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Letters 24/05/12 25 May 2012 | 01:25 am
WE WELCOME LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Send your comments, compliments or criticisms to: Letters to the Editor Mirror 800 rue du Square-Victoria Mezzanine, bureau 5 Montréal, Québec H4Z 1A1 You may...
TABLE OF CONTENTS: May 24, 2012 – May 30, 2012 Vol. 27 No. 49 25 May 2012 | 12:29 am
May 24, 2012 – May 30, 2012 Vol. 27 No. 49 COVER Fledgling hip hop producer turned successful soul singer Mayer Hawthorne gives credit to Detroit’s eclectic scene and his parents’ placation techniqu...
A step off the streets 25 May 2012 | 12:28 am
BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE: From Here at Home series With an estimated 150,000–300,000 people without a fixed address in the country, homelessness is a big problem, compounded by high levels of mental illn...
Where indie calls home 25 May 2012 | 12:27 am
NO JOKE, FESTS NEED SPACE: Former JFL museum Photo by WILL LEW The Just for Laughs Museum building on St-Laurent just south of Sherbrooke has stood empty for about a year and a half now, and Mustapha...
THE FRONT 25 May 2012 | 12:26 am
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “This commission is not a tribunal. We will not deliver any verdict of culpability or any pecuniary penalties. That is the role of common law courts.” —Justice France Charbonneau, ...
ANGEL & INSECT 25 May 2012 | 12:25 am
ANGEL: Spreading the red square word Reasonable people can disagree on the tuition hikes behind the now-months-long student strike, but the laws enacted to quash the protests are a lot harder to defen...
Talent among the tots 25 May 2012 | 12:24 am
Photo by SHARON DAVIES Name: Lorne Svarc Age: 26 Occupation: “Educator/theatre artist” Bio: When this highly enthusiastic Plateau resident returned to Montreal in 2008 after studying theatre and h...
Montreal shines 25 May 2012 | 12:23 am
I’m not much of a drinker, as anyone that has seen me do the Asian blush after so much as a sip of wine cooler can attest. But when something unique comes my way, I can’t help but try a swig. Irish ca...
DAMN RIGHT: Now hear this 25 May 2012 | 12:22 am
It’s not uncommon for the people in some far-off land to find their streets covered in leaflets condemning their leaders and promising a new world of bliss in the nurturing colours of red, white and b...
MAN BITES DOG: Lover’s leap 25 May 2012 | 12:21 am
The close confines, limited distractions and privacy of a car’s interior make it a perfect place for discussion. For couples romantically involved, it can be the setting of a carnal rendez-vous, but i...