Gabrielle Roy, Manitoban writer in retrospect
Gabrielle Roy wrote about her departure from her childhood home in Manitoba with a sheepishness characteristic of anyone caught in this province’s nostalgic grip. No…
Arts & Culture
Bodywash, ‘I Held the Shape While I Could’ — 3.5/5 Stars
Shoegaze and dream pop, the perennial buzz genres of the indie world, are by this point a little stale. Breaking through the noise is a…
Back from the edge and bigger than ever
Before recording his debut full-length album, Kris Ulrich wasn’t sure that he would ever make another record. “I was kind of caught between two roles…
’Toban about town — Aburi Sushi
The philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote in celebration of the flâneur, the wandering person of leisure in urban spaces. Flâneurs soak their cities in, stroll around,…
2SLGBTQIA+ students send their art ‘Outward’
From March 27 to 31, Rainbow Pride Centre (RPC) collaborated with the School of Fine Arts Students Association (SOFASA) to create and curate Outward, a…
UMAnime hosts manga club
UMAnime recently introduced its manga club, a regular event for students to read portions of manga series and discuss them with fellow fans. Manga are…
Nicholas Krgovich, ‘Ducks’ — 4/5 Stars
”For years and years, I guess I was lonely” is the first line on Ducks, and it’s the first of many profound shifts in perspective…
Celebrating our ancestors who are ‘Close to Home’
Canadian Mennonite University’s MHC gallery hosted the opening of two new exhibits on March 10 that deep dive into the idea of home. Writer and…
Equity seeking students and the world of journalism
Eternity Martis, an assistant professor at the Toronto Metropolitan University school of journalism and best-selling author, held a public lecture at the U of M…
K-pop fandom in Winnipeg flourishing
K-pop, or Korean popular music, is a multi-genre music scene mostly made up of idol groups — idols being the industry term for K-pop stars…