That's the vibe at Buvette Chez Simone (4869, avenue du Parc; 514-750-6577; buvettechezsimone.com), an oaky bar in Mile End with sly design touches and a comfy brasserie menu.
Mr. de Magistris, who was elected just over a year ago, went a step further, intimating that the cockroach report was part of a sly, occult design to discredit the city and its political class.
Premiering Wednesday, it is a sometimes clever, just as often clichéd mix of dystopian tropes, with performances ranging from nicely modulated to almost over the top, and some sly design that, along with some twisted PSAs, also accounts for most of the story's humor.
So Ms. Kellogg and Mr. Kusurelis designed a sly organizing device: a walnut-veneer plywood wall that runs from the front to the back of the loft to hide the working parts of the home, including closets, storage, laundry, two bathrooms and, halfway up the 14-foot ceiling, two guest rooms, one reachable only by ladder.
And the concentric pink and black rings of "Sun and Surf," hovering above a polyp-edged strand of white-on-charcoal drips, evokes Gottlieb, Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock with a sly, ineffable ease, both of design and paint handling.
Frances herself is quite a sly and patient invention.
Terry Hands's beautifully designed, minimalist production has a sly comic edge, although it slightly fluffs the farcical ending.
The large (850 ml) ceramic French press has a shiny copper plunger pull, and a sly upside-down handle to lend a forward-edge design.
Like the concert itself, it's an event designed for the consumption of just a few, now available for the consumption of many more, a sly way to create demand just to have the chance to fulfill it.
Will Hillary tweet a sly review?
