Patrick Harney
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Sounding it out
The age-old spelling bee will soon meet the age-older beer.
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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
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‘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.
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‘Little ephemeral gems’
For several months each year, a heap of snow blankets Winnipeg, signaling the beginning of the city’s great slumber.
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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.
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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?”
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Shelter from the cold
Surviving winter in Winnipeg is a death-defying experience.
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You gotta see it to believe it
In the 1960s and ’70s, country and blues music dominated the Main Street strip in Winnipeg.
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Lost and found again
Barb Bottle and Briony Haig aren’t afraid to ask the big questions.
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Live band karaoke returns
Karaoke, derived from the Japanese words for “empty orchestra,” is a staple of bars in East Asia.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.”
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Signs of the times
The Dave Barber Cinematheque’s newest program is taking viewers to the stars.
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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.
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Critipeg: Cannes Lions
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity showcases the best ads of 2022
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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.