Cinq à Six
with Jeanette Kelly
10 Essential Books
Musician and book columnist Thomas Hellman is a "literary ambassador" for French Canadians, introducing listeners to one "must read" French book each week on Cinq à Six.
Meanwhile, writer Monique Polak represents English Canadians on the Radio-Canada books show Plus on est de fous, plus on lit. Each week, she will introduce French listeners to what she considers to be an essential read in CanLit.
Follow the list as it grows and share your suggestions with us for the chance to win great prizes, including a Sony E Reader.
Saturday May 19, 2012
Are all the artists red?
A number of Quebec artists have publicly voiced their support for the student strike.
Over the weekend, Arcade Fire made headlines by wearing the iconic red square during a Saturday Night Live performance.
Last week in Cannes, filmmaker Xavier Dolan and the cast of his flim Laurence Anyways also donned the red square.
But columnist Sophie Durocher wonders, Les artistes sont-ils tous rouges? Are all the artists red?
Sophie writes for the Journal de Montreal and Clin d'oeil. She's also a well-known Quebec television host.
Listen to her conversation with Jeanette Kelly, host of Cinq à Six.
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Categories: Theatre, Visual Art, Writers, music
Wednesday May 16, 2012
Matt & Nat bags a deal with Apple
If you log on to the Apple Web site this fall, looking for an iPad or MacBook, you will also find a line of bags designed for carrying Apple products.
Matt & Nat is the Montreal company that makes the bags.
Matt & Nat bags are eco-friendly and vegan. Leather and animal products are never used, and the lining is made from recycled water bottles.
But in a marketplace where "ecofriendly" and "ethical" clothing is becoming commonplace, how does Matt & Nat stand out?
It may have something to do with the philosophy of the company's founder, Inder Bedi.
We met him at the Matt & Nat showroom on Chabanel Street, in Montreal's garment district. Listen to his interview with Jeanette:
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Categories: Fashion
Friday May 11, 2012
Is modern motherhood a new form of oppression?
Just in time for Mother's Day, the question of how to be a mother is making big headlines.
The most recent issue of Time magazine is eliciting some strong reactions. It shows a beautiful, blonde 26-year-old mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son. The bright red caption reads: Are you mom enough?
The magazine explores the new "trend" of attachment parenting. This approach to bringing up baby includes natural birth, baby wearing, breastfeeding, co-sleeping and and for some, extends to hand washing cloth diapers and making their own baby food.
On the other end of the spectrum is French feminist Elisabeth Badinter.
In her new book, The Conflict, Badinter argues that putting baby first in every way could result in a frustrated mother who is denied her own desires and ambitions.
Womens' decisions to step out of the workforce to raise children, she argues, is setting back the feminist movement to the era of our grandmothers.
Alice Petersen is a writer. Her collection of short stories All the Voices Cry just came out last week. It's published by Oasis. She is the mother of two girls, nine and two years old.
Alexandria Haber is a playwright and the mother of four kids, ranging in age from eight to 18.
And Saraline Grenier is a mommy blogger. He blog is called New Feminist Mom. She's is the single mom of three-year-old Eliot.
They joined Jeanette in the Cinq à Six studio to ponder the question: Is modern motherhood a new form of oppression?
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(Photo: Left to right, Saraline Grenier with her son Eliot, Alice Petersen, Alexandria Haber. Photo by Tanya Birkbeck.)
Categories: Writers
Wednesday May 9, 2012
Montreal's First Digital Art Biennial
A biennial is an important event in the contemporary art world.
It's a bi-annual exhibition that attempts to capture and express the state of contemporary art at a given moment.
You've probably heard of the Venice Biennale or the Sao Paulo biennial -- some of the most famous and important international art gatherings in the world.
Now, there's a new biennial starting in Montreal: the International Digital Arts Biennial (BIAN).
Alain Thibault is the artistic director of the BIAN.
Matthew Biederman is one of the artists participating. His video installation "Event Horizon" is on until May 27 at the Cinémathèque Québécoise.
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(Photo: Matthew Biederman)
Categories: Digital Art
Friday May 4, 2012
Quebec City biennial examines man's relationship with machines
It features the work of 80 artist in at more than 30 locations, including the main exhibition area at the Espace 400e, as well as at some sites outside of the city like Lévis and Wendake.
The theme of this year's edition is Machines: The shapes of movement.
Listen to an interview with curator Nicole Gingras, followed by an interview with Manif d'art's Patrick Fournier about an international exhibition by Manif d'art taking place right now in Mexico.
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Categories: Visual Art
Friday May 4, 2012
Quebec's Religious Heritage
Did you know there are an estimated 600 places of worship in Montreal?
It seems there is a church every few blocks, but as fewer and fewer Quebecers are filling the pews, we must find other uses for these historic buildings.
One controversial way to re-use of churches is to convert them into condominiums.
CBC reporter Catherine Cullen took a tour of a condominium owned by Jean-Jacques Berjot and his family.
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For a more historical view, we turned to Clarence Epstein. He is the author of a new book Montreal City of Spires.
Jeanette followed along with her microphone as Clarence Epstein lead a walking tour of churches in downtown Montreal.
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Categories: architecture
Friday April 27, 2012
Made in China with Pride
What goes through your mind when you see the words "Made in China"?
Maybe cheap dollar store trinkets or substandard products.
"Made in China" gets a bad rap, but Vivi He is trying to change that.
She has a boutique called Very Studio in Montreal that sells ONLY clothes made in China.
She wants to prove to people here that Chinese items CAN be both well made and well designed.
The boutique is located at 62 Mont Royal East in Montreal.
Go to our Facebook page to see more photos from our visit.
Very Studio also has a Facebook page.
Listen to Vivi He's interview with Jeanette:
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Categories: Fashion
Friday April 27, 2012
A Quebec Design Made in China
The OvoPur is part of the permanent collection at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
It was honoured in 2009 with Interior Design Magazine's prestigious Best of Year Award.
It also made an appearance on Dragon's Den.
This beautiful egg-shaped water filter was designed and developed here in Montreal.
But to the surprise of some, the creators of the OvoPur decided to do most of the manufacturing in China.
Manuel Desrochers is the co-creator and Chief of Design of the AquaOvo, the company that makes the OvoPur.
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Friday April 27, 2012
Montreal International Poetry Prize
You may remember last year on the show when we first told you about the Montreal International Poetry Prize.
It's a new poetry prize, open to poets around the world, that offers the impressive sum of $50,000 for the winning poem.
The prize was made possible by an anonymous $50,000 catalyst donation.
Mark Tredinnick from Australia is the first-ever winner of the prize. He won for his poem Walking Underwater.
An anthology featuring the top 50 finalists has been published. (Available from Vehicule Press or on Amazon.)
We have two copies of the Global Poetry Anthology to give away. To enter, go to our Facebook page and tell us, who is your favourite living poet?
Listen to Jeanette's interview with Mark and Montreal Prize co-director Asa Boxer.
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Listen to Mark Tredinnick read his winning poem Walking Underwater.
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Categories: Books
Wednesday April 25, 2012
Judging Books by their Covers
Remember the old saying, "You can't judge a book by its cover"?
Conventional thinking was that it's the ideas inside that matter, not the packaging.
That adage seemed to make sense, but it's little less certain now. As e-books become more and more popular, the very existence of the book as a physical objects is being brought into question.
The SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art in Montreal is holding an exhibition called Judging books by their Covers.
Considering that things may be very different for future generations, the exhibition looks at the role books have taken on our lives.
Listen to Jeanette's interview with curator Peter White.
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(Photo credit: Tanya Birkbeck)
Categories: Books, Visual Art
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