List of Cult MTL Journalists and Reporters

1. Stephan Boissonneault

Designation Author Author Bio Stephan Boissonneault is one of the founding editors of Daze Magazine. When he's not playing music in his dark basement, he freelances for music, arts, and science publications. Currently, he is attempting to write a play, graphic novel, and a documentary. He knows he should just pick one.
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2. Cindy Lopez

Designation Author Author Bio Cindy Lopez is a Montreal based photographer who is the main photographer at Cult MTL. Cindy has photographed various assignments, from music festivals to news and sporting events and is a main contributor to the Cult MTL Instagram. On occasion, she writes sports related stories ranging from lists to events for the website.
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3. Darcy MacDonald

Designation Author Author Bio Darcy MacDonald has been with Cult MTL since day one, a decade ago. Which means today, he’s a middle-aged white guy (albeit one more interested in other people’s ideas than in his own). He was previously a columnist and reporter for Montreal Mirror, and has also created content (FKA “written”) for RBMA, Noisey, Montreal Gazette, The National Post and probably some other great places he’s forgotten about. Music, culture, community and miscellaneous questions in search of answers all come across his desk, s...ooner or later.more
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4. Lorraine Carpenter

Designation Editor In Chief Author Bio Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She is dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.
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5. Paul Desbaillets

Designation Author Author Bio Paul is a Canadian entrepreneur. He is a partner in Burgundy Lion Group which owns several establishments in his hometown of Montreal. Paul is also the founder of GOAL Initiatives Foundation, a national CRA charity making a difference through cultural development, wellness and youth sports programming. In 2019, Paul created the 1st Half Podcast Football Culture show, dedicated to all aspects of the beautiful game. Paul interviews chefs, musicians, artists, athletes, fanatics, influencers and anyone else he can find willing to talk to him about the football ecosystem.
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6. Christopher Dewolf

Designation Author Author Bio Christopher DeWolf is a journalist who covers urbanism, culture and history. He is the author of Borrowed Spaces: Life Between the Cracks of Modern Hong Kong and the managing editor of Zolima CityMag.
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7. Toula Drimonis

Designation Author Author Bio Freelance writer, editor, news producer and author of 'We, the Others: Allophones, Immigrants, and Belonging in Canada.' Award-winning columnist. Former news director. Trilingual Montrealer. National and international bylines. Worked in print, TV, and radio. News junkie, social media addict, over-caffeinated activist. Loves books, memes, feminism and wine.
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8. Alex Rose

Designation Author Author Bio Alex Rose was the Film & TV Editor at Cult MTL from 2014 to 2021. Francophones think that he is anglo; anglos think that he is a francophone. He is both, but he is not the frontman of Guns 'n Roses.
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9. Sarah Foulkes

Designation Author Author Bio Sarah Foulkes is a film writer and artist living in Montreal. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Film Studies at Concordia University. FKA the girl at the party who'd ask, "Does anyone wanna watch a movie?"
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10. Clay Sandhu

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11. Natalia Yanchak

Designation Author Author Bio Natalia is a science fiction and video game writer who also plays in a rock band called The Dears.
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12. Alexander Hackett

Designation Contributor Author Bio Alexander Hackett is a writer, translator and occasional Morrissey impersonator from Knowlton, Quebec. His work has appeared in the Toronto Star, La Presse and Le Devoir, among other publications.
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13. Taylor C. Noakes

Designation Author Author Bio Taylor C. Noakes is a public historian, independent journalist & part-time iconoclast.
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14. Savannah Stewart

Designation Author Author Bio Savannah Stewart is a writer, translator and copy editor currently reporting with The Eastern Door. She is happiest writing about art, language and culture in Montreal and Kahnawake.
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15. Connor Harrison

Designation Author Author Bio Connor Harrison's writing has appeared at Evergreen Review, The Montreal Review of Books, and Poetry Wales, among others. He has work forthcoming with the LA Review of Books.
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16. Ashley Fish-Robertson

Designation Contributor Author Bio Ashley Fish-Robertson is a Montreal-based writer whose work has been featured in This Magazine, Montreal Families, Torstar Local, and more. She's an anthropology student and Arts Editor of The Concordian Newspaper. She's also an avid nap-taker, matcha enthusiast, and fervent lover of the em dash.
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17. Sruti Islam

Designation Author Author Bio Sruti Islam reads. She runs a literary newsletter: Weird Era, partnered by Librairie Saint-Henri Books, while also freelancing in literary and cultural coverage. She is a Libra.
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18. Amy German

Designation Author Author Bio Having worked in the magazine industry since 2001, Amy German began her career at the Montreal Mirror, worked at Hour Magazine, Nightlife Montreal and the Nation Magazine, covering Indigenous issues. Looking to explore other professional avenues, she is all about the health, beauty and fashion but always through a feminist lens.
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19. Nora Rosenthal

Designation Contributor Author Bio Nora Rosenthal is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker based in Montreal. Her work has appeared at the VAV Gallery, POP Montreal, and as part of Nuits Chromatic. Most recently, she completed a writing residency at the Can Serrat International Arts Residency in Catalan Spain.
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20. Dave Macintyre

Designation Author Author Bio Dave MacIntyre is a Montreal-based freelance journalist. His primary topic of interest is music, but is equally comfortable writing about sports, current events, and Montreal-related initiatives. Outside of Cult MTL, his bylines can be found in publications like BeatRoute and Northern Transmissions. And no, he is not related to Reba, nor to the WWE wrestler Drew, nor to Joey from New Kids on the Block.
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21. Justine Smith

Designation Author Author Bio Ruthless Content God, Carb Queen and Porn Auteur. Contributor at Cult MTL, The National Post, Little White Lies, and More!
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22. Ceilidh Michelle

Designation Contributor Author Bio Ceilidh Michelle is the author of the novel, Butterflies, Zebras, Moonbeams, and the memoir, Vagabond: Venice Beach, Slab City and Points in Between, and has contributed to Room, MacLean's Magazine, Saltwire and more.
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23. Ryan Alexander Diduck

Designation Author Author Bio Ryan Alexander Diduck is an author and doctor of communication studies. His latest book, an experimental analysis of the Coronavirus crisis entitled The Limits of Control, is released via Repeater Books. Diduck previously wrote Mad Skills, the first cultural history of MIDI. He lives in Montreal.
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24. Gregory Vodden

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25. Johnson Cummins

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26. Matthew Renfrew

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27. Ryan Diduck

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