Bison Briefs
Football After somewhat of a rocky start to the 2010 season, the Bisons halted a two-game losing streak in dramatic fashion, dominating the host UBC…
September 2010
Home Court Advantage
It’s a reunion for the ages. On Sept. 24–25, three decades worth of Bison basketball alumni will come together for two days worth of festivities,…
Blue Bombers bounce back in banjo bowl
After an inconsistent first half of the 2010 CFL season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers appeared to be back on track after simply dominating their bitter…
Essentially a playlist
With the recent Flatlander’s Beer Festival and the calendar about to bring us the annual gift of Oktoberfest, naturally a (not so) young man’s thoughts…
Bloody Canadian writers
It was cold and pouring rain in St. John’s when I spoke to author Craig Francis Power from his home in Newfoundland. How appropriate, as…
Hot Panda action
They started making panda porn to show male pandas,” explains Chris Connelly of Edmonton’s Hot Panda, “because they find that in captivity they can’t get…
Winnipeg eats its young
In 2010, Winnipeg became “Canada’s Cultural Capital.” Much has been said about the strength of our local art scene. However, many in the community note…
Don’t give a damn about your reputation
Where to start with a movie like Easy A? A witty, intelligent high school girl gets tangled up in social politics. It’s been done, surely,…
This week in violence
Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil: Afterlife and Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis’ Machete both opened this month and both are stupid. Why then, has Machete…
Hip replacement
This is not the first time I’ve been asked to write about hipsters, and judging by the topic’s current popularity, one would be inclined to…