Tuesday, March 2, 2010
This video reminds me of this awesome lady who does art in the city. Her name is Jessica MacCormack and her movie is called We Become Our Own Wolves. It plays the FIFA March 29 and 20.
'Blood' The Middle East
Jess's film is about being in residence at the Modern Fuel Artist Run Centre/The Artel.
Jessica MacCormack worked on an art project with the women in the Isabel
McNeil House, a low-security federal prison in Kingston, Ontario.
There, three times a week, she painted and drew with the inmates. This
animated film was based on their artwork and set to the music of "We
Become Our Own Wolves" by Rae Spoon.
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queer local cultural producers
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
It's fun, nice and very soft when two things you like become one. It touches me right in the groin area. How about you? Do you like this bitch singing? Or are you over it? Speaking of mashups, what's with this mashpotatoe slush weather we've had since yesterday? It's hard to walk around the city, have dinner at Aux Vivres and look sexy and be pretentious when you're sliding around in the mashpotatoes.
TAGS: montreal, gay, lesbian, queer, xtra, xtra west, xtra magazine, weather, lady gaga, aux vivres, glee club, gleeks
Amerika | pretties
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
As many who have been following the blog know, Kox & Kuntz has paid particular attention to the Quartier des spectacles dossier and how it ultimately impacts the cultural institution that is Café Cléopatre. The stripper bar and the community burlesque stage upstairs were at risk of being ousted from plans to give the red-light district a facelift, but now, it seems as though karma is a bitch and that bitch's name is The ECONOMY. Angus Developers have halted contruction on the area, opting for the leftover pilons and contructions dirt look that is so very chic in architecture these days. The Gazette says it is only 15% complete, and that there are already fancy lights! "700 red sidewalk spots creating a red-carpet
effect and echoing the marquee lights of area theatres, facade lighting
for the Musée, Monument National and other buildings, and La Vitrine, an
interactive wall of lights spelling in letters and signs that it's
showtime in the city."
SOUNDS SHOW-OFFY TO ME.
And the lighting director for the Quartier is quoted as saying "The more you create a nighttime atmosphere, the more people will go
out,'' he said. Well, I like to see my nighttime atmosphere light up with sex workers,
seedy joints and whores. Call me carazay!
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café cléo
Tuesday, February 23, 2010