From the exuberance of World Cup fever in Montreal this weekend, to the loud excitement of the Francofolies, a much more subtle, tranquil event will also be taking place. June 17 to June 19 is the Montreal Peace Festival. It will be a celebration of the culture and politics of different regions, as well as Canadian efforts in public education and advocacy.

The Montreal Mirror's yearly round up of the "Best" of everything that this city has to offer hit news stands this past Thursday. I say "best" because the results are more of a random eclectic smattering of everything that is hilarious and wonderful about this city rather than any kind of quantitative scientific ranking.

How else can you explain that we were listed as the #1 local blog again this year? I mean, sure, we sent threatening letters to the Mirror to make sure we held the top spot, but we didn't think the staff there would succumb to such trivial pressures.

You know what really sucks? Surgery in your mouth. I'm talking serious surgery here...like say when they have to insert titanium screws into your gums so you can get implants because you smashed some teeth out in a freak accident back in December.

But you know what's a mixed blessing? Watching a hilarious online sitcom and laughing your ass off even though it hurts so, so much to laugh because your mouth is still swollen from the surgery. This is what happened to me while reviewing The Bitter End, a locally produced web series that made me actually "LOL" so hard, so many different times.

Henry Rollins prit les pires recoins de l'Amérique -et du reste du monde- en pleine gueule dès le premier jour où il rejoignit Black Flag, mettant fin par le fait même à une longue succession de chanteurs plus ou moins remarquables (les fines gueules se souviendront entre autres de Keith Morris, qui forma Circle Jerks en 1979).

Calling all aspiring journalists who like free things! The McGill Daily's got something special for you. For the second year the newspaper presents Journalism Week, a series of workshops, talks, and panel discussions, all with the intent of making you a better, more informed, and diverse journalist. Best part? You got it. It can all be yours cost-free.

Podcamp Montreal took place this past weekend and brought a host of media-savvy weirdos together. Podcamp bills itself as the "New Media UnConference", and the seminars are primarily for people creating podcasts or deeply engaged in social media applications who want to know what else their community is doing.

This was my first time attending the event, and I had a good time, gettin' my learn-on.