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...Disney can compete with prototype theme-parks in Anaheim or Orlando. Maybe this copy-phenomenon explains our latent insecurities, which oftentimes induce an inferiority complex hidden by rampant self-justification or over-inflated egos (as exhibited in this article). Like the Academie Francaise, clinging to an exaggerated notion of French linguistic purity, Quad residents are prone to overcompensate for self-doubt inspired by the general consensus that our locale may not be as ideal as we might wish...
Dick (John Lithgow '67) heads to a family reunion expecting all-around love, and walks into a 40-year feud. Harry (French Stewart) becomes Uncle Abe (Jack Carter) for a day, complete with raspy voice and love for cigars. Sally (Kristen Johnston) finds sisterly love in cousin Michelle, and Tommy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) can't understand why cousin Janine gets grossed out by his romantic advances...
...line the city's main commercial streets and thousands of cafes, bars and restaurants. St. Lawrence Boulevard, and the quartier that surrounds it, is where the bustle and intensity of the city is best felt. In fact, this important street is the dividing line between the predominantly English and French sections of town and is often adorned with graffiti concerning Quebec's intriguing and charged language crisis. St. Lawrence, however, is not just a political axis mundi, but also a culinary one. The area houses an eclectic mix of restaurants of every nationality and price range: from Schwartz's smoked...
Nightlife: Montreal nightlife starts late and ends early. Cigar bars, pool rooms and landmarks like the Foufounes Electriques, line St. Denis, St. Lawrence and Ste. Catherine East. For a relaxed evening out, join the smart crowd at Le Quartier Latin on Ontario in the French student area. Red, plush and pleasant, it often hosts live funk. A bubbly, self-consciously hip crowd occupies Jello Bar on Ontario (they like martinis). It features live jazz and Monday night swing dancing. Booty-shaking? Unity on Ste. Catherine East in the Gay Village and Sona, the after-hours club on Bleury, are where...
WILD CARD: The Insectarium--part of the lovely Montreal Botanical Gardens--is home to many living and dead ones. And if the sangria, french fries and cheesecake haven't warmed you yet, be sure to participate in an old-fashioned Montreal bug tasting...