Arts & Culture
CD Review : Tinted Windows “Tinted Windows”
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Taylor Hanson is back, and this time he’s sporting a new hairdo and skinny tie. Yes, that Taylor Hanson. The “MMMBop” one. Now, 12 years after Hanson’s debut single was released (which happened to...
CD Review : Everytime I Die “The New Junk Aesthetic”
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If you listen closely to his lyrics, Keith Buckley, the screaming front-man of Every Time I Die, certainly seems to be a proud man. Yes, if you get past the self deprecating pessimism (a...
Remembers the Members?
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Three years, a member change and a serious drug addiction later, Swollen Members and the Battle Axe Warriors have returned to the hip hop scene to reclaim the throne. The duo of Mad Child...
Essentially a playlist : How can we sleep when are beds...
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With world “leaders” pouring tar all over the possibility of a climate treaty in Copenhagen, Denmark as I write this, my hopes for a real commitment to dealing with climate change are fading in...
All the City’s a Stage : White Rabbit Productions
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All the City's a Stage is a continuing look at local independent theatre companies in Winnipeg.
This week: White Rabbit Productions
“Traaa-di-tiooooon, tra-di-tion.” Musical theatre is one of those rituals that begin in school when...
The 112 days of Christmas
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For those of us stocking shelves or staffing cash registers come winter, the holidays are a time we love to hate. When Halloween had just barely passed, the garlands were hung, the seasonal signage...
What is love?
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In Quebec City, I got into a discussion with my French landlady about French semantics with regards to the concept of “love.” I felt that for a culture known for its interest in l’amour,...
