Field trip
“Every year,” he started, “Macleans magazine puts out an annual review of Canadian universities. And every year, the University of Manitoba doesn’t do so great….
Arts & Culture
The healthy heavyweight
The Internet is full of dietary secrets — the ancient rule that could leave you 10 pounds lighter or the food you should be eating…
The devolution of pants
The last decade or so has seen the proliferation among young men of what very witty people have named the “man-purse” or “murse” (which, if…
The fingerstache
The fingerstache is a tattoo trend that has found waves of success here and there. The origins of the infamous trend are often debated as…
Fried brains and Sam
Being whizzed through realities in a trillion tiny pieces at the speed of thought is an indescribable experience. Think about it for a moment and…
Sacred Portal
Nothing is stable . . . Not a thought, nor whim, nor prayer. Too many inexpressible feelings. I stomp the ground. Ahh there it is…
Personal income tax tips for students
April 30 might still be more than a month away, but with a plethora of papers and final exams between now and then, the date…
World War 1.5
To make art is at once challenging and satisfying, like completing a puzzle. One of life’s great pleasures is to stand back and look at…
Frankly my dear, Mikuska gives a damn
Artist Frank Mikuska describes his teenage self as a “natural delinquent.” His older brother had been killed while working at an electricity company in Winnipeg,…
Musical memory memory
I shut out all the lights, sat down behind my desk, the little one facing the window in the far corner of the room, and…