How to avoid your neighbour at all costs
Do you live within the confines of the hustle and bustle of a big city? If you do then odds are you also live in…
Arts & Culture
The Tree of Life
Terrence Malick’s fifth film, The Tree of Life, is a good film, but clarifying why can be an arduous task. Malick is known for creating…
Point / Counterpoint
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…
Pop personas
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…
The end of film
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…
Let’s get critical
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…
Talking through the flower
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…
What are you being offered in the name of yoga?
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….
Camping in Wales
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…
The man on the radio
When it comes to the talk radio, some people feel that it’s a genre that has gone the way of the compact disc, one that’s…