Arts & Culture

TDJ, ‘SPF INFINI 2’ — 4/5 Stars

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Alex Braun
TDJ is the pseudonym of Montreal-based producer and artist Geneviève Ryan-Martel. Specializing in a retro brand of Eurodance and trance, her music is glossy but nostalgic in a sort of eerie, hypnagogic way.  Despite the...
Arts & Culture

Status/Non-Status, ‘Surely Travel’ — 4/5 Stars

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Alex Braun
Rock is played out. This is the elephant in the room during any discussion of rock music. Every corner has been explored, and rock’s days of cultural dominance or even relevance are well behind...
Arts & Culture

’Toban tracks — fall vibes

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Alex Braun
Fall is perhaps the season with the most distinct, unified vibe. Summer has vibes to be sure, but a multitude of vibes too numerous to encapsulate. Winter in Winnipeg is too long to have...
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Arts & Culture

The new Fifty Shades?

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Alex Braun
Why Not Sin: In order to change society they must betray everyone is an erotic novel written by Australian sports journalist and former sports editor for the Manitoban, R.G. Chapman. The book follows the...
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Arts & Culture

Lighting up the night with living lanterns

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Alex Braun
U of M’s faculty of architecture research group BIOM_Lab works producing and applying the use of biomaterials, exploring their structural, practical and design potential.  Headed by Mercedes Garcia-Holguera, the team has mainly focused on using...
Arts & Culture

Sound art and experimental music for all

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Alex Braun
Winnipeg’s long-running send + receive festival is a “festival of sound” in a pretty broad sense. Encompassing all sorts of experimental music and sound art, the festival brings challenging, engaging and completely singular sounds...
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Respect, Educate, Empower Survivors reaches for ‘red zone’ reduction

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Alex Braun
With the return to in-person activities comes a renewed need to face what some have referred to as an epidemic of sexual assault issues on university campuses. The U of M is currently in what...
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