Montreal
Montreal’s Food Truck Plan Is a Symbolic 'Screw You' to Poor People and Immigrants
As those who are attentive to gastronomic rumblings in Canada are doubtless already aware, a few weeks ago it was announced that Montreal is finally lifting its 60-odd year ban on street food, although it is doing it in a way that is as perversely...
Montreal Police Are Still Kettling Protestors
447 people were arrested at Montreal's May Day protests. Many of which were kettled in by police, thanks to the controversial P6 bylaw. We were there to take it all in, and luckily this time we weren't arrested.
Anarchopanda Speaks!
On Friday, for the fourth time in under a month, hundreds of Montrealers attempting to participate in a peaceful protest found themselves kettled by the Montreal Police. Among those surrounded by riot police, detained for hours, and issued a ticket was...
Why Did a Student in Montreal Get Arrested for an Instagram Post?
A 20-year-old in Montreal was arrested Wednesday for posting a photo taken of a graffiti wheat-paste illustration that showed Montreal's police commander with a bloody bullet hole in his forehead.
Motorcycle Boot Camp
The last time I was on something with two wheels, it was a friend’s bike. I rode it for about a block on a New York City sidewalk before I hit the brakes too quickly and fell sideways. Now, here I am, after my boss sent me to do the Harley-Davidson...
Crusty Leather
Crusty punks are, generally, irritating and useless pieces of shit. That's not to say that we don't have crusty friends or crusty tendencies. We do. And we like a lot of crusty music. But those are the exceptions.
The Vice Global Trend Report 2007
NEW YORKBOYSBoys here are really hairy lately. A good rule of thumb is shave on Monday and let it grow until Saturday, when it will be perfect.
Montreal Suicide
Alex Macalister was this overeducated ponce that we used to hang out with in Montreal. He was a good guy and really funny but he talked like a Lord Byronesque version of Ignatius J Reilly.
Fuck The Police
This month I fucked three Montreal cops just for the what-the-heck of it. It was kind of like an experiment in hate-fucking, since I am not really fond of the police.
Still Crazy After All These Years
We go so far back with Marc Bell we can remember when he didn't have pubes. He used to do stuff during Voice of Montreal days a million years ago and made so much money doing that he was not able to eat or pay rent.