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Japan shows dignity in the face of tragedy
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Japan was recently hit with multiple terrible disasters. An earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale triggered a devastating tsunami, which then severely damaged a series of nuclear reactors, most notably the Fukushima plant....
ARAMARK taking over management of Caretaking Services
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A deal was announced this week that will see the management of Caretaking Services, a division of the Physical Plant department of the University of Manitoba, taken over by ARAMARK.
John Danakas, director of...
Watching Armageddon
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What does a Manitoba-born, Toronto-dwelling piano student turned guitar “partisan” have in common with rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav? Please write in if you can think of something. Nevertheless, Public Enemy is one...
Never see Bieber
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Two weeks ago, I was given the dubious assignment of writing a review of the Justin Bieber 3D biographical/concert movie Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. I put off seeing it for a week, hoping...
Try a little tenderness
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Everybody likes music, which is why it should be illegal to call listening to it a hobby. It’s not a hobby if everyone on Earth does it, but I digress. Everybody likes music, and...
Turn the page
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What is the sound of a page turning? To artist Robert Kelly, it is a veritable symphony of metaphors and synaesthesia that he shares through his latest art installation at the University of Winnipeg’s...
How childhood toys shape us now
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Do you remember what it was like to be a kid? What toys did you play with in your room before bed? G.I. Joe? Barbie? Hot Wheels? I ask this question because I came...
