Arts & Culture
CD review: Jen Lane, For the Night
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Don't be fooled by the cover art of Jen Lane's For The Night: this is not the urban folk-pop it would appear to be at first glance. From the pervasive use of the lap...
D.O.A. on mediocrity, punk and the Canadian lumberjack look
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Journalist Bob Mersereau’s new book The Top 100 Canadian Singles has reduced our musical history to sort of a baby boomer version of a Guy Lombardo set list. Despite the inclusion of indisputable classics,...
CD review: Amanda Palmer, Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of...
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APPTPHOROHMU is an indie pop album by the ever-fascinating, possibly insane, Dresden Dolls front-woman. As an avid Radiohead fan, I can say that I’ve seen my fair share of odd covers and approach any...
School of art students star in NYC artist’s latest work
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Students at the University of Manitoba’s school of fine art comprised the majority of cast and crew at a recent shoot by a visiting artist. Jillian Mcdonald, a Winnipeg-born artist who now works in...
Case 39 aims low, misses
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Case 39, like many horror movies, relies heavily on the devices and themes of its genre. While some of these are successfully employed, the film’s more prominent feature is the way the normally-frightening, if...
Around the world in 275 days
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Paintings, photographs and sketches fill the walls of the Mennonite Heritage Centre’s art gallery. Reymond Pagé’s 275 days is an exhibition inspired by the 275 days he and his family spent traveling around the...
Essentially a playlist
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I just recently finished reading a great new book from former Winnipegger Alissa York. It’s called Fauna and, amongst other things, it’s a book about animals and our connection to them. Whether we see...
