Cupcakes : Out of control, Art : In your budget
“Winnipeg is known nationally and internationally as a real hot bed of visual arts,” said Shawna Dempsey, co-director of Mentoring Artist’s for Women’s Art (MAWA)….
2010
Essentially a Playlist : “Tony Danza in the bathroom”
The recent brouhaha over changing lyrics to our national anthem (personally, I like Gail Asper’s suggestion of “in all of us command” over “thou dost”)…
CD Review, Joanna Newsom, “Have One On Me”
Long a fan of Joanna Newsom, there’s no way that I can possibly provide a neutral, unbiased review here. Sorry. She could record herself making…
CD Review : Champion, “Resistance”
It was only two years ago that Montreal-based DJ Champion (Maxime Morin) became a household name across the country with his hit single, “No Heaven.”…
CD Review: Gorillaz, “Plastic Beach”
We’re apparently in the third phase of the amalgamated rap/alterna-hip hop/techno/rock ensemble evolution that is Gorillaz. In case you don’t much keep up with Damon…
Getting out of the CFS
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is a national organization that lobbies on behalf of students and which every student at the University of Manitoba…
Formula One: The soap opera of sports
Every second Sunday morning between March and October I get up at the crack of 5 a.m., turn on the coffee maker, and watch cars…
Legends of the Periphery: King of Iron Chefs, Hiroyuki Sakai
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…
Making a good impression: How finding a gym is the first hurdle
Joining a gym can be an intimidating and uncertain process. A membership costs a lot of money, and it’s a big commitment to make on…
For all the marbles: Bisons battle Golden Bears for conference title
This past weekend the men’s hockey team lost their best-of-three conference final series against the University of Alberta Golden Bears two games to one. Manitoba…