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The story behind Chromeo’s distinctly funky charms
If the Montreal electro-funk duo Chromeo’s music hadn’t caught on, David Macklovitch, BA’00, MA’03, the band’s vocalist and guitarist, might be at the front of a university classroom right now, teaching French literature.
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Championing Quebec culture
As the president and director general of the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC), Louise Lantagne, BA’77, plays a crucial role in supporting Quebec culture – both inside the province and around the world. (Cet article est disponible en français.)
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One of the Big Apple’s best booksellers
Sarah McNally, BA’98, is the driving force behind McNally Jackson Books in New York. Her chain of independent bookstores has managed to thrive in challenging times. Both Vogue and The New Yorker recently included McNally Jackson’s shops on their lists of New York’s finest bookstores.
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Forging their own unique musical path
Stick&Bow, a cello and marimba duo composed of Schulich School of Music graduates Juan Sebastian Delgado and Krystina Marcoux, have an eclectic approach to their music – regularly tackling everything from Beethoven to Bowie.
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An accomplishment worth kvelling about
While working on a master’s degree at McGill, Aaron Lansky, MA’80, launched a rescue mission, one that would play a significant role in the preservation of a culture facing serious peril. As the driving force behind the Yiddish Book Center, Lansky has helped save 1.5 million books and built a one-of-a-kind collection.
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Bringing a Montreal icon back to life
The ninth-floor restaurant at the Eaton's store on Sainte-Catherine Street was renowned for its Art Deco style and officially recognized as a historic monument by the Quebec government. Georges Drolet, an architect with expertise in heritage buildings, played a leading role in the downtown landmark's rebirth.
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An out-of-this-world composition
Composer Sophie Kastner, MMus’22, recently took part in a unique collaboration with NASA, creating a vivid piece of music about the Milky Way based on data about the galaxy that has been gleaned by the Chandra, Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes.
A lullaby for the world
Jacques J.M.Shore, LLB’80, is a celebrated lawyer (he helped Amazon enter the Canadian marketplace), but his true passion is writing books for children. His latest work has found a new audience – in Ukraine.
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How Michel Tremblay became a Scottish sensation
Playwright Michel Tremblay is one of Quebec’s most revered artists, but his works have also been celebrated in Scotland, thanks to the Scots translations of his plays by Martin Bowman, BA’67, MA’69, and Bill Findlay. Those translations were recently collected in the two-volume Michel Tremblay: Plays in Scots.
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An unconventional path to literary stardom
As an undergraduate, Kai Thomas, BA’16, examined old newspaper ads in the McGill Library about runaway slaves. That research helped inform In the Upper Country, his first novel, which won one of Canada’s top literary prizes last year.
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There’s a lot more to Canadian art than the Group of Seven
As the executive director of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Sarah Milroy oversees an institution whose collection includes works by the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson - some of the most famous art ever produced in Canada. But Milroy insists that is only one part of the McMichael story.
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A complicated legacy
Pete Rose has more hits than any player in Major League Baseball history, but he isn’t in its Hall of Fame because he bet on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds. Jeffrey Lenkov, BA’87, co-created a recent TV series about the controversial baseball legend.
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Updating big band jazz for the 21st century
Darcy James Argue and his big band the Secret Society make some of the most daringly ambitious music in contemporary jazz and they have the Grammy Award nominations and critical acclaim to prove it.
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Creating culturally appropriate architecture for the North
Award-winning architect Alain Fournier has worked on dozens of projects for Indigenous communities in the North, creating distinctive buildings and structures that reflect the communities they serve. (Cet article est disponible en français.)