Arts & Culture


Ask Kara

Hey Kara, After trying multiple times, I just recently ended a relationship with my partner of several years. When we were together I always came…


Worthy of attention

Inspired by the Cannes Lions International Film Festival, the International Advertising Film Festival was first established in 1954. The name has since changed to the…


Music, politics and morals

Last month Canadian music legend and children’s entertainer Fred Penner stopped by the UMFM studios to help promote his upcoming December shows in Winnipeg. Penner…


Ten great things

1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) Like it, love it, even hate it; when it comes to television Christmas specials the Rankin/Bass stop-motion animation Rudolph…



Romeo and Juliet

Every few years, the Manitoba Theatre Centre performs a version or adaptation of one William Shakespeare’s plays. Richard the Third was performed in 2003, set…



Essentially a playlist

This is the last Essentially A Playlist of 2011, and as we head into the winter publishing break at the Manitoban, I considered doing a…


Forgotten swing

Neda Kianmehr is a new artist with a beautiful history, and The Gallery of Student Art (GoSA) will be featuring her artwork in University Centre…