This Is Quebec Culture. Just Not Yours.

Montreal will let you ride naked through downtown. It will not let 600 people eat griot in a parking lot without a police escort. Every summer without fail, Montreal celebrates itself. The naked bike ride rolls through downtown streets. Bod

April 3, 2026 · 5 min · SIIIOCULI

Montreal Police Dressed as Homeless People to Ticket Drivers. This Is Real.

It sounds like something from a satire publication. Montreal police officers dressed as homeless panhandlers, approaching cars stopped at intersections, asking drivers for money - and if the driver happened to be on their phone, the panhand

March 26, 2026 · 5 min · SIIIOCULI

The Platform Owns You. You Just Haven't Admitted It Yet.

There is something happening to an entire generation in real time and almost nobody is naming it clearly enough to make it land. Not as a mental health awareness post. Not as a think piece about screen time. Not as a gentle suggestion to pu

March 23, 2026 · 11 min · SIIIOCULI

The Vampire in the SAQ: Who's Really Stealing in Montreal?

There is a story nobody in Quebec wants to tell out loud. Not because it is complicated. But because it destroys a narrative that too many people have been comfortable with for too long. It happened in a SAQ branch in Montreal. A neighborho

March 23, 2026 · 3 min · SIIIOCULI

The Corruption Nobody in Black America Wants to Name

There is a version of Black America that is celebrated loudly. The protest signs. The hashtags. The viral dances. The slogans on T-shirts that sell for forty dollars. And underneath all of it, a community that has been robbed twice - first

March 22, 2026 · 8 min · SIIIOCULI

"I Would Never Live There." — The Statement That Insults the Wrong People.

An African citizen declares they would never live in America. Fair enough. But who exactly did they just talk about - and did they mean to? “I’ve always said - where they don’t love me, I’ll never set foot there to live. Maybe tourism. But

March 22, 2026 · 7 min · SIIIOCULI

Since the Beginning of Time — Who Really Decided?

Colonization built the pillar of difference. But before pointing at a man, a color, an era - you need to understand how that pillar was constructed, and why it is still standing today. Since the beginning of time, there has been a tendency

March 22, 2026 · 4 min · SIIIOCULI

Stop Believing What They Show You About Africa

There is a version of Africa that the world knows. Dusty villages. Starving children. War. Chaos. Hands reaching out waiting for aid. That image plays on repeat in Western media, in charity advertisements, in political speeches. And people

March 22, 2026 · 4 min · SIIIOCULI

"4-2-12 By SXAH”: A Song About Time, Money, and the Cost of Mismanagement

The song “4-2-12” isn’t just about work - it’s about how time gets quietly stolen when money isn’t controlled. The numbers in the hook symbolize a reality many people live every day: working 4 hours, then 8, then 12, and eventually overtime

December 17, 2025 · 2 min · SIIIOCULI

Do People Even Invest Anymore or Are Spenders Still Ignoring Debt?

In a world where digital ads encourage everyone to “treat themselves,” saving and investing have quietly turned into acts of rebellion. 2026 is approaching fast, but the financial mindset of many still feels stuck in survival mode. Betwee

October 11, 2025 · 3 min · SIIIOCULI
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