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…
Arts & Culture
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…
University 1: An experience
So here we are. Within the next few days the Winter 2011 term will be officially behind us. We will head off to exams and…
Essentially a play list
Well this is it folks — it’s the end of another publishing year at the Toban and quite possibly the end of “Essentially A Playlist.”…