Arts & Culture
Fried brains and Sam
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I vanished once before — when I was first given my place in Heaven. Despite my babbling fear, the young man who processed me was totally unsympathetic to my plight. At the time I...
Danger! Highly dubious ancedotes
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My younger brother, who used to flail around to “Danger! High Voltage” (you know, the song from that dumb car commercial with the sumo wrestlers) first introduced me to Electric Six.
Thankfully, I’ve since...
In search of Mr. Chi Pig
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Since the early 1980s, SNFU front man and Canadian punk rock pioneer Mr. Chi Pig has been delivering high-energy performances to crowds the world over. Starting in 1984, SNFU released nine full-length albums, a...
No risk, no reward
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Hey, move over Mozart. A pair of University of Manitoba music students is looking to transform the Winnipeg art scene by launching a multi-disciplinary art and sound festival. Heidi Ugrin and Luke Nickel have...
Stop having a boring theatre, stop having a boring life
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I love unique experiences, especially unique theatre experiences. I like being pushed out of my comfort zone and getting up close and personal with the set and interacting with the actors. While Moving Target’s...
Hands-on and Hyperlinked
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When asked about his latest work, Headspace, playwright and U of M theatre alumni Mike Bell described it as a “play that feels like a surfing session — you get fragments of scenes, ...
Mad World
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This is definitely not your ordinary Alice in Wonderland. No, audiences will be walking in a Tim Burton wonderland this time around. The director's vivid imagination is on full display in his unique extension...
