Real News: I don’t know who Kate McDonnell is, but her Montreal City Weblog is one of the finest sites on the Web. Updated daily for nearly two years, this blog links to the city’s best (and worst) media coverage, with an acerbic tone that, if nothing else, puts things into perspective. One particularly good post involved a luxury SUV flipper “ass-over-tip” on Pine and Hôtel-de-Ville—what a sign of the times. Be better informed at w5.montreal.com/mtlweblog/.

Trailblazers: The Urban Exploration Montreal team go where most men don’t care to tread: abandoned buildings, disused sewer systems, and the staff areas of parking garages. They document their findings with photos and video—previous explorations include the emergency exits at Paramount, a creepy abandoned YMCA and the ready-to-collapse Canada Malt Plant in St-Henri. It’s like Architectural Digest for Crass fans. Go somewhere you’re not supposed to at uem.minimanga.com.

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