March Madness is upon us
Yes, the annual NCAA college basketball tournament — better known as March Madness — is well underway. For those who might be unfamiliar with the…
2011
Oh shut up already
If you’re an honest to goodness fan of professional hockey, there is one thing you know with certainty: given the fast-paced nature of the NHL,…
Wild world of drinking games
DISCLAIMER: Excessive drinking is generally never a good thing. If you and your friends are going to play some drinking games, know your limits, don’t…
Inner-city blues
On March 9, representatives of CentreVenture, Winnipeg’s supposed vanguard of development in the downtown area, appeared at City Hall to elaborate on their three-year business…
Letters to the Editor – March 23, 2011
RE: “What do chickens think?” (March 16, 2011) Thank you for your article on the depths of intelligence and emotion in chickens. Chickens are very…
Dog turds, piss puddles and thawing puke
Snow is melting, ice thawing. The whole city is covered in mud and filth. Canada geese are returning. The other day, I caught a couple…
Japan shows dignity in the face of tragedy
Japan was recently hit with multiple terrible disasters. An earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale triggered a devastating tsunami, which then severely damaged a…
ARAMARK taking over management of Caretaking Services
A deal was announced this week that will see the management of Caretaking Services, a division of the Physical Plant department of the University of…
Watching Armageddon
What does a Manitoba-born, Toronto-dwelling piano student turned guitar “partisan” have in common with rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav? Please write in if you…
Never see Bieber
Two weeks ago, I was given the dubious assignment of writing a review of the Justin Bieber 3D biographical/concert movie Justin Bieber: Never Say Never….