Staying cool, Winnipeg style
While we may gripe and grumble about the weather, most Winnipeggers pride themselves for surviving the bite of winter with a sly smirk. How else…
Arts & Culture
You are cordially invited…
Mid-January is not well-known as a holiday season, unless your friend circle has a robust crop of January birthdays. But there is one very significant…
Under the moon of winter are living stories
January is the time to tell stories. Taking a page from the national traditions of Cree and Anishinaabe culture, the local Indigenous Writers Collective (IWC),…
The Good, The Bad, and the Critic
Mon Oncle Antoine Canada produces many quality pictures and Mon oncle Antoine has ranked first on the list of Top 10 Canadian Films of All…
Locals to look out for
I hate year-end lists. The past is irrelevant and the future is everything. So, flying in the face of that hatred, let’s cherry pick the bands…
Top films of 2013
The Great Beauty Paolo Sorrentino’s surreal masterpiece is as close to a Federico Fellini flick as any modern filmmaker can get; for that he should…
Winnipeg teens’ amazing achievements in 2013
Search online about teens in Winnipeg and most of the results suggest that young people are constantly on their worst behaviour. Such a cursory view…
Local makers
Just the Goods It’s rare to find a skin care line that doesn’t market based on gender or through pointing out made-up flaws. The products…
New creative hub for the New Year
If all goes according to plan, 2014 will mark the fruition of a dream eight years in the making, and the conclusion of over three…
The opposite of Canada’s newest national museum?
Eight months before the grand opening of the controversial Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), a small and heroic venture in Winnipeg’s Chinatown presents an…