Blog Archive

• Playing the fascist card

  Andrew Tod – February 22, 2011

  On it’s improper usage.

• Affordable housing: problems and (possible) solutions

  Ethan Cabel – February 18, 2011

  Winnipeg has been abuzz with excitement over a surge of recent commercial and residential development in the downtown.

• Self-love everyday

  Lauren Parsons – February 15, 2011

  Applying self-love to your life for better living.

• Yours, Affectionately

  Ayame – February 15, 2011

  Rusty Matyas of Imaginary Cities and The Waking Eyes talks about the inspiration behind his solo song, “Yours, Affectionately.”

• Winnipeg’s Carnegie libraries

  Britt Embry – February 4, 2011

  Winnipeg’s two Carnegie libraries are the city’s most beautiful public libraries - and the ones most at risk.

• Are you THAT person?

  Andrew McMonagle – February 4, 2011

  Every group has one - somebody who will gleefully talk off-topic and distract the rest of the group.

• Back off, Google

  Catherine van Reenen – February 3, 2011

  The Internet is ruining my ability to function in real life.

• Winnipeg: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

  Ethan Cabel – February 1, 2011

  On Sunday, Feb. 13, I will be moderating a Uniter and CKUW panel discussion between the three best bloggers on civic issues in Winnipeg. These men have been writing and following civic issues in this city for years and each have a different, but equally grim, take on the state of Winnipeg.

• More colour please

  Karlene Ooto-Stubbs – January 30, 2011

  The interior of the U of W’s main campus is hideous. What’s being done about it?

• They say people die in threes….

  Matt Preprost – January 29, 2011

  They say famous people die in threes. And while Michael Van Rooy and Chuck Green were probably best known within the confines of Winnipeg’s city limits, the city’s arts and culture community is reeling from by the recent deaths of these two icons only two days apart.

• Where do you live?

  Andrew Tod – January 24, 2011

  Our daily interactions with the physical world are too often overlooked.

• Population density: Montreal and Winnipeg

  Ethan Cabel – January 21, 2011

  When I arrived at the Winnipeg airport after four days in beautiful Montreal, I was overcome with embarrassment and regret.

• Watch me watch you watch that dude

  Catherine van Reenen – January 21, 2011

  People watching is fun, not creepy!

• Airports as amabassadors

  Andrew McMonagle – January 20, 2011

  Why do we welcome visitors to the city with ugliness?

• I’m jealous of your cigarette

  Lauren Parsons – January 19, 2011

  Enjoying smoking from the point of view of a non-smoker.

• What the FIPPA?!

  Kristy Rydz – January 18, 2011

  With the timeliness and effectiveness of freedom of information requests under fire, what news isn’t the public getting?

• The Complications with Moderation

  Karlene Ooto-Stubbs – January 17, 2011

  A cry for the importance of moderation.

• People kill people, not music

  Matt Preprost – January 15, 2011

  People kill people. Not video games, not music. Let’s prosecute the people who commit these heinous crimes and not the music.

• Rockin’ The Suburbs, making Modern Myths

  Ayame – January 13, 2011

  “The cool thing (about both The Suburbs and Modern Myths) is there was a lot of collaboration, so the creativity was high and I really enjoyed that.” Montreal musician Marcus Paquin talks about working with Winnipeg rock band Les Jupes as well as Arcade Fire.

• 94.3 fm is a middle-aged/baby boom mom

  Samuel Swanson – January 12, 2011

  94.3fm is now “Fab”. This happened recently, I don’t know exactly when, but I approve.