’Toban about town — Aburi Sushi
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,…
Arts & Culture
2SLGBTQIA+ students send their art ‘Outward’
From March 27 to 31, Rainbow Pride Centre (RPC) collaborated with the School of Fine Arts Students Association (SOFASA) to create and curate Outward, a…
UMAnime hosts manga club
UMAnime recently introduced its manga club, a regular event for students to read portions of manga series and discuss them with fellow fans. Manga are…
Nicholas Krgovich, ‘Ducks’ — 4/5 Stars
”For years and years, I guess I was lonely” is the first line on Ducks, and it’s the first of many profound shifts in perspective…
Celebrating our ancestors who are ‘Close to Home’
Canadian Mennonite University’s MHC gallery hosted the opening of two new exhibits on March 10 that deep dive into the idea of home. Writer and…
Equity seeking students and the world of journalism
Eternity Martis, an assistant professor at the Toronto Metropolitan University school of journalism and best-selling author, held a public lecture at the U of M…
K-pop fandom in Winnipeg flourishing
K-pop, or Korean popular music, is a multi-genre music scene mostly made up of idol groups — idols being the industry term for K-pop stars…
U.S. Girls, ‘Bless This Mess’ — 3/5 Stars
Multi-disciplinary artist and U.S. Girls mastermind Meg Remy never stays in the same place creatively for too long. The Illinois-born, Toronto-based songwriter started the project…
LARP and the creative Misthaven of Underworld
In the words of Ursula K. Le Guin, people who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons from within. Without the ability…
Reclaiming what it means to be ‘French Enough’
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) kicked off Francophonie Month on March 1 by streaming Fransaskois singer-songwriter and filmmaker Alexis Normand’s 18-minute film French…