Josh Freed writes a humorous Saturday column for the Montreal Gazette about everything from potholes to politics to the pigeons who’ve taken over his back balcony in Montreal.
Sweet infrastructure dreams are inspired by the REMS success
August 19 2023
Slouchers, get that guilt off your shoulders
August 12 2023
In both 2002 and 1997 he won the National Newspaper Award for best Canadian columnist, while a collection of his columns also won the Leacock Prize for humor.
I’ve had e-nough of irresponsible e-bike and e-scooter use
August 5 2023
I’m giving up on tipping and tapping with credit cards
July 29, 2023
No need to be sheepish about sleep separation
July 22 2023
Now that my stache is trendy, time to blaze a new trail?
July 15 2023
The only thing worse than the weather is the forecast
July 8 2023
The time has come for everyone
July 1 2023
I’m ready for daily life with subtitles
June 23 2023
Language hassles aside, anglos love Quebec, too
June 17 2023
Are you eligible to read this column in English under Bill 96?
June 10 2023
I was happily stuck in a mammoth Montreal people jam
June 3 2023
Online fraud has a new name- and another, and another
May 27 2023
Wait! There were pictures in my passport?
May 20 2023
Main’s Deli’s demise is heartbreaking for Smoke Meat Pete
May 13 2023
More honkers are going bonkers on Quebec roads
May 6 2023
My naked neck helped clip tyranny of ties
April 22 2023
Imagine a world where it’s not ” jaywalking.” It’s just “walking.”
April 15 2023
Montreal’s shortest season has begun – despite ice storm 2.0
April 8 2023
Is it time for Montrealers to kiss off “La Bise”
April 1 2023
I’m not happy about missing International Day of Happiness
March 25 2023
Big Tech has resurrected the ancient art of haggling
March 18 2023
You need the Montreal Gazette and it needs you
March 11 2023
Curtain closing on the traditional moviegoing experience
March 4 2023
Quebec’s language cops stripped character from my favourite Chinese eatery
February 25 2023
Balloon Saga harkens back to more innocent times
February 18 2023
They call me “The Looter” in Southern California
February 11 2023
Myriad streaming services are causing subscription overload
January 28, 2023
It’s too soon to silence Montreal’s snow sirens
January 21 2023
Wear a hard hat, don’t rob banks and other easy 2023 resolutions
January 14 2023
“French-only hours” and other fearless predictions for 2023 and beyond
January 7 2023
New Year’s resolutions are easier when you’re buddies with a chatbot
December 31 2022
You can dodge COVID, but can you dodge awkward chit-chat at parties?
December 23 2022
Fret not, brighter days are just ahead
December 17 2022
There’s something to be said for being a Josh of all trades
December 10 2022
How hard can it be to remove our own tonsils
December 3 2022
The “beautiful game” of soccer is a mystery to me
November 26 2022
I’ve become a Josh of all trades for companies I pay
November 19 2022
Superstitions are slippery things, but I keep my fingers crossed anyway
November 12 2022
Being phoneless in Italy felt like returning to prehistoric times
November 5 2022
Trick or treat? Hope this Halloween “cone poem” isn’t too scary
October 29 2022
Hey, why not set a phone reminder to read this column?
October 22 2022
t’s time to diversify the names of big storms
October 15 2022
Montrealers are united in distrust of the CAQ Government
October 8 2022
As Versace Josh, I’ve pioneered many fashion crazes
October 1 2022
t’s hard to get excited over Quebec election’s leading candidates
September 24, 2022
Stand on guard against the Constitution virus!
September 17 2022
Two teaspoons of wine may be a bit too much moderation
September 10, 2022
This Labour Day, it’s a war on old-fashioned work
September 3 2022
It’s been an unusually festive summer, even for Montreal
August 27 2022
More subtitles could help bring the world closer together
August 20 2022
Like Montreal’s roads, our aging population is falling apart
August 13 2022
Finally, an issue to unite our fractured world-unnecessary tipping
July 30, 2022
We’ve reached a tipping point with “tip creep”
July 23, 2022
Rogers outage dials up memories of phone booths, answering machines
July 15, 2022
Survival guide to Canadian flight fright
July 8 2022
Think you know Canada in 2022? Try this quiz
July 1 2022
We love Quebec, so why does Quebec see us as a threat?
