Patrick Harney

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  • Sounding it out

    The age-old spelling bee will soon meet the age-older beer.

  • Turning an old trope on its head

    In 2021, Hannah Moscovitch’s Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes won the Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language drama

  • ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if we’ started a restaurant?

    Despite its meme-laden aesthetic, South Osborne’s Hoagie Boyz restaurant creates unironically delicious classic Italian subs that are simultaneously approachable and extravagant.

  • ‘Little ephemeral gems’

    For several months each year, a heap of snow blankets Winnipeg, signaling the beginning of the city’s great slumber.

  • Coming to you independent and ad-free

    Between the same couple hits playing over and over, disc jockeys seemingly talking about nothing and the blare of advertisements, finding quality radio can seem like an impossible task.

  • Spirits, myths and memory in Black film

    In curating Cinematheque’s latest film series, distribution coordinator Mahlet Cuff sought to answer the question: “where can Black folks turn to for knowledge about their history?”

  • Shelter from the cold

    Surviving winter in Winnipeg is a death-defying experience.

  • You gotta see it to believe it

    In the 1960s and ’70s, country and blues music dominated the Main Street strip in Winnipeg.

  • Lost and found again

    Barb Bottle and Briony Haig aren’t afraid to ask the big questions.

  • Live band karaoke returns

    Karaoke, derived from the Japanese words for “empty orchestra,” is a staple of bars in East Asia.

  • Worth the wait

    Local singer-songwriter Jacob Brodovsky has spent the past 18 years writing, performing and honing his craft. Fittingly, his forthcoming album, I Love You and I’m Sorry, is a distillation of a music career that began when he was 12.

  • It’s not too lonely at the top

    Every Monday night, Jeff Sinclair descends from atop his Mountain of Trivia to test the knowledge of patrons of the Good Will Social Club.

  • ‘A little bit of this and a little bit of that’

    On Jan. 14, cre8ery opens its newest exhibit, Odds N’ Ends: The Everything Show!, a showcase described as “a little bit of this and a little bit of that.”

  • Signs of the times

    The Dave Barber Cinematheque’s newest program is taking viewers to the stars. 

  • Post-pandemic party people

    To many in Winnipeg, DJs are alternatively associated with bass drop-laden EDM, ’80s, ’90s and ’00s throwback nights or classic disco and pop at a local wedding social.

  • Critipeg: Cannes Lions

    The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity showcases the best ads of 2022

  • Favourite local barber or hairstylist

    1. Ari Jakobson (Olafur’s)
    2. Walter Spooner (Waltz On In)
    3. Ashley L’Heureux (Sapphire)

  • Favourite local podcast

    1. Witchpolice Radio
    2. The Reel Debaters
    3. Barking Dog

  • Favourite movie by a local filmmaker

    1. A Social by Tavis Putnam
    2. I Survived Winnipeg by Folks Films
    3. Late Summer by Ryan Steel

  • It’s a family affair

    Winnipeg is home to a large preserve of turn-of-the-century architecture.

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