Arts & Culture
The grass looks greener outside city limits
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The raindrops race each other down the window while the sky continuously sends new waves of runners. This is the third day of rain in a row; I want my summer vacation back. With...
Plaid to the bone
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NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Hipsters are the worst, am I right? The way they try to be oh-so-original – liking obscure bands that you probably haven’t heard of, drinking fancy craft beer instead of...
Fringe reviews
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The Winnipeg Fringe Festival was bigger than ever this year with 108,721 indoor attendees and an estimated 80,000 people visiting Old Market Square for live music and entertainment. Now that the 2015 Fringe has...
Cover to cover with Carlyn
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Acclaimed Winnipeg writer Brenda Hasiuk used her hometown as a setting in last year’s Your Constant Star, which follows three Winnipeg teens as they enter adulthood. Boy Lost in Wild, published last fall, is Hasiuk’s...
From subway car to skyscraper
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Since its humble beginnings as graffiti plastered illegally on subway cars, public art has flourished from a nuisance into a means of community revitalization, and right at the centre of the movement in Winnipeg are...
Stop and smell the roses
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As with most artists, Candace Fempel of the Department of Floristry stumbled upon her talent quite naturally – but perhaps more so than most.
“I think my interest in floristry really comes from spending countless hours...
The funniest night in Winnipeg
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There’s definitely a downside to laughing all night: a sore face the next day. The Winnipeg Comedy Showcase, hosted by Jared Story at the Park Theatre, saw a packed house on July 4. The showcase...







