Arts & Culture
Chamber night
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How often is it that you get to see classical music being performed without the presence of a conductor or violins? If you’re answer is never, you’re almost right; that “almost” is thanks to...
Figure it out
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Whether she is hanging decaying rabbit carcasses from trees or drawing popular cartoon characters caught in acts of domestic violence, Winnipeg-based artist Diana Thorneycroft knows how to use shock value to engage the public...
Teenage Kicks
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“I always say we sound like the Ramones,” Teenage Bottlerocket singer/guitarist Ray Carlisle says when asked to describe his band’s sound. Such a blunt answer is both a humble admission of influence and a...
Fanning good! Movie bad…
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The Runaways is a tale of woe, but it is also a tale of success. It starts, and then some time passes, and then it ends. Of course, I knew that when I stepped...
Keeping with how stories work
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Writer Thomas King once said “the truth about stories is that that’s all we are,” and literally, that’s true. Human culture exists only because of language, and at its deepest level telling stories is...
Hollywood Star Russian Roulette
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The Nineties marked a decade in which star power ruled Hollywood. Names like Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Mel Gibson meant money in the bank. High-profile star vehicles met Box Office returns...
Choose your own adventure
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Stories have fascinated us for thousands of years. They have made up our folklore, our mythologies, as well as the religious stories that have informed certain moral codes. They are without a doubt a...
