Consumer’s graveyard: commercialism of spooky season
Let us begin by saying that this is not a Halloween hit piece. We genuinely enjoy the holiday. When Braden was younger, he was far…
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Banning strikebreakers is good for workers
Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Wab Kinew recently announced at the Manitoba NDP annual convention that if elected, the party will consider banning replacement…
Haven’t you heard? Hot people dress up for Halloween
As social media editor at the Manitoban, I scroll through every social media platform all day, every day. Although we don’t have a TikTok, I…
Suffering for life
As a former U.S. student, I am lucky enough to have never had the experience of hiding in the back corner of a classroom, trembling…
Tomato soup and spilled milk
It has been a busy two weeks for liquid foods, which unexpectedly shot up in popularity as the weapon of choice for climate and animal…
The unremarkable is revealed by planetary defence test
It was on Sept. 26 that NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) — after traveling for 10 months with a trajectory aimed at a small…
Celebrities have inevitably disappointed us yet again
The Golden State Warriors have found themselves in a media frenzy after their starting forward Draymond Green punched teammate Jordan Poole at practice. Rumors of…
BeReal or die trying
There once was a time when your social persona was the imagined version of yourself that you wished to be. There were perfectly crafted tweets…
A public (dis)service
After months of negotiation following the expiry of City of Winnipeg workers’ contracts, there may finally be an end in sight for the workers represented…
Ye’s deleted tweet glimpse of his antisemitism
Jewish people across the world woke up Sunday, Oct. 9 to a highly antisemitic tweet by influential designer and artist, Ye — known also as…