Arts & Culture
Stethoscope:
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I’m stopped at a red light, right toe grazing the pavement.
“What’s in your bag!?” the cyclist behind me screams. I jolt, tipping myself toward the curb and crane my neck to look back...
Creative Writing Contest: Third place
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Evan walked carefully through the snow to the bus stop. His eyes were focused on the ground in front of him, as he tried his best to pack down, with every step, the raised...
Creative Writing Contest: Second place
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Our car sputtered along the dirt road across the thick prairie plains. It was a gorgeous, hot summer day: the sun sizzled like a sliced tomato in a frying pan and the vibrant green...
The Decade in Arts
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Whoa. What was that? Did you just see that?? I think that was a “decade” that just ripped right past us. Damn. “The 00s,” “The aughts” — gone forever. How can you possibly...
The Decade in Arts (sucked, btw)
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Like most people who lack the intellectual capacity for nuanced thought, I love a sweeping statement. The huger the better. Indeed, most of my utterances consist entirely of a single noun followed by either...
Dollars for Darlings
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Artists know that local initiatives are the key to maintaining and developing a vibrant arts community. Just ask Vanessa Kuzina, lead vocalist and guitar player of Winnipeg indie-roots outfit, Oh My Darling. “We’re four...
The Global Canvas
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Imagine a canvas so vast it spans the entire globe. What if I told you this canvas already exists? Artists and non-artists alike from nearly every country and culture have collaborated for years through...
