Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

The revolution will not be classicized

By
Leah Werier
Set against an orange background, a wheel-less pink vintage Buick is represented in the painting “La Patera” (“The Raft,” 2002) by Armando Marino. The car is supported in a surreal fashion by numerous pairs...
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Heightened expectations

By
Ryan Simmons
The Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival, now in its eighth year, is returning with heightened ambitions and a slate of fifty films from Winnipeg and abroad. Special guests include veteran screen actor Gordon Tootoosis and...
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CD Review – The Danks “Are You Afraid of the Danks”

By
Jeff Nielsen
Moe Sizlack: Seems nobody wants to hang out in a dank pit no more. Carl Carlson: You ain't thinking of getting rid of the dank, are you, Moe?” — The Simpsons, “Bart Sells His Soul” In the...
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CD Review : Saosin “In Search of Solid Ground”

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Kyle Phillips
California-based post-hardcore outfit Saosin has always had a lot of pressure on them. And, whether it's been following up the success of their debut EP, or replacing their original singer, they've always managed to...
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CD Review : Passion Pit “Manners”

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Cheryl Lysy
Is Passion Pit the new up-and-coming 'it' band? They certainly seem to have the credentials. The Massachusetts five-piece has played sold out shows all over Europe and North America, not to mention some of...
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Concubines and conquerors

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Laura Blakley
Winnipeg author Margaret Sweatman’s book, The Players, is not something I would recommend for my mom to read. That having been said, I loved reading this book. Half-prose, half-I-don’t-know-what, Sweatman’s writing style is absorbing,...
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Serving up laughs with a greasy spoon

By
John Herbert Cunningham
What play won the 1991 Canadian Authors Award for Drama? If you were to respond, Kelly Rebar's Bordertown Café, you’d be right. But why is it being revived at Prairie Theatre Exchange now? If...

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