Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Not quite a love story

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Shawna Finnegan
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...
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Essentially a playlist : So sue me…

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Michael Elves
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...
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Beats without borders

By
Leah Werier
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...
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A new noise

By
Damian Purdy
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...
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A rainbow of chaos

By
Leah Werier
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...
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TV in the cinema

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Ryan Simmons
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,”...
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UMFM Show Spotlight : The Scene

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Sabrina Carnevale
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...

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