America is heading toward fascism
I can’t be the first to argue that what I see happening in the United States increasingly resembles fascism. From those who hold power to…
Editorial
Look past suburbia and experience Winnipeg
Throughout my life, I haven’t heard a lot of people rave about Winnipeg. Recently, I drove around Winnipeg taking pictures of places that I consider…
Gruyère? Here, there, anywhere
Whoever first said, “you can’t make everyone happy, you’re not cheese,” got it wrong. Not even cheese can make everyone happy. Earlier this month, a…
The importance of planting flowers
By now, I think many Manitobans are likely quite weary of winter. I know I am. So take heart, for today on the first of…
Finding beauty and inspiration in every experience
I was raised on a quiet estate in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. On Sunday evenings, my mum, little brother and I would drive to Jabi…
Companies blame us to avoid accountability
Living in the days of rapidly worsening climate change, many people may be familiar with the idea of having a carbon footprint. The term, which…
Military booths at U of M conflict with university values
Students walking through University Centre two weeks ago would have seen a number of U of M career fair stands advertising jobs in various public…
The good in the ominous
As one of the two news editors at the Manitoban, there are strict journalistic practices that I must follow when writing any news article. I…
Vanity pickup trucks are a blight on Manitoba society
I’m sure there was once a time, long ago, when there was a reason to have a pickup truck. Living in the prairies myself, I’m…
In defence of snobbery
Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer, leading philosophers of the group of researchers known as the Frankfurt school, defined their idea of the culture industry…