Prairie kitchen parties and the Manitoban spirit
Before winter fully settles over the city and forces us inside for the next four months, Crankie Festival organizer Leonard Podolak wants to bring Winnipeggers…
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Documenting the fight for a connection
Freedom Road is a five-part docuseries that chronicles the story of Shoal Lake 40 Anishinaabe First Nation’s battle for a road connecting the community to…
The morbidly beautiful world of death photography
Out of all the mysterious death rituals popular during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 19th century, the practice of death photography remains one…
Cross over to the other side at planetarium album release
On Nov. 2, the Manitoba Museum’s planetarium will come alive in celebration of the dead. The Mariachi Ghost, who have spent a decade threading traditional…
The ‘Manitoban’ staff’s favourite scary movies
Here is a list of our staff’s favourite scary movies for a delightfully frightful evening. From dark comedies to psychological thrillers to classic horror flicks,…
A dive into Manitoba’s urban legends, horror lore
Haunted Manitoba: Ghost Stories from the Prairies is a fascinating but sometimes frustrating read. Written by Matthew Komus as an informal sequel to his previous…
Patrick Watson – ‘Wave,’ 3.5/5
As the musical monoculture continues to swallow every genre and subculture in its maw, it can feel exhausting — and increasingly pointless — to try…
Micah Erenberg – ‘Love Is Gonna Find You,’ 3.5/5
Besides heartache and whiskey, one of the tent poles of classic country and folk music is a sense of humour. There’s often a playfulness to…
‘The Third Colour’ wraps up first run at Prairie Theatre Exchange
The Third Colour from Manitoban playwright Ian Ross just finished its first run at the Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE). In an “absurdist dramedy” using clown-style…
Jenny Heijun Wills relaunches her memoir ‘Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related.’
Winnipeg based author and University of Winnipeg professor Jenny Heijun Wills relaunched her first memoir to a packed McNally Robinson atrium on Oct. 8. First…