June 24, 2022
A scourge plaguing the human race is finally disappearing
June 18, 2022
Can festival season help Montreal capture its joie de vivre?
June 11 2022
Quest for “The Best” can be a soul – draining test
June 4 2022
We’ve lost Canada’s first shopping centre, but not its amazing story
May 28 2022
Real-life concerns about consequences of Bill 96
May 21 2022
Online security is becoming a little too secure for me
May 14 2022
COVID has brought new challenges for the dreamers on the Main
May 7 2022
I have finally given in to the tyranny of the tidy
April 30 2022
Let’s crack the case of Montreal’s cracked roads
April 23 2022
Smart devices, hear my words- no, not birds, words!
April 16 2022
Readers weigh in on what irks them the most
April 9 2022
The slap hurt, but the humiliation hurt more
April 2 2022
Technology taking away our ability to be wrong and argue about it
March 12 2022
With COVID restrictions lifting, what are the new etiquette rules?
March 5 2022
Bicycle Bob pedalled his ideas of a better Montreal
February 26 2022
Poor Ottawa could have learned from Montreal’s experiences
February 19 2022
As COVID restrictions loosen,, we can be both sensible and social
February 12 2022
” I’m really bad with names. Do you mind if I just call you Steve?”
February 5 2022
Column teasing Floridians about COVID strikes angry chord
January 29 2022
Florida feels like another planet compared with Quebec
January 22 2022
Sorry, I didn’t recognize you without your mask
January 15 2022
Francois Legault’s “common sense” curfew make zero sense
January 8 2022
Happy New Year as we keep fighting this old war against COVID
December 31 2021
Latest COVID variant means another cautious Christmas
December 24 2021
Constant counting is only part of our data dictatorship
December 18 2021
I’d love to bring a a little Madrid to Montreal
December 11 2021
Dealing with cookies is more draining than delicious
December 4 2021
Montreal is coming back to life with a (masked) sigh of relief
November 20 2021
Let’s allow ourselves to forget what we didn’t do during COVID
November 13 2021
COVID helped us revive the ancient art of the phone call
November 6 2021
Time to break out of your caves, Montrealers, if you haven’t already
October 30 2021
Despite COVID effect, restaurant experience still worth it
October 23
Our speed-crazed world shows no signs of slowing down
October 16 2021
Montrealers need a real choice for the future
October 9 2021
Quebec was united by pandemic, but risks being torn apart by Bill 96
October 2 2021
My opinions about the opinion polls
September 25 2021
Why can’t we g0 back to the days when shopping was easy?
September 18 2021
Guess what? There’s an election in nine days!
September 11 2021
Labour Day, the forgotten child of holidays
September 4 2021
Phishing scams, easy-open tabs and other things that irk me
August 28 2021
If I’m bagging my own stuff, why am I not getting paid?
August 21 2021
COVID has changed some things for the better
August 14 2021
A face you can’t place? Soon there will be an app for that
July 24 2021
Medical advice was flip- flopping long before COVID
July 17 2021
It’s wonderful to talk about trivial matters once again
July 10 2021
I’d be lost without my electronic finders
July 3 2021
Canadiens fever is a virus we don’t mind spreading
June 26 2021
As life returns to normal, it’s the small things that resonate
June 19 2021
Montreal has turned into a giant open-air cafe
June 12 2021
Do we really want to to back to our pre-COVID lives?
June 5 2021
My printer is being obstinate, so I gave it a stern talking to
May 29 2021
Montrealers ready to bust out from their COVID caves
May 23 2021
How about a Lotto Vax ticket to lure the vaccine-hesitant?
May 15 2021
Will Quebecers lose the “joie” in our joie de vivre?
May 8 2021
Not everyone is ready for their COVID bubble to burst
May 1 2021
Sleep tight. Don’t let bad COVID dreams keep you up at night
April 24 2021
The great outdoors has become our COVID salvation
April 17 2021
Why are you punishing us for your mistakes, Mr. Legault?
April 10 2021
After COVID, we’ll need to relearn old habits
April 3 2021
Why can’t we have a lawful waffle outdoors, Mr. Legault?
