‘Is it really about the money?’
It would be hard to ignore the current debates around abortion on the U of M campus, which started with large graphic images, and have…
Arts & Culture
Locals to look out for
Somewhere out in the wilds of British Columbia, Daniel Glen Monkman is putting trees into the ground. Who is Monkman and why should you care…
Going Deep with Jodie Layne
Let me tell you about subscription boxes. To most an exciting new concept, subscription boxes are basically modernized versions of those CD of the Month…
Transcendence
From October 9–12, Send + Receive: A Festival of Sound will celebrate its 15th anniversary in various venues around Winnipeg. The festival, which celebrates experimental…
Emerging Voices
On Sept. 28, coinciding with Culture Days, Winnipeg’s private and public art galleries—as well as other cultural institutions and installations in public spaces—will open to…
Growling beasts and satin sheets
The body of a girl has come to symbolize so much in our culture that it can sometimes be hard to explain what inhabiting that…
A prophecy of decay
Ontarian-turned-Manitoban Lauren Carter has written for literary journals and newspapers such as Prairie Fire and the Globe and Mail, and released her poetry collection, Lichen…
Shepherds, weavers, knitters, spinners, and dyers
This Saturday, knitters, weavers, dyers, spinners, and shepherds, and other fibre craftspeople and artisans will be coming together for the first annual Manitoba Fibre Festival…
Tequila, bonfires, and magic marker tattoos
From Friday, Sept. 13 until Sept. 15, the 12th annual Harvest Moon festival was held in Clearwater, Manitoba. It was my first time going and…
Locals to look out for
Dear Winnipeg, I know life in this dreary little town can be a drag – the summers are far too short and every time we…