Blog Archive
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Baz Luhrmann and his bad ideas
The Great Gatsby has seen six film incarnations - a seventh in 3-D, directed by Baz Luhrmann, may be on the way.
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What’s a Comments section anyway?
An attempt at de-mystification
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Bodies exhibit - edutainment?
Controversial Bodies exhibit showed mixed respect.
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It feels like Christmas….
Gipp Forster, the unknown father of Christmas.
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Poutine, My Love
My search for the best poutine in the Peg.
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Energy efficient homes at all income levels
What do reclaimed diseased elm trees, solar panels and volatile organic compounds have in common? They are all considerations in the new homes built by the Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation in Winnipeg’s North End.
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Matt Fox from Shai Hulud talks Propagandhi
Matt Fox from Shai Hulud talks about his love for Winnipeg thrash metal punks Propagandhi and their 2009 album, Supporting Caste.
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The word, from Lloyd Axworthy
The Uniter has annual luncheons with Lloyd Axworthy, and here’s this year’s report.
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Random interview with a Winnipeg icon
A random interview I jumped on with one of my favorite Winnipeg icons, complete with photo evidence.
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Musings of our city, love it or leave it
The love/hate relationship we have with our city is doing nothing (positive) for it.
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A bookstore with no books?
Follett, University of Winnipeg bookstore managing partner since July 2009, reveals the realities of space constraints and publishers’ return periods.
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Panhandlers aren’t going away
More legislation isn’t the answer to solve the panhandling issue.
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Jumping the gun
NDP and PC parties begin battle for the leg ‘11 in 2010.
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Video games killed the arcade
My friend and I were talking the other day about what happened to Dark Zone. What was once a bastion for kids looking to kill some time or have a kickass birthday party, quickly closed up almost a decade ago and that was that. Nothing ever sprung up in the city to take its place. I believe an organic food market now sits in its place. The Adventure City that was beside it is now a Dollarama.
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From Delhi 2 Dublin and back again
Describing Delhi 2 Dublin can be a complicated task. The five piece from Vancouver formed back in March of 2006, thanks to a one-off collaboration that went extremely well, and they have been defying genres ever since.
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What a punk!
The Encyclopedia of Punk by Brian Cogan encapsulates the movement from its birth in the mid 1970s until the present, charting the bands we all know, and some many of us have never heard of. But it’s the short and snappy entries, and the plethora of amazing photos that make this tome well worth the money.
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Bathroom Graffiti
Why does bathroom graffiti exist, and who writes it?
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An afternoon with a veteran
I visit my granddad and ask him to open up about his experience in World War II, drawing the connection between my family’s history and the history of the world.
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Tear down the barricades at Portage and Main, bring back consensus-based politics, says Glen Murray
On Oct. 18, Judy Wasylycia-Leis received endorsements from three prominent former city officials, including former mayor and Ontario cabinet minister Glen Murray.
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More than a nice gesture: Dan Vandal’s appointment changes composition of council
After the civic election last week, there was some speculation that council had stagnated into a split along ideological lines, even moving slightly to the left with independent councillor Devi Sharma’s win in Old Kildonan.