Arts & Culture
Indigenous Peoples Day at the Winnipeg Art Gallery
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Following a personal tradition from the previous year, I made my way to the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG-Qaumajuq) to experience an afternoon of Indigenous artwork and programming for National Indigenous Peoples Day last Wednesday.
On...
’Toban Listens: ‘Spirit Plate’
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June is National Indigenous History month, a time for recognizing and acknowledging the resiliency, diversity and rich history of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Last week Wednesday was National Indigenous Peoples Day, and...
Rainbow Resource Centre relocating during 50th year
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Canada’s longest continuously running 2SLGBTQ+ resource centre, Rainbow Resource Centre (RRC), is soon moving buildings to create an even larger and more accessible space.
RRC was born 50 years ago, originally as a student group...
Gabrielle Roy, Manitoban writer in retrospect
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Gabrielle Roy wrote about her departure from her childhood home in Manitoba with a sheepishness characteristic of anyone caught in this province’s nostalgic grip. No matter how much time lapses, this place stakes an...
Bodywash, ‘I Held the Shape While I Could’ — 3.5/5 Stars
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Shoegaze and dream pop, the perennial buzz genres of the indie world, are by this point a little stale. Breaking through the noise is a hard thing to do, and many choose these genres...
Back from the edge and bigger than ever
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Before recording his debut full-length album, Kris Ulrich wasn’t sure that he would ever make another record.
“I was kind of caught between two roles of like being a side person and playing guitar for...
’Toban about town — Aburi Sushi
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The philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote in celebration of the flâneur, the wandering person of leisure in urban spaces. Flâneurs soak their cities in, stroll around, see the sights and maybe park themselves at a...