March 27 2021
Here’s hoping 2021 leads to more vaccination elation
March 20 2021
A year after pandemic began, we finally have more light than fear
March 13 2021
Fattening the curve and other COVID language lessons
March 6 2021
Whatever’s leading Legault to his decisions, it isn’t science
February 28 2021
COVID has robbed us of small talk, and that’s a big deal
February 20 2021
Welcome to No-Vaccination Nation, a virus sensation!
February 13 2021
Our cold-free cold season is one more reason to be thankful
February 6 2021
Every era has its own pandemic blessings
January 30 2021
Boring U.S. presidential inauguration a welcome relief, mostly
January 23 2021
Montrealers have turned Scandinavian, thanks to COVID-19
January 16 2012
Maybe a beak could bend the COVID curfew rules
January 9 2021
Here are New Year’s resolutions you’ve already achieved.
January 1 2021
Here’s what you can positively expect in the new year
December 26, 2020
It’s been a weird year for Santa. too
December 20,2020
Creative ways to celebrate COVID-19 holiday season
December 12, 2020
Pandemic life includes the Legault 3-step and fakewashes
December 5 2020
Lagault’s Christmas compromise is a game of COVID roulette
November 28 2020
November 21 2020
Let us resto-wanters eat outdoors,please
November 14 2020
A survival guide- how to make the most of pandemic life
November 7 2020
The Trump show is about to hit its fourth-season cliffhanger
October 31 2020
The tide is turning toward permanent daylight saving time
October 24 2020
Hey, Mr. Legault, do you know what you are doing?
October 10 2020
After debate debacle, more Americans eyeing Canada
October 3, 2020
September 26 2020
Scampsters’ phishing expeditions adding to our COVID angst
September 19 2020
How we can survive a pandemic winter
September 12 2020
Congratulations, city-hall you’ve distracted us from the pandemic
September 5 2020
Floridians can reverse-snowbird here, under these conditions
August 29 2020
We met the menace on our Chaudieres-Appalaches trip, and it was us
August 22 2020
Finding a chirpy silver lining during COVID pandemic
August 15 2020
For Montreal merchants, it’s a tale of two streets
July 25 2020
We will face a multitude of obstacles as a masked society
July 18 2020
Montreal divided between the masked and the maskless
July 11 2020
National celebrations muted in the age of COVID-19
July 4 2020
Montreal’s great COVID road’s experiment
June 28 2020
A haircut at last- a cautious but cathartic experience
June 20 2020
Six ways COVID-19 will change the way we interact
June 13 2020
Mood in Montreal is a strange mix of euphoria and anxiety
June 6 2020
Our discombobulated deconfinement
May 30 2020
We’re on COVID parole, so let’s keep things clean
May 23 2020
Good plexiglass makes good neighbours
May 16 2020
The silver linings of our pandemic lockdown
May 9 2020
For many healthy seniors, COVID crisis is inhumane
May 2 2020
We desperately want out of this empty COVID life
April 25 2020
As usual, Canadians excel at obedience in the COVID-19 era
April 18 2020
Five things we’re confused about protecting ourselves from COVID-19
April 10 2020
Five ways COVID-19 has changed our behaviour
April 4 2020
Will coronavirus calamity make us go cuckoo
March 28 2020
We’re all stars in COVID-19 horror film, but we’re in it together
March 21 2020
COVID-19 turns yesterday’s paranoia into today’s new normal
March 14 2020
Josh Freed’s guide to the U.S. Democratic presidential race
March 7 2020
COVID 19 accentuating trends already infecting the world
February 29 2020
February 22 2020
Email is a blessing, but it’s also a full-time job
February 1 2020
Name changes are often tough for old-timers to adapt to
January 25 2020
Harry and Meghan, here’s why you should live in Montreal
January 18 2020
Five reasons these new fancy food halls are worth checking out
January 11 2020
Longing for Montreal’s eccentric street characters
January 4 2020
Predictions for the 2020s, including how Decarie will go green
December 29 2019
It has been a scary decade, but Montreal has mostly thrived
December 21 2019
Just tell me what food I can eat
December 14 2019
As Justin Trudeau learned, the cameras are everywhere
December 7 2019
Welcome to the “selfie” – service world, where we do the work
November 30 2019
We live in a world where everything breaks and no one can fix it
November 23 2019
Can you pass the Historic Anglos quiz?
