Letters to the Editor
RE: GUNS, GUNS, GUNS (SEPT. 29, 2010 ISSUE) Why are Manitoba Conservative MPs so proud of their political grandstanding over the gun registry? The prime…
Articles by editor
Refuting “A refusal to face reality”
Spencer Fernando had me at, “As the world recovers from the global financial crises, governments are beginning to realize that there are deeper flaws in…
Become a fantasy hockey legend
It’s that time of year again. Fall is upon us and the NHL hockey season starts in just over a week’s time. Hockey is great…
Shaping up
The ads are everywhere, buy the new Sketchers Shape-ups and you can “get in shape without setting foot in a gym.” Yes, advertisements claim that…
Rules were meant to be broken
Formula One (F1) is a sport where millions upon millions of dollars are spent to go a tenth of a second faster. The rub is…
Theater as transformative action
Racism, motherhood, plastic surgery and the politics of love — these are some of the issues that are being dealt with theatrically as part of…
Vampire Remixed
Let Me In is a violent vampire horror-drama that centers on a desperate bond that forms between two lonely kids, one of whom is a…
A student’s guide to gallery shopping
The art gallery: that impenetrable bastion of high, nearly unapproachable, culture. Its track lighting and white walls are dominated by whispering figures and sidelong glances….
Music of the world, but not world music
The Manitoban Musical Atlas of Popular Music is a sporadically-published guide to the export-friendly pop music of the world outside England and North America. Society…
More than a hot drink
I have a tea problem: green, Earl Grey, chai . . . the list is too long. Similarly, the smell of coffee will break even…