February 2012
10 posts
Fuck you Jezebel →
sodisarmingdarling:
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with you for a long time, Jezebel. You would amuse me with cute things and inform me of interesting goings-on, then you would promote gross gender essentialism, the roasting of celebrities, and the shaming of sluts. Even though you pissed me off on a daily basis…
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Why do we hate Lana Del Rey?
“In the end—however we remember Lana Del Rey, whatever she goes on to achieve—the whole kerfuffle reveals more about us than about her. We are afraid of being tricked, and, when we discover deceit, we punish those who trick us. Del Rey’s only crime was getting caught too early in the game—and for that we cannot forgive her.”
What do we want from Lana Del Rey?
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“We sleep together. I make motorboat sounds in his belly and he’s never bit. He...”
– An owner on his pet mountain lion. Read our investigation into the bizarre world of Canada’s exotic-animal trade.
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Christian New Democrats in the Prairies?
Yes, they do exist—but it’s complicated.
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The Tiger and the Donkey: A story from Palestine
By Mark Mann
In Bethlehem was Jesus born, and Zafir lost his home. I met Zafir in an alleyway behind a taxi garage while I was checking out the Separation Wall. He offered to show me around, so I crawled into his cab, and the first place he took me was home. This is Zafir standing in front of his old home. Before the Israelis decided to enclose Rachel’s Tomb, a holy site common to Islam and...
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On the "panicked restlessness of childhood" in...
Once I had jars of them, a fascinating glut, and, not knowing our time was short, I spent whole mornings lifting them up to my eye, trying to climb inside them, where the swirling capes and scarves were, shapes unnerving & nonsensical, a lemony helix, a lick of flame, propellors of begonia petal, hem of a flamenco skirt, some spearmint leaf, a vibrant line, a swirl of purplish fumes, and...
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“China is the largest consumer of the DRC’s exports—the top four consumers are...”
– Great apes and the problem of economic development
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“For Christmas a friend gave me one of those obscene half-pound Reese Peanut...”
– Food & Trembling author Jonah Campbell
January 2012
19 posts
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Veteran NDP organizer Al Ens takes on the Strahl...
“Tory MP Chuck Strahl made a mockery of his political opponents for the better part of two decades, and his son Mark has recently taken up the family tradition in BC’s Fraser Valley. One of those enemies is Al Ens, the NDP riding president and a veteran campaign organizer, who has lived in Chilliwack, BC, long enough to fight a few electoral battles. But he spent the lion’s share of his life...
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Shit presidential candidates don't say
“I mean, we did kind of steal Texas from the Mexicans.”
“I’ve never been so hung over in my life.”
“No thanks, I’ve raised enough money.”
“We’ve sort of got an open-relationship thing going.”
“9/11 was an inside job.”
“Patriarchy.”
“I’m just not sure I believe in God.”
“Yeah, Big Pharma pretty much wrote that bill for me.”
“You shoulda seen the size of the dump I just took.”
Read more...
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See our own Julie Salverson read at Concordia... →
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The NDP Today: Brian Pollard
Our series on the NDP’s past and future continues this week with Brian Pollard of Charlottetown.
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Presenting Maisonneuve's first annual Genre...
“La Sortie de l’opéra en l’an 2000” by Albert Robida.
Presenting: Maisonneuve’s first annual Genre Fiction Contest!
Starting now, Maisonneuve will run a literary contest every year, with the contest’s genre changing from year to year.
This year’s theme: science fiction.
(In future years, it could be fantasy, romance, noir—who knows! But it’s SF this year.)
Send us your finest original...
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The secret history of 364 St. Paul, the... →
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“Unlike chimps, bonobos mate face-to-face, gazing into each other’s eyes; they...”
– The second installment of Deni Y. Béchard’s Bonobo Diaries.
Initials B.B.: An editor's advice to young... →
Some solid advice for new journos.
basemboshra:
I’ve been thinking a lot about young journalists lately. Maybe it’s simply because I’ve been invited to speak to some journalism classes in the past few months and have been impressed by how many bright, intelligent and ambitious young people still want to be part of an industry that few seem…
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The transformation of Gary Doer
How the former Manitoba premier—once hailed as an environmentalist crusader—became ambassador to the US, embraced the tar sands and lobbied for Keystone XL.
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How to write a book about the Congo
For the next several months, Commonwealth Prize–winning novelist D.Y. Béchard will blog regularly for Maisonneuve as he researches his new book in the Congo. Here is his first entry.
