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I’ve just finished reading Charles Foran’s mammoth biography of one of my literary heroes, Mordecai Richler. Privy to Richler’s private papers, held by the University…
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Rolling with Ball
Jonathan Ball is a writer, a filmmaker and scholar, but mostly, he’s a writer. The author of two quite successful recent books, Ex Machina and…
Feathers, Fur, Friends! Foes?
When was the last time you had to unpack a crate full of squashed baby sea turtles and their eggs that were smuggled across international…
Ad Infinitum
Starting Dec. 1, the Winnipeg Art Gallery will be screening the winners of the 2010 Cannes Lions festival, which took place June 20-26, 2010. The…
We’ve still got the blues
“NEW.” It was written in thick black letters across the neon green sticker, covering parts of the psychedelic smoke trails left by a vintage six-shooter….
The science of Phrenology
Man, of course, is the only creature given divine rationality. These, and other traits, are housed in the brain, the central organ that differentiates us…
How to not break the bank
I, like most other students I know, am inexplicably poor. I’m not complaining, because I still have a roof over my head and food in…
Five Questions
Five Questions is a continuing column in which we pose a different artist the same five crucial questions. One: The Manitoban: What substance or activity…
Private Universe
As we head into December, people the world over prepare for some of the year’s most significant holidays. Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza all fall sometime…
Old enemies, new friends
China and Russia have sent a shockwave through the financial world, as they announced that they would no longer use the American dollar when trading…