Arts & Culture
CD Review : Besnard Lakes “Are the Roaring Night”
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The Montreal-based band The Besnard Lakes are no longer the dark horse they called themselves on their second studio album. They have emerged from the corners of the indie rock world and, on their...
CD Review : Alice in Chains, “Black Gives Way to Blue”
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The grunge movement of the ‘90s was absolutely huge for the music industry. Seattle-based act Alice in Chains was definitely in the middle of the commercial and critical tidal wave, alongside other elite bands...
All the City’s a Stage : Hot Thespian Action
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“All the City’s a Stage” is a continuing look at local independent theatre companies in Winnipeg.
Can you handle some Hot Thespian Action? OK, that got your attention. The remaining question: can a troupe...
Dissecting Workman’s Meat
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Have you recently had your heart broken? You could eat your weight in Ben and Jerry’s, or maybe the new Hawksley Workman record might hit the spot. Meat is the indie rock singer’s 12th...
Field trip
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“Every year,” he started, “Macleans magazine puts out an annual review of Canadian universities. And every year, the University of Manitoba doesn’t do so great. But clearly , Macleans magazine hasn’t heard a thing...
The healthy heavyweight
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The Internet is full of dietary secrets — the ancient rule that could leave you 10 pounds lighter or the food you should be eating to avoid certain death, the fountain of youth that...
The devolution of pants
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The last decade or so has seen the proliferation among young men of what very witty people have named the “man-purse” or “murse” (which, if anything, sounds like a male nurse). This profligacy is...