November 16 2019
Quebec is punishing the most vulnerable by restricting English services
November 9 2019
Weather hysteria ruined Montreal’s Halloween
November 2 2019
Why I don’t have a passcode on my cellphone
October 26 2019
Ask Dr. Josh about your election worries
October 19 2019
Canadian politics are bad, but at least you don’t have to worry about making a Brexit box
October 12 2019
What the TVA leaders’ debate sounded like to me
October 5 2019
Ideas for what we should and shouldn’t be policing in Montreal
September 28 2019
Montreal needs a pro – bike philosophy that’s not car – hostile
September 21 2019
“No-Drama” Canada has a lot to learn from U.S. and U.K.
September 14 2019
Please keep your shoes on and leave your wallet at the door
September 7 2019
Will all this development cannibalize Montreal’s soul?
August 31 2019
An e-volution is upon us with e-bikes in Montreal
August 24 2019
A seven-step program to keep to keep Trump out of your life
August 17 2019
Summertime brings fake weather news, bugs and A/C battles
August 10 2019
It’s mot my fqult I din’t knwo hOw to psell
August 3 2019
Thanks for ruining Mount Royal’s most scenic drive, Mayor Plante
July 13 2019
Why is it taking two whole years to renovate a park?
July 6 2019
Canada Day offers us a chance to reflect on who we are
June 29 2019
Montreal’s coneucopia is driving us to the couch
June 22 2019
To err is human, especially on tests designed to make sure
June 15 2019
Raptors mania is forcing Canadians to take Basketball 101
June 8 2019
As Raptors enthrall a nation, Toronto owes Montreal its thanks
June 1 2019
What should be in the Champlain Bridge time capsule?
May 25 2019
Montreal is only two weeks away from its big unveiling
May 18 2019
Nose rings and other contradictions of Bill 21
May 11 2019
Well I’ll be darned, the Mount Royal traffic consultation… worked?
May 4 2019
The art of cooking slowly going the way of phone booths
April 27 2019
The seven signs of spring in Montreal
April 20 2019
Even strangers and computers are on a first-name basis with me
April 13 2019
Maybe it’s time to de-sanctify our streets names
April 6 2019
Securalism debate will probably divide Quebec for years
March 30 2019
Our gadgets are spying on us-and we’re letting them
March 16 2019
Why Quebecers are unimpressed by the SNC-blahvalin scandal
March 9 2019
Here are seven handy tips to convince yourself winter is over
March 2 2019
Icy sidewalks wouldn’t be a problem if you’d listened to me and heated them
February 23 2018
Embracing Snow Days does not make you a weather wimp
February 17 2019
Most men are lagging when it comes to reusable bagging
February 9 2019
Our crummy winter weather is a U.S. national emergency
February 2 2019
In this economy of extras, I’m taking the “free” out of Freed
January 19 2019
The ins and outs of tying your shoelaces
January 12 2019
Alexa, are you going to take over my life?
January 5 2019
Fearless predictions of what you can expect in 2019
December 29 2018
Santa is coming under scrutiny by modern-day standards
December 22 2018
In the world of lost and found, I’m a loser
December 15 2018
Can Montreal make a delicious bagel that’s politically correct?
