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Another winter of discontent

By
Sheldon Birnie
Well, shit. Winter is back, kicking ass and taking names. Outside, it is wet and cold as fuck. There was snow last night, and the weather is already taking its toll on drivers across...
Comment

Fishing turds from a backed-up shitter

By
Sheldon Birnie
The date of our municipal election is upon us. Many Winnipeggers have already taken to the advanced polls, and soon our mayor and council will be elected and sworn in. For citizens young and...
Features

Lucky fuckin’ Lager

By
Sheldon Birnie
“Let’s get some Lucky Lager and howl at the moon!” - Brad Pitt as Early Grace in Kalifornia. Yeah they call me Lucky, what the fuck is it to you? You think...
News

U of M without a drop to drink

By
Sheldon Birnie
Students and staff at the University of Manitoba are still without a place to wet their whistle on campus, following the closing of Wise Guys and the delay in renovations at Degrees. However, this hopefully...
Arts & Culture

Welcome to Guantanamo

By
Sheldon Birnie
Jello Biafra, outspoken punk rock auteur and censorship activist, is coming to town with his new group, the Guantanamo School of Medicine. Biafra is the founder and frontman of the seminal punk group Dead...
Comment

Tories can’t seal deal on long-gun registry

By
Sheldon Birnie
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, MPs voted to scrap a controversial private members bill by a margin of 153 to 151. Bill C-391, put forward by Conservative Manitoba MP Candice Hoepnner (Portage-Lisgar), proposed to...
Editorial

Friends helping friends

By
Sheldon Birnie
Friends are a valuable resource and a lot of fun. Without them, who would help you renovate your kitchen? Who would be there to look out for you when a date might go wrong?...
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