Arts & Culture
Music to live for
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The documentary Soundtrack for a Revolution tells the story of the American Civil Rights movement through the music sung at protests, during meetings and in jail cells. This is the premise of the film,...
City girl to farm girl
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I think of myself as pretty lucky when I look at all the opportunities I have had to do the things I love. During the summer it’s not uncommon for me to be...
Sophistication according to George Roy
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Animal House, Old School and other college movies portray university life as a laidback, drunken experience. This is not true.
Obviously there are opportunities to relax and have fun, but university life is much...
Adventures in close-to-campus wining and dining
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Although I now share a cozy apartment just off Corydon with two roommates, I have spent the majority of my three years in Winnipeg living in Fort Richmond. Conveniently close to the university —...
The highs and lows of Winnipeg Folk Festival
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Getting more elaborate and more innovative each year, for many people the Winnipeg Folk Festival is an annual ritual that is not to be missed. I have affectionately compiled a list of highlights and...
From a distance
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The short stories in Michelle Berry’s collection, I Still Don’t Even Know You, present the same kind of perspective on people that you get by watching them at night under the glare of a...
Essentially a playlist
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Man oh man, you gotta feel sorry for Dan oh Dan. Gilbert that is. It’s not enough that his marquee player left him on live TV, but then he got slapped by the commish...