December 8 2018
Oh Ste-Catherine, I hope we don’t ruin you
December 1 2018
Anglo Quebecers are déçu with you, Doug Ford
November 24 2018
I hope this column puts you to sleep
November 17 2018
Let’s all move out of Montreal and shut it down for repairs
November 10 2018
Embracing the convenience revolution is a slippery slope
November 3 2018
Make your voice heard on the future of Mount Royal
October 27 2018
Pot is here, and I’m already over it
October 20 2018
Technology and Big Data are taking the mystery out of life
October 13 2018
How long will I live? Let’s do the math
October 6 2018
Reflections on an election campaign nobody is talking about
September 29 2018
What you might not have heard at the election debates
September 22 2018
Breaking down this boring Quebec election campaign
September 15 2018
Phoneless in New York- A harrowing tale
September 8 2018
Life is finally getting better for night owls like me
September 1 2018
Quebec’s political discourse isn’t perfect, but it could be much worse
August 25 2018
Confessions of a TV binge-watching wimp
August 18 2018
Montrealers are being insulted by city’s “consultations”
August 11 2018
Welcome American tourists! Even if you voted for Trump
July 28 2018
Driven to distraction by the good, the bad and the overconfident
21 July 2018
This customer service call was frustrating-but I later learned it wasn’t what I thought
14 July 2018
Heat wave more evidence Montreal has a split personality
7 July 2018
In Montreal during the summer, everything happens outdoors
30 June 2018
Let’s boycott America – at least until winter
23 June 2018
We’ve become a star – struck society when it comes to ratings
16 June 2018
Montreal drops ball by closing field of neighbourhood dreams
9 June 2018
Life would be better with a fast-forward option
2 June 2018
Forget lists, except the Dry Cleaning Index, which Montreal aced
26 May 2018
Dr. Paranoia’s internet diagnoses are a great way to stress you out about diseases you don’t have
21 May 2018
Dr. Josh responds to his car-hating critics
12 May 2018
Projet Montreal’s duty to consult is being usurped by its anti-car agenda
5 May 2018
Aging is no fun, but sometimes you just have to laugh
28 April 2018
Show me the place you’re going to name after Leonard Cohen, Montreal
21 April 2018
Trip down memory lane often paved with falsehoods
15 April 2018
A world of easier street parking is on the horizon
7 April 2018
Uh, what, um…uh, should I, uh, headline this column?
31 March 2018
Big Daddy Data knows everything – and never forgets
24 March 2018
Opinions are divided on the future of Ste-Catherine street
17 March 2018
Don’t worry about heeding health rules. They keep changing
10 March 2018
Canada back in world news and this time it’s not Quebec’s fault!
3 March 2018
Made-in-Montreal solutions to the Mount Royal dilemma
24 February 2018
Montrealers should have their say on plan to block cars from crossing Mount Royal
17 February 2018
Six reasons Montreal should install heated sidewalks
27 January 2018
The discount on my account is counting on me forgetting to count
20 January 2018
What happened to Montreal’s jaywalkers?
13 January 2018
Only sensible resolution is one to make your life easier
6 January 2018
Just you wait — technology might be the end of the line
30 December 2017
Christmas wish list for Montreal, Canada and the world
23 December 2017
It’s time to ditch the switch and stay on Daylight Saving Time
16 December 2017
Let’s come down from our Bonjour-Hi hysteria
2 December 2017
Phones, messages and Revenue Canada’s bad call
25 November 2017
In the Age of Distraction, goldfish have better focus
18 November 2017
Presenting some projects for Valerie Plante
11 November 2017
Have we reached the tipping point of a service revolution?
4 November 2017
Rules for enjoying Halloween while respecting Bill 62
28 October 2017
You have the power to help shape our city’s future
21 October 2017
New e-scam world makes me miss days of Nigerian ‘princes’
14 October 2017
Calling it ‘un grilled-cheese’ in Quebec is a matter of taste
7 October 2017
Heavens to Betsy! Dated expressions still pepper our language
23 September 2017
Has the iPhone become our key to appiness?
16 September 2017
Montrealers should have right to pee for free
9 September 2017
Who needs parents, friends or neighbours? We’ve got Google!
