Arts & Culture
The ‘Manitoban’ staff’s favourite scary movies
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Here is a list of our staff's favourite scary movies for a delightfully frightful evening. From dark comedies to psychological thrillers to classic horror flicks, gather your friends, hit the lights and enjoy.
The Strangers...
A dive into Manitoba’s urban legends, horror lore
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Haunted Manitoba: Ghost Stories from the Prairies is a fascinating but sometimes frustrating read.
Written by Matthew Komus as an informal sequel to his previous work Haunted Winnipeg: Ghost Stories from the Heart of the...
Patrick Watson – ‘Wave,’ 3.5/5
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As the musical monoculture continues to swallow every genre and subculture in its maw, it can feel exhausting — and increasingly pointless — to try and trace an artist’s precise influences.
However, every now and...
Micah Erenberg – ‘Love Is Gonna Find You,’ 3.5/5
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Besides heartache and whiskey, one of the tent poles of classic country and folk music is a sense of humour.
There’s often a playfulness to these stories of lost love and lonely travels, a winking...
‘The Third Colour’ wraps up first run at Prairie Theatre Exchange
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The Third Colour from Manitoban playwright Ian Ross just finished its first run at the Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE).
In an “absurdist dramedy” using clown-style comedy to discuss heavier topics of colonialism, trauma and reconciliation,...
Jenny Heijun Wills relaunches her memoir ‘Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related.’
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Winnipeg based author and University of Winnipeg professor Jenny Heijun Wills relaunched her first memoir to a packed McNally Robinson atrium on Oct. 8.
First released in mid-September, Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related.: A Memoir...
Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour was life-changing
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Sir Elton John rode into Winnipeg on a stormy fall day and let the sun go down on a full house at Bell MTS Place.
His final world tour, justly dubbed the Farewell Yellow Brick...







