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Braedan Hafichuk — ‘Shimmering Basin’
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It's been a month of firsts for Ominous Walrus Publications, whose debut offering is the first issue of a fantastical action-comedy comic book series by Braedan Hafichuk titled Shimmering Basin.
Hafichuk, who has loved fantasy...
Winnipeg comic book creator dishes on his debut series
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When someone brings up the fantasy genre, what typically comes to mind? Long epics, powerful, righteous heroes and a great evil, often in the form of a dragon.
These tired tropes are exactly what U...
U of M student launches publishing company
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A third-year student studying global political economy at the University of Manitoba has founded her own independent publishing company.
The Mandi Inspiration Publishing House promises “to be the soul of creativity.” The company initially...
Vagina Witchcraft — ‘Vagina Witchcraft,’ 4/5
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Vagina Witchcraft’s debut record doesn’t open with a scream or sludgy riff, but a missive, spoken with such raw feeling as to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up: “I...
From back of the merch table to front of the stage
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Nearly everyone, at some point, dreams of becoming a rock star. Or, perhaps not a rock star but a supermodel, an acclaimed actor or a comedian — plucked off the street or pulled onstage,...
The Evies celebrate this year’s shortened theatre season
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Earlier this month, the fourth annual Winnipeg Theatre Awards, known as the Evies, was streamed online for the first time. This year’s awards ceremony was hosted by Melissa Langdon and Matthew Paris-Irvine from local...
Odario — ‘Good Morning Hunter,’ 4.5/5
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There is a notion that times of political and social turmoil create incendiary music, the kind of essential, galvanizing work that inspires and unites people.
It’s true that sometimes certain artists are able to capture...
