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It gets bitter

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Kara Passey
When I got home from work on Monday, Aug. 11, I had experienced a particularly emotionally exhausting day. Then, when I signed into Facebook, I read the news about Robin Williams’ passing. It was...
Features

They/their/them

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Kara Passey
Pretty much since the beginning of my life, I didn’t identify with my assigned gender. The colour pink, dresses, dolls… none of it was really my thing. Luckily I had some pretty supportive parents that...
Editorial

Nudes vs. Porn

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Kara Passey
I am a fat, queer artist who makes art involving my naked body and the naked bodies of others. This territory wields a double-edged sword: While my work gives a lot of love and...
Arts & Culture

From South Furby

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Kara Passey
If you are a resident of Wolseley, Matthew Carter’s debut solo album From South Furby could be a welcome soundtrack in your quiet time. Matthew has made some major changes since releasing his first EP,...
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Fright at the Fort

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Kara Passey
Close to two decades have passed since the last time I went to Lower Fort Garry. I definitely remember having an awkward mushroom cut and sitting on one of those sticky grey seats on...
Arts & Culture

“Queer Zombies and Modern Media”

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Kara Passey
In the 1970s-80s, there was a boom in political authors criticizing heteronormative culture and investigating sexuality and gender as a social construct. The majority of content on same-sex history, literature, and analysis was made...
Arts & Culture

Emerging Voices

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Kara Passey
On Sept. 28, coinciding with Culture Days, Winnipeg’s private and public art galleries—as well as other cultural institutions and installations in public spaces—will open to the public, and encourage viewers to hop from one...
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