Côte-des-Neiges is one of, if not the most culturally diverse neighbourhoods in the city, and it is also where many members of the Filipino community settled. With the rich history that this community brings to the area, these spots and businesses have become icons for experiencing the culture.
There is no shortage of diverse restaurants and shops in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood. But it also especially showcases classic Filipino spots that bring the community a taste of home.

For Jane-Marie Ramil, a Montreal-born Filipina and Concordia graduate student, growing up in Côte-des-Neiges ultimately paved her connection to the culture — including learning the Filipino language through the video stores that used to exist there.

“There’s a certain charm to it,” she said. “There’s a sense of familiarity that I’m used to.”

This multicultural neighbourhood on the western slope of Mount Royal is home to the majority of Filipinos in Montreal, with over 17,000 living in the Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, according to Statistics Canada’s 2021 census.

Scott Derrickson’s chilling sequel leans into the subconscious, transforming fear into a haunting dream.
Four years after The Black Phone’s release, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill return with The Black Phone 2, a sequel that forgoes following a formula in favour of emotional maturity and elements of the supernatural. Set in 1982, four years after the events of the first film, the story revisits the trauma of the Blake family while shifting its focus onto another familiar face.

Now older, Gwen Blake (Madeleine McGraw) finds her oneiromancy growing stronger, her dreams more vivid than ever. As her older brother Finney Blake (Mason Thames) struggles to cope with the aftermath of his abduction, the focal point of the film shifts to Gwen and her deepening connection to the spiritual world.

The AI-based Tilly Norwood exposes how the film industry is increasingly comfortable designing women rather than listening to them.

As studios begin to experiment with AI-generated stars, many fear this new wave of “digital perfection” could dissolve decades of progress for real actresses fighting for representation.

“I’ll say it again: a screen persona is a mysterious thing”

said Michael Yaroshevsky, a professor in cinema and film production at Concordia University and multi-disciplined filmmaker.
Developed by London-based AI production studio Particle6, Tilly Norwood has sparked a fierce debate. Roy Cross, a film production professor and filmmaker, dismissed the idea that AI-generated actors pose a real threat or even a creative challenge, describing the practice as “a lazy art practice.”

The new Skims product sits ambiguously between mockery and empowerment, making it harder for women to embrace natural body hair.

Quand les artistes autochtones changent de perspective dans les peintures coloniales.
Le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal présente l’exposition L’Histoire est dépeinte par les vainqueurs de Kent Monkman jusqu’au 8 mars 2026. L’exposition présente l’art autochtone afin de mieux représenter l’histoire des Premières Nations lors de la découverte de l’Amérique du Nord par l’Occident.

Monkman, membre de l’ocêkwi sîpiy, la Nation crie de Fish River, a grandi à Winnipeg, au Manitoba. Ses œuvres ont voyagé aux États-Unis et au Canada, dans un effort de décoloniser la sphère artistique et des musées avec un axe particulier pour les communautés autochtones.

An independent art publishing project survives repression in China by building global communities of readers.
An independent art publishing project has become a form of resistance in Shanghai, where censorship and restrictions have silenced the city’s once-thriving art book fairs.

On Oct. 2, during the eighth edition of Volume MTL, artist and editor Chen Yun joined Louis Rastelli, director and organizer of the event, to discuss 51 Personae, her long-running project navigating creativity under repression and self-censorship.

After working with the Shanghai Biennale, one of China’s renowned international art exhibitions as a curator, Yun discovered that art offered more space for expression than reporting ever could.

“I started thinking, maybe publishing, making and selling books to the readers and making exhibitions is the least costly way to tell stories,” she said.

Fall’s fashion staples are back, with style that speaks for you.
As the leaves change colour, fall 2025 fashion embodies an era that is both a nostalgic embrace of tradition and a bold expression of individuality.

With a blend of classic autumnal hues and rich new statement shades, the fall 2025 colour palette offers a vibrant canvas. Anything from deep burgundy, forest green and classic mustard yellow, to modern favourites like chocolate brown and an unexpected royal purple.

Many fall trends, like the vintage preppy look, are reinterpretations of classic styles. While this look might be a reliable fall staple, the key is to customize it so it feels organic, not performative.

“These aesthetics reassure us that what we’re wearing is not only trendy, but also atemporal,” said Danik Côté, the junior marketing at McGill’s Circle of Fashion.

Could the sale of Giorgio Armani’s fashion empire keep his legacy alive, or would it topple decades of business to the ground?
Italian designer and fashion giant, Giorgio Armani, not only revolutionized power dressing but also reshaped how fashion empires are run. His death therefore carves uncertainties about how the legacy and empire he built would live on.

“He’s an innovator, he’s a leader, he’s a visionary, and from the ideas, he was action-oriented,” said Concordia marketing professor Michèle Paulin.

Armani founded the namesake fashion house in 1975 with his late partner Sergio Galeotti. Since then, Armani remained the sole proprietor of the company and retained independent control of his empire until his death on Sept. 4.

For five decades, he had refused external investment and never joined luxury fashion conglomerates. Yet his will revealed strict instructions to gradually sell the brand to preferred commercial partners—LVMH, L’Oréal and EssilorLuxottica—or to list it on the stock market.