Quite a show
Expectations are a tricky thing. You expect something and it becomes organized, ordered, defined, even routine. Worse, you expect something and if that thing in…
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Notes from the Northern Boreal: A wandering bird biologist’s field journals
My ‘birder’ origin story My name is Bryce Hoye, and I am a “birder.” We come in a variety of morphs, us birders: some are…
Photo: Manitoba Marathon 2012
Transit of Venus attracts crowds across Canada
On June 5, stargazers watched as Venus, our nearest planetary neighbour, passed directly between the Sun and Earth. During this rare astronomical event, known as…
Bison football update – Stadium news, CFL Draft, and more!
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced on May 2 that construction delays might push back the completion of Investors Group Field until late September. This latest…
CD Review: Plants and Animals, The End of That
The End of That, the latest album released by the Montreal trio Plants and Animals, presents a collection of songs pumping indie rock rhythms and…
Not Serious: Achievement overload
When Portal 2 came out last year I had to make a tough decision: videogame or rent. Seeing as, if I failed to pay rent,…
Understanding our world through the meaning of shades
What does a black and white photograph mean to you? Does it represent the stark contrasts every human personality contains? Does it represent the basic…
The Manitoban looks toward the coming months
Well folks, it’s that time of year again and, this being the last issue of the season, we here at the Manitoban thought it might…
Sound Off w/ Zach Allard of Viridians
In early 2011, the Winnipeg band formerly known as Amuse split away from the path formed by that project to become Viridians. Branching out into…