Vanderhart & Poggemiller New English Dictionary
“Hipster,” like “douchebag,” has reached a state of overuse that renders it almost entirely meaningless. To some, a hipster is a 17-year old wearing skinny…
Arts & Culture
In a land far, far away
Since my last article, the heat now works, a cup is catching the hot water heater drippings, and I purchased some bedsheets. Things are looking…
Bruises, blood and welts
A screen-shot of an electronic waiver is displayed. It allows a viewer to state, with a click of a mouse, that he or she is…
Dearest David Lynch
Dearest David Lynch, I write this letter to you as a concerned and interested fan. I have been following your work for as long as…
‘Let the wild rumpus begin’
In only 10 sentences Maurice Sendak crafted a story involving adventure, mischief and — most of all — partying. Where the Wild Things Are, already…
Look on the bright side…
Ever since I saw Prairie Theatre Exchange’s interpretation of Girl in the Goldfish Bowl four, five, maybe six years ago, I have loved both the…
Lazy, Hazy, Unamaze-y
For the last decade or two, zombie films have been released with staggering frequency. It makes sense; a producer can hire novice writers and hack…
Shutt’er Down
Director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio pair up for the fourth time on Shutter Island, a film that looked thrilling in trailers but is…
CD Review : Sit Down Tracy, “Roaring Noon”
A tepid morning breeze blows through a Winnipeg street in late summer, rustling trash and dust up from the gutters. A 1982 Diplomat backfires in…
CD Review : Snoop Dogg “Malice ‘N Wonderland”
I’m concerned about the future of hip hop. I mean, I recently heard the genre compared to disco. Yikes. A survey of the current landscape…