Locals to look out for
I hate year-end lists. The past is irrelevant and the future is everything. So, flying in the face of that hatred, let’s cherry pick the bands…
January 2014
Top films of 2013
The Great Beauty Paolo Sorrentino’s surreal masterpiece is as close to a Federico Fellini flick as any modern filmmaker can get; for that he should…
Winnipeg teens’ amazing achievements in 2013
Search online about teens in Winnipeg and most of the results suggest that young people are constantly on their worst behaviour. Such a cursory view…
Local makers
Just the Goods It’s rare to find a skin care line that doesn’t market based on gender or through pointing out made-up flaws. The products…
New creative hub for the New Year
If all goes according to plan, 2014 will mark the fruition of a dream eight years in the making, and the conclusion of over three…
The opposite of Canada’s newest national museum?
Eight months before the grand opening of the controversial Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), a small and heroic venture in Winnipeg’s Chinatown presents an…
The Good, The Bad, The Critic
French director Michel Gondry has had quite an unusual filmography, ranging from the beloved Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to the poorly received superhero…
Jason Baerg goes back home and into the future
Visual artist Jason Baerg has recently gone back to his hometown of Sarnia, Ontario—a place in which he has not lived since 1995—as part of…
Changing the balance of power
Tariq Sohail, volunteer staff Over the past couple of decades, especially in the last 10 years, Canadians have become more disengaged from parliament. Fifty-five per…
Myths about Mandela
Brian Latour With the death of Nelson Mandela on Dec. 5, the world lost an interesting political figure and a powerful leader in the struggle…