D.O.A. on mediocrity, punk and the Canadian lumberjack look
Journalist Bob Mersereau’s new book The Top 100 Canadian Singles has reduced our musical history to sort of a baby boomer version of a Guy…
2010
CD review: Amanda Palmer, Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele
APPTPHOROHMU is an indie pop album by the ever-fascinating, possibly insane, Dresden Dolls front-woman. As an avid Radiohead fan, I can say that I’ve seen…
School of art students star in NYC artist’s latest work
Students at the University of Manitoba’s school of fine art comprised the majority of cast and crew at a recent shoot by a visiting artist….
Case 39 aims low, misses
Case 39, like many horror movies, relies heavily on the devices and themes of its genre. While some of these are successfully employed, the film’s…
Around the world in 275 days
Paintings, photographs and sketches fill the walls of the Mennonite Heritage Centre’s art gallery. Reymond Pagé’s 275 days is an exhibition inspired by the 275…
Essentially a playlist
I just recently finished reading a great new book from former Winnipegger Alissa York. It’s called Fauna and, amongst other things, it’s a book about…
Manitoban hockey pool
Greeting hockey fans! Whether you’ve officially entered the 2010-11 Manitoban Hockey Pool or just interested in keeping up with the goings on of the NHL…
Top five worst blowouts in sports history
On October 1, the U of M Bisons football team were in Saskatoon to play against the Saskatchewan Huskies. It was a game that Manitoba…
Bison briefs
Basketball The men’s basketball team completed a three-game, three-day road trip this past weekend that saw the Bisons play in exhibition games from Oct. 7-9…
Legends of the periphery: Champion walker, Robert Barclay Allardice
From time to time even some of the greatest and most prolific heroes in all of sports fall through the cracks of obscurity and are…