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HEARTLESS BASTARDS - The Mountain
“I come to you open, organs on my sleeve,” she trembles. “Won’t you help me now/Help me find my peace?”
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Wesmen represent at the Canada Summer Games
With school out for the summer, several University of Winnipeg athletes decided to turn to their provincial sporting organization and represent Manitoba at the 2009 Canada Summer Games (CSG) in Prince Edward Island.
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Cheering for the bad guy
Rarely do we, as the common folk most of us are, actually get a chance to witness greatness. Most of us are so used to being afloat in the sea of mediocrity that surrounds us that we forget what true greatness looks like—or that it even exists. Today I want to remind and assure you all that greatness is still alive.
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Can veganism be a healthy way to eat?
Sugar. Toothpaste. Wine. Marshmallows. Although these four products seem random, they do have one thing in common: The potential to contain animal products.
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Let the games begin (and end)
After three intense weeks of racing, my Canada Summer Games (CSG) experience has come to an end.
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Raising chickens in the city
If you haven’t heard clucking in your backyard yet, you may soon. A growing number of cities are in the process of permitting urban egg production.
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Latest Egoyan film a reminder of the writer/director’s talent
Adoration, the latest film from Canadian auteur Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter), works to bring into the digital age the proverbial notion of returning squeezed toothpaste to its tube.
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Contributing to the culture
Kier-La Janisse may be the only Winnipegger who can say that Quentin Tarantino once fought on her behalf.
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Arts Briefs
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE FUTURE; GTA FOR REAL; THE GEOGRAPHY OF VICE; A ROOM WITH A VIEW
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One hundred stories to change a stereotype
It’s not everyday that you hear the word “grandmother” and “sex trade worker” in the same sentence. But in Aceartinc’s new exhibit 100 Stories About My Grandmother, both play an important role.
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JOHN DOE AND THE SADIES - Country Club
Best known as founder of influential L.A. punk band X, John Doe formed an alliance with Canadian psychedelic roots rockers The Sadies for an ambitious project – an album of classic country covers.
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THE WIND WHISTLES - Animals Are People Too
While Vancouver-based duo The Wind Whistles’ first record was a folky affair, their sophomore effort Animals Are People Too is emphatically less so.
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Change the world
Music had always played a big role in raising awareness of global issues. Joining the ranks of activist-musicians is 22-year-old Liam Titcomb, son of folk musician Brent Titcomb, and promoter of War Child, an internationally recognized charity that supports children and families in war-torn areas.
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Fashion Streeter
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Stone cold crazy
In an age where it seems there are as many rock bands as there are stars in the sky, what does it take to rise above the rest?
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Blue skies ahead
If you’re a fan on Facebook of local pop-rock outfit Blue Sky Addicts, it’s quite possible that you found out their drummer quit before the band’s other members did.
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A musical blast from the past
A children’s musician performing at a university may seem like an odd idea, but not for local hero Fred Penner.
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An Aquarian exposition
By the time this article makes it to print, the 40th anniversary of Woodstock will have been celebrated with little more than the release of a few CDs and movies. While Woodstock has been a commercial success ever since the festival ended, selling millions of soundtracks, movies and books, the Woodstock festival was never about money and it is saddening to see that is all that it has become.
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Giving Winnipeg the bird
Several local news sources have reported that Mayor Sam Katz, police Chief Keith McCaskill, Minister of Justice Dave Chomiak and several city counsellors are close to dropping some serious cash on a fancy new toy.
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Requiem for a lacklustre leader
The political winds of Manitoba are shifting, or so one would be inclined to believe from the smorgasbord of patented verbal back slaps that have been heaped upon freshly-resigned premier Gary Doer.
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Campus News Briefs
H1N1 update; Bottled water gone on campus; U of W represented at Global Youth Assembly; Uni won’t accept credit cards for tuition payments
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UWSA who?
Nestled deep in the basement of the Bulman Centre is the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA).
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Conscious cafeteria
University of Winnipeg students can say goodbye to greasy, processed burger patties and soggy crinkle-cut fries and say hello to wholesome, fresh and locally-sourced cuisine.
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The long digital arm of the law
The one-year anniversary of the abduction of two Winnipeg children has sparked an unprecedented international investigation into their whereabouts.
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International News Briefs
Muslims not invited to Guinness birthday bash; China launches organ donation registry to serve 1.3 billion people; Planet on crash course with its star; Bananas hit with disease
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Warming hearts and homes
A program that retrofits homes in the inner-city is helping low-income residents save on their heating and water bills while helping inexperienced workers learn work and life skills.
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Local News Briefs
Recreation facilities get a boost; Premier Gary Doer steps down; Province releases H1N1 update; Rally tackles downtown trash; Homelessness Strategy accepting proposals
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Are you sure you want to eat that?
Food borne illness outbreaks have certainly been hogging the media spotlight as of late.
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Happy Canadians leave large eco-footprint
We Canadians are a jovial bunch. But we may be overpaying for our sense of self-worth.
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Taking the abortion debate to the street
The front sidewalk of the Women’s Health Clinic (WHC), a feminist community-based health centre located at 419 Graham Avenue, has become a forum for a longstanding Canadian debate.
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NESTOR WYNRUSH - Trinnipeg !78
He may rhyme the blues but there is no hometown hatred or sad songs here.
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CODENAME: THE SHARKS! - Codename: The Sharks!
Fat, overdriven bass tones. Frenetic, dance-inducing drum beats. Melodic, video game-inspired keyboard lines. Spastic, punky vocals.
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