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…
Arts & Culture
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…
Friday the 13th survival tips
As you are probably aware, the ever-unlucky occasion known as Friday the 13th is coming up soon. This day has often been a cause for…
Fried Brains and Sam
Poof. Vanished. It used to amaze me. Poof. Vanished. It used to excite me — the whole magic of the universe — how there are…
Art! Coming soon to a campus near you…
When the temperatures drop and the snow begins to fall, the tunnels at the University of Manitoba become a refuge. Shielding students from flurries and…