Arts & Culture
Not quite a love story
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Twenty years after Roger & Me, Capitalism: A Love Story is Michael Moore’s latest attack on American greed.
Beginning with a comparison of modern America to ancient Rome, Moore explores the rise and fall...
Essentially a playlist : So sue me…
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I like to come up with playlist themes ripped from the headlines, but as easy as it would have been to do a “burning man” or “I’m on fire” playlist, that story scares the...
Beats without borders
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Hip hop has long been a platform for political messages. Starting out in the Bronx in New York City, MCs would use powerful rhythmic vocals to express the social, political and economic struggles of...
A new noise
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Crowds. Lights. A new noise.
I stumble into the Toad on Osborne. The vast hum of the outside world recedes behind me, overcome by the sharp stabs of conversation all around. I exhale. I'm running...
A rainbow of chaos
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Amongst the clutter of the forty paintings that compromise Milos Milidrag's A Global Inuit (Sex, Jokes and Polar Bears), I was immediately drawn to a piece entitled “Live to Skate, Skate to Learn, Learn...
TV in the cinema
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TV is often hailed as the greatest mass communications advance of the 20th-century, but viewers worldwide are being challenged to do away with it this week. To tie in with “TV Turn Off Week,”...
UMFM Show Spotlight : The Scene
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The UMFM Show Spotlight is monthly column showcasing various programming on the University of Manitoba's campus and community radio station. To recommend a show for spotlight, contact [email protected]
Looking for a local music fix? UMFM's...
