Aussie Hospitality
Even though I enjoy watching sports, I like to imagine that I can always sympathize with the people who say they can’t understand sporting events….
2010
First impressions
On Saturday, Sept. 25, the number four ranked University of Calgary Dinos were in town to play the University of Manitoba Bisons at University Stadium…
Classical Rock
The south-facing exterior wall of the University of Manitoba’s Marcel A. Desautel faculty of music bears the words, “DEMOLISH SERIOUS CULTURE.” Attempts to remove this…
Welcome to Guantanamo
Jello Biafra, outspoken punk rock auteur and censorship activist, is coming to town with his new group, the Guantanamo School of Medicine. Biafra is the…
Broken hearts and social scenes
According to what some guy told me, if you have done something for three years or more, you can be an expert witness in a…
The garden and the wilderness
Catfish’s tagline is “don’t let anyone tell you what it is .” Along those lines, Eric Eisenberg of cinemablend.com warned, “Sitting down in the theater,…
The strange culture of the men’s room
You are sitting in your cold, hard seat at Canad Inns Stadium. The Blue Bombers are down by less than seven points in the fourth…
Pretty Women
I originally wasn’t supposed to get a makeover at all. I was invited along by our Managing Editor, Laura, and decided to go and see…
Radio ads and you
We live in a world in which we are bombarded by mass media messages and advertisements. When you watch television, your show is halted every…
The art of paying attention
One fateful Wednesday afternoon, I decided to sit in on my best friend’s biology lecture. I’ll admit I was looking for a way to completely…