Arts & Culture
Remembering Nodar
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I’m in the process of reading VANOC CEO John Furlong’s memoir of the 2010 Olympics, Patriot Hearts, and certainly one of the central events in the book — and in my own memories of...
Get your Yukon
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Yukon Blonde, Kelowna-born Vancouver indie rockers, will begin their latest tour at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on Feb. 18 — one year since the release of their first, self-titled, album. Jeffrey Innes, Graham...
Even in Dafoe, gossip flows freely
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The first floor of Dafoe Library is notorious for its hustle-and-bustle, chatty and noisy, heavily trafficked nature. This part of the library is for those people who like to study, or socialize, with a...
Wading through a sea of vibrating gloves and leather paddles
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If there’s one thing that makes people more uncomfortable than talking about sex, it’s talking about sex toys. Although we’re well into the 21st century, and decades past the sexual revolution, sex still has...
The philosophy of love
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So, it is now after Valentine’s Day. Some of you may have had a night to remember, while others had a night they wish to forget. Or, like me, you had a night just...
Coffee: drink it, know it, love it
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Coffee is perhaps one of the greatest discoveries as valued by Western civilization. This precious resource was discovered hundreds of years ago in Yemen, and although the exact history of who discovered the coffee...
The mighty Red
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As we all know, living in the great city of Winnipeg can present its challenges. We all are way too familiar with the extreme weather, poorly laid out infrastructure and the high crime rates....
