Sound off
Sound Off is a continuing column in which we pose different artists the same series of crucial questions. Maya Postepski makes up one third of…
Arts & Culture
Dragons, archetypes and the art of getting old
I remember pulling Eragon off of the shelf eight years ago. I remember asking the man at the counter if the book was really worth…
For the record lover
Recently, the Manitoban was able to sit down and talk vinyl with one of the all-time Winnipeg record gurus, Greg Tonn, founder of the widely…
CD Review: Marketa Irglova, Anar
For some it may be hard to imagine Marketa Irglova without her long-time collaborator, Glen Hansard, as one half of the Swell Season . The…
Long, hard road for music legend
The birth of reggae, the rise of a young Bob Marley, Jamaican civil unrest, police extortion, the birth of dub, the English punk scene of…
Boast worthy borscht
Smooth, delicious, hearty, majestic and intriguingly complex — this recipe reminds me of myself (my partner insists that I mention how simple it is). Serve…
Things I’ve loved
Things I’ve Loved is a celebration of things from the near or distant past, either overlooked or forgotten by the unforgiving eye of popular culture….
Gypsy Woman coming to Black Hole
The Black Hole Theatre company is set to open their 2011-12 season with a contemporary version of The Gypsy Woman, a play by Don Nigro….
The 2011 Manitoban Short Fiction Contest
Think you’re adept at story telling? Want to showcase your writing talents? Join in the fun and participate in the 2011 Manitoban Short Fiction Contest!…
Movie review: Immortals
There are blood, guts and glory — everything we might expect from the new adventure/action film Immortals, directed by Tarsem Singh. This is not a…