

Four Feelings in one Day

Sunday was up canoeing with the ducks, discussion early afternoon of The Tin Drum, followed by a photography lesson, ending with the incredibly difficult viewing of Hunger. Am packed to the mental gills - still in recovery. Here's the rest of what surfaced last week:

[Geek Chic]
Article on "passion" vs "knowledge" based business:

[Creatively speaking]
BakerTweet "is a way for busy bakers to tell the world that something hot and fresh has just come out of the oven....All of the baker's followers get a Twitter alert to tell them that it's bun-time. Or bread time. Or whatever."

[Heard]
Beast last week at Club Soda was FANtastic. Betty Bonifassi's voice was jaw-dropping at some points with excellent band and sound. The finale was good, one killer song [Satan] and some crowd-surfing ended the night. Check them out especially while they are still playing smaller venues.

[Scene]
One Week - good story, cinematography and cool canadian hot spots.

Hunger - interpretation of the events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger strike led by Bobby Sands in Maze Prison [difficult film, still digesting].

[Yum!]
http://www.recettes-de-chefs.ca - videos, tricks and tips from restaurant chefs (FR)

[Ca m'interesse]
Earth Day - april 22
Sin Nombre [April 24]
Les Jeudis Salsaliscious

April showers bring...

Rain is great for a lot of reasons, one of the best is the 'pass' to stay inside, all day, here's what gets discovered:

[Geek Chic]
Food for thought: Permaculture Design for Urban Areas

[Creatively speaking]
Need a Creative Boost?

[Scene]
A Farm for the Future (Runs 49:47)

[Pages]
The Tin Drum - Gunter Grass

[Yum!]
Jerusalem artichokes [also "sunchokes" or "topinambour"] - you can buy them locally and organically, they are really a treat...cooked like a potatoe with the light taste of artichoke.

[Ca m'interesse]
rubberdance group - this week at PDA.

Marching along...

March was a re-birth of sorts. Got a lot of reading done, skied on wobbly spring legs, have been re-inspired, enjoyed the most serendipitous email exchange and spent four days in a beautiful setting in good company to blow out some candles...

Here's what was going on otherwise:

[Geek Chic]
The Book Cover Archive

[Creatively speaking]
Tribal Fusion - it is one of the hardest things I've ever asked my body to do...example here [via you tube]

[Scene sur 5]
Rachel Getting Married [5]

[mediums]
The Simpsons spoof Adidas' "Celebrate Originality" house party

[inbox]
Know your Mushrooms - playing at Cinema du Parc this week

[Twittered]
Ikea car countdown (FR)
Happy Birthday to Montreal's Laika bar