Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Keeping with how stories work

By
Daniela Smith-Fernández
Writer Thomas King once said “the truth about stories is that that’s all we are,” and literally, that’s true. Human culture exists only because of language, and at its deepest level telling stories is...
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Hollywood Star Russian Roulette

By
Pat Gratton
The Nineties marked a decade in which star power ruled Hollywood. Names like Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Mel Gibson meant money in the bank. High-profile star vehicles met Box Office returns...
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Choose your own adventure

By
Cory Anderson
Stories have fascinated us for thousands of years. They have made up our folklore, our mythologies, as well as the religious stories that have informed certain moral codes. They are without a doubt a...
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Meteor Storm, by Wayne Tefs

By
Laura Blakley
A man stands by the side of the road, squinting into the parched distance. His shoes are encrusted with the dust from the road ahead, the same road that carried his father’s truck to...
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Local bands and ex-pat cyclist team up to help

By
Morgan Modjeski
Brenna Coupland, a former Winnipegger living in Vancouver, is looking to change the lives of 28 HIV positive women living in Uganda by cycling half way across country and raising $10 000 while doing...
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CD Review : Greg MacPherson, “Mr. Invitation”

By
Sabrina Carnevale
Almighty live rock performer Greg MacPherson is back with Mr. Invitation, the singer/songwriter’s first album with Smallman Records (he was previously tied with Propagandhi’s now-nonexistent G7 Welcoming Committee.) Upon first listen, it’s fairly evident...
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CD Review : The Pack A.D. “We Kill Computers”

By
Ian Girard
There have been a decent number of fairly successful guitar and drum rock duos out there in the past five years or so. Think Japandroids, No Age, Black Keys, and, oh yeah, the White...

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