Arts & Culture

Chronovisor, dark academia meets found footage horror

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
I have always regarded lost media and conspiracy theories as frivolous entertainment that I put on when I need some thrill in my otherwise mundane life. However, Chronovisor, with its blend of found footage,...
Arts & Culture

Reel Pride Film Festival kicks off on Sept. 16

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
The 41st edition of the Reel Pride Film Festival is returning to the Gas Station Arts Centre on Sept. 16, screening nine 2SLGBTQIA+ films from around the world until Sept. 20.  Reel Pride, created in...
Arts & Culture

Quintin Bart’s jazz-infused hurdy-gurdy journey

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
I first saw Quintin Bart perform at a tribute show for the late John Prentice, a pillar in Winnipeg’s folk music scene, at the West End Cultural Centre.  I watched in amazement as he played guitar...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
Arts & Culture

‘There is not one way to be Métis’

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
Métis beadwork might conjure images of moccasins, coats and mittens, but this animator has adapted the art form into stop motion film.  Maxime Kornachuk is a Métis animator based in Winnipeg who focuses on stop...
Arts & Culture

From the herbarium to the gallery

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
La Maison des artistes visuels francophones presented Dry Media VIII: Plant Fibres on Sept. 3, an art exhibition showing works by Textile and Fibre Artists of Manitoba (TFAM) created in response to botanical specimens...
Editorial

Why I love being an unc

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
I have always been an “unc,” despite only being in my early twenties.  According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word unc comes from African-American English and is an abbreviation of uncle. The term was originally...
Emma Gillich
Arts & Culture

Prairie Comics Festival returns for 10th anniversary

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
The annual Prairie Comics Festival is set to take place from Sept. 5 to 6 at the Manitoba Museum, marking its 10th anniversary this year. According to artistic director Sam Beiko, visitors can expect to...
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