2 September 2017
Summer 2017; porn for the weather-obsessed
26 August 2017
Great chair affair wreaking havoc on the Main in Montreal
19 August 2017
I must face the crippling reality of my Donald Trump addiction
12 August 2017
We’re on the road to a driverless future
29 July 2017
How the Pope changed my mind about panhandling
22 July 2017
Thumbing through the expenses for Montreal 375 projects
15 July 2017
Crosswalk your heart and hope not to die
8 July 2017
Oh Canada, let’s show some national pride
1 July 2017
Thanks, Amazon, for helping the robo-revolution
24 June 2017
Montrealers desperate for warm weather quick to crowd outside
17 June 2017
Eight inventions we need to make our lives easier
10 June 2017
Trump gives world leaders an unfair shake
3 June 2017
Bill 101 badly hurt us, but it also accidentally saved Canada
27 May 2017
Bonne fête, Montreal
20 May 2017
The dearth of births and the effect of rapidly aging Canada
13 May 2017
Concept of privacy seems doomed to be a quaint relic
6 May 2017
The Main 2.0 is ‘a street of dreams’
29 April 2017
Coining ‘neverendum’ has conquered the globe
22 April 2017
United Airlines fiasco brings world together in scorn
15 April 2017
Smartphone-wielding pedestrians making stupid decisions
8 April 2017
Reality has fooled us out of April Fools’ Day
1 April 2017
Mumbling on TV has me reaching for the subtitle button
25 March 2017
Montrealers put on special display of niceness in a crisis
18 March 2017
Through technology, what’s lost is quickly found again
4 March 2017
When it comes to misteaks, fourgive and forget
25 February 2017
This is the winter of my parking discontent
18 February 2017
Justin Trudeau, here’s how you deal with Donald Trump
11 February 2017
The response to Quebec’s mosque shooting has been heartwarming, so let’s make it last
4 February 2017
Look on the bright side of Trump
28 January 2017
Six rules for politicians navigating language in Quebec
21 January 2017
Money is filthy and expensive – it’s time we cashed it in
14 January 2017
On a beautiful New Year’s Day, Montreal let its citizens down
7 January 2017
Josh Freed predicts how the coming years will make us yearn for 2016
31 December 2016
Falalalala, it’s Chrismukkah
24 December 2016
Montreal is full of bright ideas for its 375th anniversary
17 December 2016
Icy pileup and ugly tree have brought Montreal worldwide scorn
10 December 2016
Forget hacking fears, your cellphone is a molecular tattletale
3 December 2016
High school reunion helped me appreciate life
26 November 2016
I, the expert on experts, know all experts are wrong
19 November 2016
In the Plateau, Cohen was ‘just another guy’
12 November 2016
Here are useful tips on how to survive the U.S. election
5 November 2016
Don’t forget your bag in Italy
29 October 2016
The Trump addiction and what to do when he is (hopefully) gone
22 October 2016
Faces, names and food – and the mysteries of memory
15 October 2016
Disseminating the seven traits of Quebec anglos
8 October 2016
Bacteria, health theories and the demise of the five-second rule
1 October 2016
It’s time to embrace Montreal’s crazy, daring, inflated dreams
24 September 2016
Your guide to this fall’s elections you wish weren’t happening
17 September 2016
Beware of Murray, Samantha and other robots
10 September 2016
A brush with death just makes barbecuing more exciting
3 September 2016
A prescription for surviving Montreal’s road construction chaos
27 August 2016
Online convenience and the swath of destruction it has left behind
20 August 2016
Olympics obsession a welcome tonic to Trump-mania
13 August 2016
I’ve flossed my mind over what’s healthy and not
6 August 2016
City’s split personality goes from the ridiculous to the sublime
30 July 2016
They Brexit, they bought it
9 July 2016
The power of nothing can improve your life
2 July 2016
Montreal should cater to citizens’ not-so-secret desires
25 June 2016
Donald Trump’s rise is a reality TV show gone very wrong
18 June 2016
Fitbit bytes the hand that feeds me
11 June 2016
Montreal should take pride in being cone capital of the world
4 June 2016
Montreal has all the comforts of home
28 May 2016
Montreal is becoming a crazy-ocracy
21 May 2016
Our census obsession and the great cod comeback
14 May 2016
How improving technology will help auto-correct your life
7 May 2016
The winds of change are blowing and they just might transform Montreal
30 April 2016
My dreams of sleep vanish into the night
23 April 2016
Take a closer look – Montreal offers a wealth of street art possibilities
16 April 2016
A Syrian trip, grave-robbing and how I could have saved a tiny piece of history
9 April 2016
Don’t play chicken with my St-Hubert!
2 April 2016
It’s time to capitalize on America’s growing fascination with Canada
25 March 2016
Travel advisory – try to practise caution, not paranoia
19 March 2016
With driverless cars a reality, should humans be allowed to drive?
