Arts & Culture
Point / Counterpoint
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Point / Counterpoint is a platform in which two parties discuss pertinent cultural issues from opposing sides. It’s a real debate, and like any honest fight, there are winners and losers. This is the...
Pop personas
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This spring, two of the world’s biggest pop stars release albums that tell us what we already knew: Britney Spears and Lady Gaga take different routes to navigate the terrain of fame.
Britney Spears’...
The end of film
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One of the most dynamic and evolving mediums today is photography. What was once a scientific tool developed by chemists and the privileged rich is one of the most accessible fields of art. While...
Let’s get critical
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Think about your favourite contemporary artist. Do you have one? What do you like about their work?
Now think about your favourite artist ever. Do you have one? What do you like about their...
Talking through the flower
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Armin Wiebe says it was an anecdote about his grandparents that inspired his first play, The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz.
The former University of Manitoba writer-in-residence says he recalled a story about his...
What are you being offered in the name of yoga?
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Yoga is everywhere these days. In Winnipeg, it feels like there is a new yoga studio popping up on every block of every trendy neighborhood. This is not a big city, so yoga’s growing...
Camping in Wales
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Green hills, seaside towns and lovely castles tarnished a mossy green from age. This is Wales. North Wales, that is. It may be just as full of English as England is, but it’s still...
