Arts & Culture
Unnecessary Reviews: Marmaduke
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Unnecessary Reviews is a column where things are reviewed in a manner that is unnecessary.
They say you can’t keep a good dog down.
Just like the films Anaconda, Saw III and Vampire in Brooklyn that...
Expressing Suppression
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Having been born and bred on the prairies I suppose I should be used to the glaring futility of shoveling snow. I’m sure we’ve all reached that point when we realize, not only has...
Liptonians get serious
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The Liptonians, a Winnipeg-based indie-rock quintet, are poised for more mainstream success with the release of their second album, Let’s All March Back Into the Sea, scheduled to be released this February. While their...
U of M Symphony Orchestra opens season with American classics
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The University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra begins its second year under Maestro Richard Lee this week on Oct. 27 with the first of four performances scheduled for the year. The first concert includes works...
Millenium trilogy triumph
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If there ever was a series that would have the honour of the title “The Series,” it would be this one. Based off of the national bestselling author Steig Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy comes some...
Owen Pallett on angels, the country and Czech orchestras
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Perhaps the most compelling aspect of the music of Toronto’s Owen Pallett — classical violinist, composer, founder of Final Fantasy (a name under which he no longer performs) and occasional member of Arcade Fire...
Why I want to date a dugong
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I recently went to Australia to volunteer and travel the beautiful countryside along with some friends in a program called International Student Volunteers. With certain ulterior motives that involved being swept off my feet...
