Arts & Culture

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Canadian Oscar nominees: awesome Canadian cartoons

By
Ian T. D. Thomson
  The nominees for the 87th Academy Awards were announced in Beverly Hills, California on Jan. 15. American movie heavyweight favourites, such as The Grand Budapest Hotel and American Sniper, lead the nominations. The Academy...
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Winnipeg is nuts for RAW: almond

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Alana Trachenko
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (which there’s no reason to do, it hasn’t hit -45 yet), you’ve heard about RAW: almond. In Winnipeg, we don’t do moderation – not when it comes...
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BLINK I IV V: all the folk things

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Ian T. D. Thomson
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In the case of cover music, this old saying rings especially true. But what happens when the cover sounds nothing like the original? On Jan. 25,...
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Jenna Rae Cakes

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Ian T. D. Thomson
Now that our New Year’s resolutions have fallen to pieces, it is time to reunite with our beloved junk food and sweet eats. There are no better guilty pleasures than the various savoury sweets at...
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Get Together at Union

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Alana Trachenko
Themed events are a big deal in Winnipeg. Devotion, Big Dancing, Grippin’ Grain, New Music Wednesdays, and, more recently, Locals Only have all become semi-regular theme nights around the city – each with their...
Arts & Culture

Talking about tapas

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Alana Trachenko
Dinner has limitless possibilities. It might be a home-cooked meal that takes hours and is prepared while family and friends hang around drinking wine, or it may be half of a leftover Subway sandwich...
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Frost Fest in review

By
Mike Still
While it may have been chilly outside, the spirits of University of Manitoba students were kept warm on Thursday night at UMSU’s Frost Fest through the music of Vikings, Royal Canoe, and Magik Trix....

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