The spectre of fascism haunts hatred of kids
I was chatting with some guests at a wedding when a few kids trotted past the table where we were swilling wine. Someone scoffed and…
Jessie Krahn
The trap of inclusivity
Society is awful — homophobic, transphobic, racist, ableist, misogynistic, imperialistic and classist too. With this horrible cloud clogging up our social stratosphere, institutions jostling to…
The Manitoban enters 110th year
As the Manitoban approaches the midway point of its 110th publishing year, we are reminded of the vital role that student journalism plays in a…
Fitness culture and fatphobia are fascistic
In 2021, around two thirds of Canadians had gym memberships. The third who didn’t presumably were doing Chloe Ting’s month-long YouTube workout regimens. Meanwhile, internet…
Horrify your parents, ruin your body
When I got a tattoo, a relative asked me, “What are you going to do now that you’ve ruined your body?” That relative is no…
Destruction of Gaza forecasted in film
Reality is worse than fiction. There’s a scene in Palestinian director Elia Suleiman’s 2002 film Divine Intervention where an unarmed woman wearing a pink cocktail…
Canada’s housing crisis culmination of capitalism
Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives closed out the better part of a decade of austerity consistently, if nothing else. The Manitoba government has reportedly sold off more…
Illegality of dumpster diving in Winnipeg facilitates waste
In this economy, the discarded microwaves and half-eaten red velvet cakes in my apartment complex’s dumpster are their own sweet temptations. However, I am defiant…
Conservatism is for spineless babies racing to loserville
If you’ve ever whipped up a nonsense paper in a panic during the wee hours of the morning to meet a deadline, you might have…
Men’s sexlessness societal win, hookup culture not real
These are sexually twisted times for sexless men and sex-frenzied 20-somethings. In the United States, nearly one in three men between the ages of 18…