Death Defying feats
Earlier this month, a Russian man collapsed dead while competing in the Sauna World Championships in Heinola, Finland. An elderly Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy was competing against…
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Blame Game a real shame
Four p.m. Saturday afternoon and I’m still speechless. I had prepared all week to sing the praises of a team that was 3-4, with a…
Bison briefs
For the third consecutive year over 70 Bison student-athletes have been named CIS Academic All-Canadians for the 2009-10 season. Students who qualify for this yearly…
How far is too far?
If the beer cup snake craze at Canad Inns Stadium has taught sports fans anything, it’s that even at the best of times it can…
The people behind the paint
I asked Dee Barsy on a bright Wednesday morning, “Is painting still relevant? In a media-saturated world where the average person is bombarded by thousands…
Drawn Underground
Recently I stumbled upon something called folksonomy (from “folk taxonomy”) — a kind social tagging for art. It’s a program that gives any member of…
Lollapalooza-palooza
I still don’t know how it happened. What began as an observation between friends, that the 2010 Lollapalooza line-up was pretty great, somehow evolved into…
8-bit Charm
In order for Scott Pilgrim to date Ramona Flowers he must first defeat her seven evil ex-boyfriends. At least part of the success of Bryan…
Michael Cera in review
Fans of the Scott Pilgrim series seemed collectively intrigued by the idea of the Canadian graphic novel being transformed into an Edgar Wright flick, and…
Art in the city’s North End
A new arts centre in Winnipeg’s North End hopes to improve the lives of that community’s members. The Selkirk Avenue North End Arts Centre (NEAC)…