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Abby Stonehouse Abby Stonehouse

Feature Friday - Saanya Nanda

Saanya Nanda is Montreal’s sweetheart and its edgiest comic — a true enfant gâté of comedy. She featured at Yuk Yuk’s just two years into starting stand-up and has performed in over five cities across North America this year alone.

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Forget The Box Forget The Box

Ostara’s Bounty - A Spring Equinox Feast

As the days lengthen and the earth awakens, Chef Fiona Genevieve of Molotov Cuisine invites us to celebrate the Spring Equinox with a feast that embodies the spirit of renewal and rebirth.

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Dawn McSweeney Dawn McSweeney

McSweeney’s List (19 march 2025)

We all know the cliched stoner thoughts. Have you ever looked at your hands, man? No, like really looked at your hands…to aliens we are the aliens…stuff like that. It's relatable, because we've all had these ideas, high or not.

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DJ Fraser DJ Fraser

Feature Friday - Malik McKoy

Malik McKoy is an emerging, multidisciplinary artist whose practice consists of painting and digital media. McKoy attempts to create a visual world that spans across both practices.

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Dawn McSweeney Dawn McSweeney

McSweeney’s List (12 March 2025)

A friend recently told me that when he posts cranky or angry things, strangers slide into his DMs, and tell him shit like keep your head down; just smile and wave. That's a real message from a stranger! Is this what happens when women post opinions, he asked, and it’s a fair question.

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Ella Hooper Ella Hooper

Painting the Town Yellow

Every morning of my first four years in Montreal, I walked by a vivid yellow door as I headed down Aylmer toward McGill University’s campus. It always seemed like a fun, quirky touch against the urban backdrop.

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Maggie Caroddo Maggie Caroddo

Feature Friday - Naghmeh

Forget The Box is excited to spotlight Naghmeh, an Iranian-Canadian singer-songwriter based right here in Montreal. Weaving influences from diverse music scenes with her Iranian roots, Naghmeh's music transcends language barriers.

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Dawn McSweeney Dawn McSweeney

McSweeney’s List (5 March 2025)

Online debates entrench opinions rather than change them. Don't believe me? Google it. Or, take a moment to ask yourself when you last had your opinion changed by online debate. I’ll wait.

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Forget The Box Forget The Box

Winterlewd 2025

Montreal's vibrant queer comedy scene is bursting forth from the winter doldrums with the second annual Winterlewd festival. Building on the success of its inaugural year, Winterlewd 2025 expands its reach with a focus on inclusivity, collaboration, and showcasing the diverse talents within the LGBTQ+ community.

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Natalie Co Natalie Co

Feature Friday - Tara McGowan-Ross

Tara McGowan-Ross is an urban L'nu multidisciplinary artist and writer. Her work has been featured in print and online, and anthologized in Best Canadian Poetry and Poesie actuelle de les femmes au Québec 2000-2020.

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