2009 on Forget The Box

While our writers have already filed their reports talking about the year (and in some cases the decade) in news, film, theatre, environmental issues, video games and rants, we have asked them to pick their favorite posts by themselves and by others on the site from 2009. So here, in no particular order (think pulled out of a hat), are some of the popular ones

2009 in the news

In Montreal this year, gentrification was on a bit of a rampage. It claimed the Cock n’Bull Pub back in August and while this legendary drinkery has plans to re-open soon in a new location, the old spot is still quite a loss. Another loss on the horizon, sadly, is Le Medley. One attempt to offer an alternative to this beast of boring was shut down rather quickly when Montreal police forcibly shut down the Autonomous Social Centre.

A decade in review

Happy New Year Forget the Box readers! New Years is that special time of year where everyone makes goals they pretend they’re going to keep, drinks way too much, then dreads the fact that they’ll be going back to work soon and most importantly film critics make lists of their favourite films of the year or in this year’s case, the decade.

2009 in video games: the good & the bad

I must ask, does exercising using a video game console and its accessories count as “gaming”? It’s a question that has no right or wrong answer: it is, in fact, a matter of opinion. Until there is a clearer definition of the word “game” and its nature, then sadly, whaling your arms around like a retard and hammering in 8000 hours playing Gears of War will be considered the same thing.

Year end Green Bean review

Well, this is going to be one bucket of sunshine, so strap yourself in and hear all the good we’ve been doing for the planet during the last year of the decade.

Having had my head buried in schoolwork for the past year, I have to admit that the topics I have chosen to write about since becoming a regular contributor on Forget the Box may not be the hot, burning environmental issues covered by regular media.

2009: The year in rants

First of all, I apologize for not posting last week. Here’s my rant. I truly hope 2010 is far better that 2009 was. I wish that for everyone, regardless of how good or bad 2009 was for them. On with the show… The Year in Review.

2009: The year in theatre, sort of…

Year-in-review pieces traditionally deal with a particular subject in all of its facets as covered by the writer in question. In the case of this writer, though, I didn’t have the chance to cover all of the facets of theatre this year in Montreal or elsewhere. This is due to a few things: I only became a theatre columnist in July, I was busy performing in theatre (and then web-TV) myself and I had quite a few other duties on this site. Excuses, excuses, excuses! Regardless, while my new year’s resolution is to get out and see more shows in 2010, there is still some good stuff that I took in this year.