Arts & Culture

Last month Canadian music legend and children’s entertainer Fred Penner stopped by the UMFM studios to help promote his upcoming December shows in Winnipeg. Penner was able to sit down with the Manitoban for...

1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) Like it, love it, even hate it; when it comes to television Christmas specials the Rankin/Bass stop-motion animation Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer might be the quintessential entry. The island...

Kate Bush can do anything. For those unfamiliar, Bush made British music history by being the first female singer with a number one, self-authored hit song on U.K. charts , “Wuthering Heights” in 1978...

Every few years, the Manitoba Theatre Centre performs a version or adaptation of one William Shakespeare’s plays. Richard the Third was performed in 2003, set in the American invasion of Iraq, and most people...

Kevin Smith is at an interesting point in his life. I saw Red State, followed by a three hour stand-up earlier this year at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver. Smith gave an introduction to...

This is the last Essentially A Playlist of 2011, and as we head into the winter publishing break at the Manitoban, I considered doing a “best of” list like everyone and their dog (now...

Neda Kianmehr is a new artist with a beautiful history, and The Gallery of Student Art (GoSA) will be featuring her artwork in University Centre Dec. 5-16.. The exhibition is called Forgotten Swing, a...