Inspector Armand Gamache is the central detective in Louise Penny’s bestselling mystery series, much of which is set in the fictional Quebec village of Three Pines.Continue Reading: Who Is Inspector Gamache? Louise Penny’s Quebec Detective
In this 2023 interview, Canadian artist Giselle Denis talks about painting near Château Frontenac, finding inspiration in Old Quebec and using live art for charity.Continue Reading: Artist Giselle Denis on Quebec City – 2023 Interview
In this 2023 interview, École de cirque de Québec executive director Tim Roberts discusses circus education, community programs, Quebec City and the school’s future.Continue Reading: Tim Roberts on École de cirque de Québec – 2023 Interview
A first-hand look back at the MNBAQ’s 2023 Alexander McQueen exhibition, where 69 fashion ensembles were placed in conversation with art.Continue Reading: Alexander McQueen at the MNBAQ – A First-Hand Look Back
Sacré bleu is generally not an offensive modern Quebec expression. It is an old-fashioned French euphemism now heard mostly in stereotypes, jokes, and fiction.Continue Reading: Is “Sacré Bleu” Offensive—or Just Old-Fashioned?
Quebec City artist Emilie Gosselin discusses her path to full-time painting, masked faces, taboo emotions, Swarovski crystals, resin, and city inspiration.Continue Reading: Emilie Gosselin Interview – Masks, Emotion and Abstract Art
Quebec French sacres turn Catholic religious terms into some of the province’s strongest swear words. Understand the meanings before attempting a dramatic tabarnak.Continue Reading: Quebec French Swear Words – Meanings, Origins and Caution
Learn the Chasse-galerie legend: lumberjacks, a flying canoe, a dangerous pact, and the older European Wild Hunt tradition transformed in Quebec.Continue Reading: Chasse-Galerie – Quebec’s Flying Canoe Legend
Quebec artist Sébastien Larochelle discusses his early dripping technique, Equus Libertas, Cavalia, the Istaymute project, music, and reinvention.Continue Reading: Sébastien Larochelle Interview – From Equine Art to Istaymute
French-Canadian loup-garou stories mixed werewolves, religion and community warnings. The details changed with every region—and often with every storyteller.Continue Reading: Werewolves in French-Canadian Folklore