Articles by Arts & Culture editor

Out LOUD

In recent years the West End Cultural Centre (WECC) has primarily been known for presenting folk, roots, and world music made by local and touring…


Top 10 albums of 2012

Downtown Struts – Victoria! Victoria! is the first full-length release from this Chicago-based punk rock four-piece, and rather than simply announcing their presence in the…



Craft sale guide 2012

This time of year always leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth; it’s cold, expensive, and wasteful… the only good part about it…


Chutney Mayhem

On Saturday, Dec. 8, some local artists will perform a trick of philanthropic magic and turn art and music into food, clothes, medicine, and education….


The Assignment

The Assignment is a film that was created by the 2011/12 University of Manitoba Film Production Class, which originally started out as an academic exercise,…


Laden with mystery

Fun, danceable music: this is precisely what Boats delivers without fail anytime they release a collection of music. This local indie pop five-piece will be…



Decolonizing our diets

Claudia Serrato had a wakeup call when her uncle was hospitalized as a result of a heart attack. When she began filling out medical forms…