Jacques Legros and Lise Marcotte raise ducks, geese, guinea fowl, pheasants and wild turkeys, and keep a colourful garden of organic grains and vegetables.

BBC: In Qu��bec, an island of local food

With a loud, funny cameo from James LeGros.

NEWYORKER: World Traveler

The gun itself is a little more than a pretext and a lot less than a symbol: it serves mostly to get her involved in the mysterious life of her across-the-street neighbor, Skippy (James LeGros), a scruffy, shifty-eyed young man who has a big crush on her.

NEWYORKER: My New Gun