Letters to the Editor – Jan. 5, 2011
RE: Promoting peace? (Dec. 1, 2010) When you criticize George Galloway and question his motives of peace because of his support of “terror groups,” I…
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Rolling with Ball
Jonathan Ball is a writer, a filmmaker and scholar, but mostly, he’s a writer. The author of two quite successful recent books, Ex Machina and…
Promoting peace?
The former British Member of Parliament and supposed anti-war activist George Galloway embarked on a cross Canada tour Nov. 16, with a stop planned in…
WAFF it up
Since its creation nine years ago, the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival (WAFF) has come to incorporate films with many themes besides the aboriginal issues it…
Chronicles of Mezzezeh
Mezzezeh was baffled by this encounter as he went combing through the forest back into the mountain of fertility. On his way, he saw the…
Small Town Tale
August is far too hot for a black suit, so I wore dark grey. The car ride took three hours, in which time I dared…
If you’ve got the money, honey
“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald Nothing in life is certain, let…
Our city’s still breathing
The title of the event couldn’t have been more “Winnipeg” in theme: “My City’s Still Breathing” — taken from the Weakerthans’ song “Left and Leaving”:…
Representing the folk out of Canada
The upcoming Canadian Folk Music Awards, taking place this weekend, will bring musicians from across Canada as nominees in 19 different categories such as “Traditional…
Revisiting Carolee Schneemann
Last February I attended a lecture on the rise of feminist art at Video Pool as part of Oliver Botar’s contemporary art history class. Among…