Arts & Culture

I have a confession to make — I really love movies. I belong to the group of people who can quote every line in Shrek (2001) or passionately explain why Interstellar (2014) is the greatest space film ever made...

Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, Little Women, loosely based on the lives of her and her three sisters, was first published in 1868. After it gained great popularity, Alcott quickly wrote a sequel, published...

A  while ago, a friend invited me to watch Mozart’s The Magic Flute performed by U of M voice students and the university’s symphony orchestra. I did not know what to expect since I...

Since 1998, communities around the world have observed World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 to show solidarity in the fight against HIV and remember those who have lost their lives to the disease. The impact...

Heavy metal band Striker, originally from Edmonton, started from humble beginnings. Each member began playing music in their teens and came from similar backgrounds. Before forming Striker, the bandmates  played in other various groups...

Skye Wallace describes their music as rock, but not typical rock. While they refer to it broadly as “alt-rock,” they avoid defining themselves by a single genre. Their music incorporates elements of punk, folk...

Niigaan Sinclair, an Indigenous writer, activist and professor in the U of M’s department of Indigenous studies has won the prestigious 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award for non-fiction. His book Wînipêk: Visions of Canada...