Heightened expectations
The Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival, now in its eighth year, is returning with heightened ambitions and a slate of fifty films from Winnipeg and abroad….
Arts & Culture
CD Review – The Danks “Are You Afraid of the Danks”
Moe Sizlack: Seems nobody wants to hang out in a dank pit no more. Carl Carlson: You ain’t thinking of getting rid of the dank,…
CD Review : Saosin “In Search of Solid Ground”
California-based post-hardcore outfit Saosin has always had a lot of pressure on them. And, whether it’s been following up the success of their debut EP,…
CD Review : Passion Pit “Manners”
Is Passion Pit the new up-and-coming ‘it’ band? They certainly seem to have the credentials. The Massachusetts five-piece has played sold out shows all over…
Concubines and conquerors
Winnipeg author Margaret Sweatman’s book, The Players, is not something I would recommend for my mom to read. That having been said, I loved reading…
Serving up laughs with a greasy spoon
What play won the 1991 Canadian Authors Award for Drama? If you were to respond, Kelly Rebar’s Bordertown Café, you’d be right. But why is…
Text this!
Ontario is the most recent province to implement laws to prevent drivers from texting, dialing or talking on their mobile phone while driving. The new…
Stuck in a pit of pessimism
In Judith Timson’s review of Bright-sided by Barbara Ehrenreich for the Globe and Mail, she describes the book as a slamming of persistent promotion of…
The springs of Springfield: Barney Gumble
Barney Gumble is the consummate drunk. His tired eyes, mussed-up hair, too-small pink shirt, slouched posture and fat gut all exemplify his alcoholism. He’s actually…
Hitching: Part I
Wednesday, Oct 7. So I’m helping my nine-year old cousin clean up after supper, and I came to a realization. Keegan picks up after himself…