Football crisis averted
The NFL lockout is a thing of the past and preseason is mercifully over. Here’s a rundown on some teams around the NFL that should…
September 2011
For the record lover
Do you ever feel like you never make enough time for your passions or hobbies? That you are constantly flooded with an inbox that never…
The bookstore of the present is closing its doors
One might imagine the allegorical slamming of a book to coincide with the closing of Aqua Books, a renegade used book store in the city’s…
I found five bucks
Seriously, I was walking down the street the other day and there was five bucks, just sitting there! I mean, someone just dropping some cash,…
Remembering Jack
On August 22, 2011, Jack Layton, leader of the NDP and official Opposition, died after a long battle with cancer. Following his death, there was…
Maddin Haunts Winnipeg
After first debuting in Toronto, and travelling overseas for a stint in Paris, Guy Maddin’s Hauntings 1 multi-screen installation is coming home. As part of…
People powered
You’d better hold on to your hats because Sept. 9-11 won’t just see the return of Ciclovia and ManyFest to downtown Winnipeg, but also the…
Zoological investigations
Ah, time to go back to school. If you’re anything like me you’ve probably bought a bunch of new pens and stationary you don’t really…
Smart, observant, fighty
For things we can’t see, we go to PAMELA (or Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics), a module attached to a Russian satellite…
Five-door sports car
The five-door hatchback market in Canada has exploded post fuel crisis. More and more consumers are trading in their thirsty SUVs for wallet-conscious transportation. Perhaps…