Arts & Culture
In search of the ideal study spot
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It has been almost three weeks since we have come back to school, and the readings and assignments have wasted no time piling up on my desk.
I like to work at school, and...
Essentially a playlist
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With the recent Flatlander’s Beer Festival and the calendar about to bring us the annual gift of Oktoberfest, naturally a (not so) young man’s thoughts turn to booze. Fall is a fine time to...
Bloody Canadian writers
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It was cold and pouring rain in St. John’s when I spoke to author Craig Francis Power from his home in Newfoundland. How appropriate, as you couldn’t ever call Power’s debut novel “sunny.” Gritty,...
Hot Panda action
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They started making panda porn to show male pandas,” explains Chris Connelly of Edmonton’s Hot Panda, “because they find that in captivity they can’t get them to mate.”
Damn. If adorable pandas can’t get it...
Winnipeg eats its young
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In 2010, Winnipeg became “Canada’s Cultural Capital.” Much has been said about the strength of our local art scene. However, many in the community note that a number of the most talented Winnipeg artists...
Don’t give a damn about your reputation
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Where to start with a movie like Easy A? A witty, intelligent high school girl gets tangled up in social politics. It’s been done, surely, and there are any number of angles this review...
This week in violence
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Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil: Afterlife and Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis’ Machete both opened this month and both are stupid. Why then, has Machete achieved an honourable 72 per cent approval rating on...