27 February 2016
Imagine all the people parking cars in peace
20 February 2016
Montreal could learn from other cities’ Uber battles
13 February 2016
For most Montrealers, this is the winter of our content
6 February 2016
Billionaires with political aspirations have much in common
30 January 2016
U.S. campaign could become nightmarish presidential shout-down
23 January 2016
We can all tighten our belt on the 69-cent loonie diet
16 January 2016
New fears for a new year
9 January 2016
2016 is going to be a wild ride
2 January 2016
Embrace the warmth; spring is only several blizzards away
26 December 2015
Tips on life in Montreal for Syrian refugees
19 December 2015
Soon, identity theft will be only a thumbprint away
12 December 2015
When it comes to guns, our U.S. neighbours are mystifying
5 December 2015
Mattress mania and the search for the perfect sleep
28 November 2015
Has tracking technology taken the mystery out of life?
21 November 2015
Good Samaritan’s fight with city hall was long and one-sided
14 November 2015
Friendly advice for our new PM as he basks in optimism
7 November 2015
We’re only at the dawn of this new age of drones
31 October 2015
Our first selfie Prime Minister turning heads around the world
26 October 2015
Neverending campaign boils down to Gentle Justin vs Hardball Harper
17 October 2015
Too many cops? No problem – they could be doing so much more
10 October 2015
The enemy of the left is the slightly-less-left
3 October 2015
Government should offer more reprieves to city of scofflaws
26 September 2015
Time to build the Great Wall of Canada before Trumpmania explodes
19 September 2015
Basic human needs are getting more and more complicated
12 September 2015
Let’s make plans to meet – later
5 September 2015
A $250 fine for letting a woman in a wheelchair enjoy her ice cream outside?
29 August 2015
In an era of information overload, we suffer from information underload
22 August 2015
Josh Freed explains the Canadian election campaign
15 August 2015
Why we should make Pluto a planet again
25 July 2015
You know what bugs me? Bugs!
18 July 2015
How Montrealers go to the country
11 July 2015
Forecast calls for more forecasts
4 July 2015
Everybody’s an expert as ratings mania spreads
27 June 2015
With more freedom comes . . . shopping madness!
20 June 2015
Optimism and dreams reign supreme on the Main
13 June 2015
An Uber society leads to over-sharing
6 June 2015
Referendum stress was worst on those who weren’t yet born to see it
30 May 2015
French émigrés swarm the Plateau
23 May 2015
We have created a password nightmare
16 May 2015
Taxi industry driven to distraction
9 May 2015
Talking to myself is good for me – wouldn’t I agree?
2 May 2015
It’s easy to fall behind in a non-stop 24/7 world
25 April 2015
There’s a growing epidemic of digital hoarding
18 April 2015
This spring, all roads lead to ruin
11 April 2015
Fear of flying as airscare spreads
4 April 2015
The Main is losing one of its oldest landmarks
28 March 2015
Death by 1,000 service cuts – unless you pay
21 March 2015
There’s a remote chance your order will arrive via drone
14 March 2015
Some things are just better left to experts
14 February 2015
Bring on new winter festivals – we need to get out more
7 February 2015
Dreaming of snow-free sidewalks and a bustling downtown
31 January 2015
Technology will help Anglos from being lost in translation
24 January 2015
The slippery slope toward anti-toboggan bylaws
17 January 2015
Good luck navigating the bipolar vortex
10 January 2015
X marks the wrong spot for lamppost
3 January 2015
Expect cyber-spoilers and acronym madness in 2015
27 December 2014
Our Cuban holiday may be coming to an end
20 December 2014
Technology feeds your subconscious whether you like it or not
13 December 2014
Crimes are way down and I know why
6 December 2014
A chocolate bar (or seven) a day keeps the doctor away, studies show
29 November 2014
Heated sidewalks an idea whose time has come
22 November 2014
Montreal’s cycling culture sure beats the car-nage in T.O.
15 November 2014
Bridge name game spurs an accidental history lesson
8 November 2014
Information overload of a healthy variety
1 November 2014
Driven around the bend by GPS
25 October 2014
Habits nothing to get too nervous about
18 October 2014
All want a bridge; no one wants to pay
11 October 2014
Witnessing Scotland’s shaky marriage like déjà vu of déjà vu
20 September 2014
Fast fitness – let’s step on it
6 September 2014
Mayor Coderre’s passion for Montreal is contagious
10 May 2014
Smartphones are making us all dumber
3 May 2014
Josh Freed’s guide to surviving winter
5 January 2013