Toula Drimonis
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Writer/columnist. Feminist. Bylines: @thecut, @macleans, @msmagazine, @NatObserver, @cultmtl, @mtlgazette, @ricochet_en, @nationalpost. 📧[email protected]
Articles
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6 days ago |
cultmtl.com | Toula Drimonis
Probably one of the most frustrating things to experience ahead of a major election is watching friends or acquaintances sharing obvious misinformation or disinformation online, knowing there’s nothing you can do to make them change their minds. Even when it’s pointed out that the source is untrustworthy, or the “news” has been refuted with evidence, those who have bought the lie will simply deflect and deny.
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1 week ago |
montrealgazette.com | Toula Drimonis
As a columnist, I receive my fair share of messages. But one recent email turned into a phone call after the writer’s frustration and fatigue resonated with me. Maria, 36, born and raised in Montreal, wrote to ask for advice on whether she should leave Quebec because she’s tired of the language politics. Since I’m not a life coach, I decided a conversation — allowing her to simply voice her grievances — would be best.
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2 weeks ago |
cultmtl.com | Toula Drimonis
Mark Bourrie’s new book Ripper borrows its title from New York Times columnist David Brooks, who identified two types of western politicians: rippers and weavers. “Rippers, whether on the right or the left, see politics as war,” writes Bourrie, a bestselling author, historian and winner of the Charles Taylor Prize. “They don’t care about the destruction that’s caused as they fight for power.
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2 weeks ago |
montrealgazette.com | Toula Drimonis
Here we go again. It seems every time the Coalition Avenir Québec government loses a byelection, finds itself mired in another money-losing scandal or sees its support drop in the polls, it pulls out, as if by default, its two well-worn trump cards: secularism and nationalism.
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3 weeks ago |
cultmtl.com | Savannah Stewart |Cult MTL |Toula Drimonis
Jordan, the latest play from Geordie Theatre, directed by Jimmy Blais and written by Yvette Nolan, reimagines Jordan River Anderson as a superhero confronting healthcare challenges that Indigenous children face. The piece highlights the creation of Jordan’s Principle and the fight for justice within Indigenous communities. A relaxed performance will take place on Sunday, April 6, at 1 p.m., with reduced sound and lighting effects and freedom of movement for audience members.
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