Liptonians get serious
The Liptonians, a Winnipeg-based indie-rock quintet, are poised for more mainstream success with the release of their second album, Let’s All March Back Into the…
Arts & Culture
U of M Symphony Orchestra opens season with American classics
The University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra begins its second year under Maestro Richard Lee this week on Oct. 27 with the first of four performances…
Millenium trilogy triumph
If there ever was a series that would have the honour of the title “The Series,” it would be this one. Based off of the…
Owen Pallett on angels, the country and Czech orchestras
Perhaps the most compelling aspect of the music of Toronto’s Owen Pallett — classical violinist, composer, founder of Final Fantasy (a name under which he…
Why I want to date a dugong
I recently went to Australia to volunteer and travel the beautiful countryside along with some friends in a program called International Student Volunteers. With certain…
Lack of conviction in speech and you!
Starting in the spring of 2010 I found myself starting to dabble in the idea of slam poetry. Slam poetry is a kind of poetry…
Australia you’ve changed me
Any avid traveler can testify that leaving a country you have just explored and fallen in love with can be a heart wrenching and difficult…
Sex and the campus
I, like many people, previously had a love affair. It lasted quite a while, but has recently been on hold for a prolonged period of…
Those damned election signs
They are green and blue and yellow. They loudly proclaim “Re-Elect Sam Katz” or “Judy for Mayor!” They are a mixture of plastic and sawdust….
Interview with a smoker
Having worked in a small town grocery store this past summer I learned that the average cash out for tobacco products was $1,000 a day,…