Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

A blend of science, art and activism

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Shaylyn Maharaj-Poliah
This month, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre presents Sea Sick, written and performed by Alanna Mitchell, as part of the second annual The Bridge: A Festival of Ideas.
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The Weather Station, ‘How Is It That I Should Look At...

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Alex Braun
How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars is indeed a more nocturnal, wistful record than the danceable, brooding Ignorance. The arrangements for these songs float, unmoored by time, carried largely by...
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Sheila North — ‘My Privilege, My Responsibility’

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Grace Anne Paizen
If there was ever a local example of how hard work pays off, CBC journalist Sheila North’s memoir is proof. My Privilege, My Responsibility documents the hard work North put into her own education...
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A tribute to Dallas Good and the Sadies

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Alex Braun
Dallas Good, singer and guitarist of Toronto-based band the Sadies, passed away on Feb. 17. As described in the announcement, it was a sudden death of natural causes at the tragically young age of...
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A gravitational pull, or lack thereof

By
Zoë LeBrun
Orrery consists of 24 ceramic vessels which are arranged on a mechanized platform that rotates the various rows of sculptures and imitates the movement of celestial bodies. More specifically, the WAG’s website explains its...
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OMBIIGIZI, ‘Sewn Back Together’ — 4/5 stars

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Alex Braun
OMBIIGIZI, a new collaborative project from artists Zoon and Status/Non-Status, is about searching. Sewn Back Together, as the title implies, establishes that the pair has been broken apart somehow, left looking for their place...
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Basia Bulat, ‘The Garden’ — 3.5/5 stars

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Alex Braun
Basia Bulat, like many of us, spent the pandemic slowing down. She describes spending time in the garden, putting down roots and waiting for melodies and songs from her past to come back to...

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