Arts & Culture
The nature of time and ‘now’
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We all know that we cannot change the past, and the future is yet to come. As a consequence of what happens today, and what happens now, we can alter the course of events...
Binding feminism and art
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Books, scrapbooks or diaries can often take on an unparalleled power, becoming physical means of personal expression, memories and creative growth. To this end, 10 local artists are using bound books to represent one...
The springs of Springfield: Jimbo Jones
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It seems like a cliché now that bullies, while aggressive and cruel, are really sad, pathetic individuals with little to no self esteem. Jimbo Jones typifies this cliché, but since his character is never...
Sex and the campus
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We all know that people act strangely in certain situations, but why is it that an almost impossibly dramatic change occurs when we go on a date? It seems that someone who is incredibly...
Static prevails
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Send and Receive, Winnipeg's annual festival of sound, is on again this week and there's nary a hook, harmony or hand-clap to be heard. Instead, over a dozen of the world's foremost sound artists...
An infected trio of swine and the huge, horrifying canine
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Another major flu epidemic may well be underway. We all remember the disaster of SARS a few years ago, West-Nile virus has made many headlines in recent years and recently there was worry over...
Hurl from a top window
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In his first work of creative non-fiction, the 13-year old Eric Valdemar wrote about war and childhood. Inspired by his hometown of Rostock in northern Germany, the site of numerous pioneering aeroplane-manufacturing facilities, and...
