Benjamin Miller

Going green into the red

By far the most wonderful thing about the environmental movement is that it may allow our children to avoid simultaneously drowning and being mauled by…





Case 39 aims low, misses

Case 39, like many horror movies, relies heavily on the devices and themes of its genre. While some of these are successfully employed, the film’s…


Classical Rock

The south-facing exterior wall of the University of Manitoba’s Marcel A. Desautel faculty of music bears the words, “DEMOLISH SERIOUS CULTURE.” Attempts to remove this…



The devolution of pants

The last decade or so has seen the proliferation among young men of what very witty people have named the “man-purse” or “murse” (which, if…



A night at Mystique

DISCLAIMER: The following contains innumerable falsehoods and exaggerations and should be regarded as entirely useless for any practical purpose, including entertainment. Based on a true…