Lagace’s Costume Corner
Halloween parties are fun. What isn’t fun is realizing hours before heading out to a party that you forgot to figure what costume you were…
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Costumed couples
When a girl dresses as a Barbie for Halloween, males and females alike understand that, however fabulous Barbie may look in her tiny outfit, this…
Getting to know your Wiccan holidays
This summer a friend of mine came out of the broom closet. That is to say, she announced to the world that she was Wiccan….
Things I’ve loved
Things I’ve Loved is a celebration of things from the near or distant past, either overlooked or forgotten by the unforgiving eye of popular culture….
Speak for yourself
September of 2005, Neil Strauss’ The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pick-up Artists becomes a New York Times best seller. The book follows Strauss’s…
Two new speakers series hope to create discussion
Two speakers series recently launched at the University of Manitoba aim to fuel debate on some of the most prevalent issues affecting modern society. In…
Gazing into the (silicon) crystal ball
With NHL training camps and the pre-season wrapping up over the next week, hockey analysts from across the land are speculating how the season will…
Aqua Books saved
Aqua Books is set to become a non-profit organization centred on books, community and entertainment, after nearly falling off the Winnipeg map. The owner of…
Travel-logging: Mount Koya, Japan
The most holy Buddhist site in Japan — that was the initial attraction for me in going to Mount Koya, despite a friend of mine…
Disappearing into Thin Air
It was late at night, around this time last year, downtown Winnipeg. Just past eight o’clock, I stepped off the 62 bus and out onto…