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 in their landmark 1947 book Dialectic of Enlightenment. The gist of...

When I was visiting my cousins this summer in Tours, France, my favourite overplayed song was “Please Do Not Lean” by Daniel Caesar featuring BADBADNOTGOOD. When this song comes up on my playlist now, it brings...

Throughout the past several years, UMSU has been criticized for not listening to students. When I ran to become UMSU president, I heard these concerns and wanted to do better, but I knew finding a solution...

Chrismukkah. The intersection of Christmas and Hanukkah. Few people get more than one aspect of the holiday season. I am one of them. As a Jew, my family celebrates Hanukkah every year. The celebration of lights! Commemorating...

University of Manitoba student groups are hosting holiday-themed events in December. On Dec. 2, the U of M Photography Club held a Christmas photo shoot in University Centre. Earlier this month, UMSU held a couple of...

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) https://youtu.be/xgVo96JaqeM Yes, Stanley Kubrick’s uncanny, erotic psychodrama Eyes Wide Shut is indeed a Christmas movie. The obviously fake New York City streets are lined with fairy lights, and the film ends with...

The promotional video for NASA’s Artemis I mission depicts a return to the moon as being about learning how to live on other planets, in order to venture further out into space. To me, it sounds...