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Wolf Blitzer salutes a bunch of other things
Earlier this week, CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer wrote a brief blog post titled “A salute to politicians,” in which he praised “these politicians who put themselves out there before the American public knowing full well that all their warts will be exposed big time.” What some readers may not realize is that “A salute to politicians” was only the first in Blitzer’s new blog series, tentatively...
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A Quebecer explains why Quebec comedy isn't funny
“Quebec seems to laugh only at jokes it’s already heard, or, at any rate, only seems to appreciate humour when it sees itself in it. Like when you put a baby in front of a mirror, and it laughs when it sees that it exists.”
Why Quebec Comedy Isn’t Funny
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How to order our current issue online
Our current Winter 2011 issue has been getting a lot of attention, thanks to our high-profile investigations into bid-rigging in Montreal snow removal and allegations of intimidation and manipulation at a Vancouver housing co-op. Some people have contacted us asking if they can order the issue directly from us, because they’re having a hard time finding the magazine in stores. We’re pleased to...
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The Montreal Gazette raves about our snow-removal... →
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In an era of Google archives and tragedy tourism,... →
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The best books of 2011, as selected by our writers →
Pulphead, Better Living Through Plastic Explosives, Monoceros, Debt: The First 5,000 Years, and many, many more…
December 2011
19 posts
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The 75 best songs of 2011
As selected by our music critic, Chandler Levack. You might be surprised.
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Our favourite long-form journalism of 2011
The author, reading some highbrow long-form journalism.
Check out our editor-in-chief Drew Nelles’ picks for the best longreads of the year, including work from the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the Boston Globe, n+1 and, of course, Maisonneuve.
Favourite Longreads of 2011, Plus a Few Picks From the Mag
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Maisy's Most-Read Stories of 2011
Presenting: Maisonneuve’s third-annual roundup of our most-read articles and blog posts of the year! A burst of interest on Reddit drove Julie Salverson’s “They Never Told Us These Things,” a thoughtful rumination on disaster and the a-bomb, to the top of the list. Articles about feminism were hugely popular, with no less than five making it into the top twenty. And Mike Spry’s response to...
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What if Christopher Hitchens and Kim Jong-Il met...
CH: You must not know ‘bout me. I’m Christopher Hitchens. I’m the finest essayist of the century, according to myself and maybe some other people. Who are you?
KJI: I am Kim Jong-Il, aka Dear Leader, aka Dear Leader Who is a Perfect Incarnation of the Appearance that a Leader Should Have, aka Sun of the Communist Future, aka Shining Star of Paektu Mountain, aka Guarantee of the Fatherland’s...
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Presenting: the winners of the 2011 Quebec Writing...
First place: “Someone Has to Save Us From This” by Kasper Hartman
Second place: “Kingers” by Gary Leclerc
Second Place: “A Photo Examination” by Tijana Stojković
Painting by James Benjamin Franklin.
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Our Winter issue is on stands today!
Our Winter 2011 issue is on stands today! Featuring:
—An exposé on collusion in Montreal snow removal
—The religious controversy in the Downtown Eastside
—Canada’s tar-sands man in Washington
—The NDP after Jack
—A cultural history of the ironic cover
—The curse of Fernie, BC
—Why we need to forget
—How to be stupid about art
—Fact and fiction in Kabul
—Facebook chat
—Who are...
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Got a smart, savvy reader on your holiday list?... →
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Why Mr. Christie Blatchford obviously needs a big,...
“I met Mr. Blatchford once at the Governor General’s Award Ceremony in Ottawa. He was wearing a black gown for some reason, which very much is counter to his argument that men should be more manly.”
Hugging Christie Blatchford
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A sneak peek at our Winter 2011 issue
Check out what’s in Maisonneuve Issue 42, on newsstands everywhere December 16!
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Maisonneuve exposes rampant bid-rigging in...
“In Maisonneuve’s upcoming Winter 2011 issue, an exclusive investigative report reveals the shocking extent of violence and bid-rigging in an unlikely industry: snow removal.”
Read more.
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“Stay tuned today for a major investigative announcement from Maisonneuve.”
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Subscribe to 2 mags, get 1 free
Magazines Canada’s fantastic Buy 2, Get 1 Free deal is back on! Treat yourself (or a loved one) and subscribe to Maisonneuve and a few of our friend-mags, like the Walrus, Geist, This, Brick, Broken Pencil or Canadian Notes & Queries. Truly, the gift that keeps on giving.
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How Catholic kitsch is holding out against the...
“Catholic iconography stands guard against the aesthetic imperatives of newcomers whose taste for prosciutto is more affected than acculturated.”
The Italians, the French and the Catholic Shrines of Brooklyn
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We're now accepting applications for our winter... →
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November 2011
18 posts
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