CD Review : Everytime I Die “The New Junk Aesthetic”
If you listen closely to his lyrics, Keith Buckley, the screaming front-man of Every Time I Die, certainly seems to be a proud man. Yes,…
Arts & Culture
Remembers the Members?
Three years, a member change and a serious drug addiction later, Swollen Members and the Battle Axe Warriors have returned to the hip hop scene…
Essentially a playlist : How can we sleep when are beds are burning?
With world “leaders” pouring tar all over the possibility of a climate treaty in Copenhagen, Denmark as I write this, my hopes for a real…
All the City’s a Stage : White Rabbit Productions
All the City’s a Stage is a continuing look at local independent theatre companies in Winnipeg. This week: White Rabbit Productions “Traaa-di-tiooooon, tra-di-tion.” Musical theatre…
The 112 days of Christmas
For those of us stocking shelves or staffing cash registers come winter, the holidays are a time we love to hate. When Halloween had just…
What is love?
In Quebec City, I got into a discussion with my French landlady about French semantics with regards to the concept of “love.” I felt that…
Swarm!
I find cycle touring, the act of biking long distances and staying in campgrounds, to be one of the most enjoyable things to do with…
Fried Brains and Sam
When I arrived at work this morning there was a note taped to my control panel which read: The end is nearer now than ever….
The Paper Fairy
She speaks in thesis sentences her tone elegant, ideas clear so eloquent all can understand her Her gown, it is of Post-its of colours garish…
A natural state of struggling
Suicide is generally a taboo subject. It’s hard to bring it up and when someone experiences such a brutal loss. The conversation consists of stumbling…