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Listening to the land’s stories
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Warren Cariou, a professor in the department of english, theatre, film & media, has spent his career thinking about stories. Cariou focuses on where the stories come from, who carries them and how they...
From the picket line to the negotiating table
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When images of feminist activism flash across our screens, they often follow a familiar script — protesters with placards in the streets, marching for legislative change. For Julia Smith, a U of M labour...
Bees, brainwashing, Bugonia
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When I walked into the theatre on a Tuesday afternoon to see Bugonia, I was not sure if I was going into a science fiction movie or a psychological thriller. It was both apparently,...
U of M jazz student hosts open jam sessions
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Fifth-year U of M music student Brandy Lafond will host this month’s jazz jam at Must Be The Place, a bar at 84 Stradbrook Ave. on Dec. 11.
The idea began last year when she...
Renaissance frescoes and Indigenous-Vatican relations
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Over 500 years ago, Pope Alexander VI commissioned Italian artist Pinturicchio to paint frescoes in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, notably a fresco of the Resurrection of Jesus. However, what appeared to be just another...
Tuning into the sounds of the Swingin’ Sixties
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Peace signs, bell-bottoms and long hair — the Swinging Sixties can be described as one of the most iconic and influential decades in recent history. With events such as the civil rights movement and...
Fête Ice Cream & Coffee scoops up success
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Fête Ice Cream & Coffee began with a conversation between co-founders Teri-Lynn Friesen and Élise Allard. The two, then working together at a dance studio, were in a staff meeting when Allard mentioned she...
