Arts & Culture
UMFM Spotlight : Alert! Radio
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The UMFM Show Spotlight is a monthly column showcasing various programming on the University of Manitoba's campus and community radio station. To recommend a show for spotlight, contact [email protected]
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The revolution will not be classicized
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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...
Heightened expectations
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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...
CD Review – The Danks “Are You Afraid of the Danks”
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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...
CD Review : Saosin “In Search of Solid Ground”
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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...
CD Review : Passion Pit “Manners”
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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...
Concubines and conquerors
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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,...
