A first year’s guide to university according to George Roy
First-years, you’re not in high school anymore. University, as I’m sure you’ve been told, is much different than high school. Maybe you don’t believe it….
Arts & Culture
The people behind the paint
I asked Dee Barsy on a bright Wednesday morning, “Is painting still relevant? In a media-saturated world where the average person is bombarded by thousands…
Drawn Underground
Recently I stumbled upon something called folksonomy (from “folk taxonomy”) — a kind social tagging for art. It’s a program that gives any member of…
Lollapalooza-palooza
I still don’t know how it happened. What began as an observation between friends, that the 2010 Lollapalooza line-up was pretty great, somehow evolved into…
8-bit Charm
In order for Scott Pilgrim to date Ramona Flowers he must first defeat her seven evil ex-boyfriends. At least part of the success of Bryan…
Michael Cera in review
Fans of the Scott Pilgrim series seemed collectively intrigued by the idea of the Canadian graphic novel being transformed into an Edgar Wright flick, and…
Art in the city’s North End
A new arts centre in Winnipeg’s North End hopes to improve the lives of that community’s members. The Selkirk Avenue North End Arts Centre (NEAC)…
The killing of Bruce Waxxen
Bruce Waxxen was never considered a nice guy. In fact, most people considered him an ass. Bruce, however, didn’t give a damn. Bruce was the…
Sex and the campus
The 21st century is a scary place to live. There are terrible things happening all around us and we have good reason to want to…
Ridiculing Justin Bieber and his friends
Popularity is an elusive treasure for many. The prospect of wanting to achieve this social status plants its foundation in our brains at a young…