Broken roads to open hearts
Backpacking across Europe is perhaps a right of passage. Maybe I’m a bit behind the times? Australia is the new Europe when it comes to…
Arts & Culture
Confession of a baby face
I have got a confession to make. It is nothing monumental that is going to change the course of my life, or yours for that…
UMSU elections?
University of Manitoba Students’ Union elections are once again upon us, and once again I find myself saying, “It’s election week?” Like a lot of…
On nostalgia in art
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a short series of essays about the role of nostalgia in art. It can be difficult to find…
Spring kind of sucks
Can you feel it? The last week of weather in Manitoba has offered us a glimpse into what we are in for. The temperature on…
A Guide for the Urban Voyageur
One of Manitoba’s proudest traditions is the Festival du Voyageur. Known for a while as the world’s largest kitchen party, the Festival du Voyageur was…
Merging theory and action for International Women’s Day
The University of Manitoba Feminist Collective consists of eight members. Dana Austman, Nadine Boulay, Kira Dickson, Irene Fubara, Tara Lambert, Chantel Paul, Jennifer Portillo and…
Five Questions
Five Questions is a continuing column in which we pose a different artist the same five crucial questions. One: The Manitoban: What substance or activity…
The Weakerthans’ cabin collaboration
Ottawa singer-songwriter Jim Bryson’s latest album, The Falcon Lake Incident, features Winnipeg’s own Weakerthans. According to Weakerthans guitarist Stephen Carroll, the collaboration was a natural…
The only car I ever loved
Teal in color, light on gas and as threatening as a fly — a Honda Civic is the only car I ever grew to love….