Volume 64, Number 13

Ask Kathleen

Kathleen Cerrer – November 25, 2009

Dear Kathleen, how can I wear hats without flattening my hair?

–Hat head

Amanda Grant gives the raw deal

Sagan Morrow – November 25, 2009

On Thursday, Nov. 12, Winnipeg’s own raw vegan Amanda Grant held a private raw food preparation class. The purpose of the class was to demonstrate how raw food can be incorporated into a healthy lifestyle.

Setting the comedic bar low. Real low.

J. Williamez – November 25, 2009

Superstar comedian Dane Cook performed in our fair city this past week. Unfortunately for me, I did not get the chance to go.

This is mass madness, you maniacs!

Sam Hagenlocher – November 25, 2009

When Sydney Lumet’s anti-media opus Network premiered in 1976, many people didn’t know what to make of it. The film, which follows the lives of a seasoned journalist of integrity Max Schumacher (William Holden), his fellow newsman-turned raving prophet Howard Beale (Peter Finch) and their amoral ratings-thirsty television programmer Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway), is a timely satire which, in many ways, predicted much of the world we live in today.

Never been in a fight? Join the club

Michael Friesen – November 25, 2009

If you fused Survivor’s Eye of the Tiger and Simon and Garfunkle’s introspective The Boxer together, it might make for a perfect soundtrack to Osborne’s United Boxing Club; a beginner-friendly, but competitive club, whose members are a well-balanced group of both men and women, young and old, competitive boxers and first-timers.

A raucous and raunchy performance

Andrew Tod – November 25, 2009

Conventionally, thinking about theatre brings to mind posh sensibilities, stuffy dialogue and, more often than not, appeals to good taste. Le Mort is anything but a conventional theatre performance.

Heartbreaking and captivating

Sagan Morrow – November 25, 2009

A dramatic tale about disappointment and deception, Hannah Moscovitch’s East of Berlin has you hanging onto the edge of your seat the whole way through.

Of dreams, discrimination and persecution

Crystal Laderas – November 25, 2009

“I used to feel [that] perhaps I was the only one these terrible things happened to. You know [I] never ever agreed to tell this story to anyone, but then after I read Ishmael Beah’s book, it really encouraged me to tell my story,” explains a student of one of Winnipeg’s most notorious inner city schools: Gordon Bell High School.

Three generations with a whole lotta love for six strings

Timothy Penner – November 25, 2009

Early in Davis Guggenheim’s new documentary, It Might get Loud, Jack White (the boundary-pushing guitarist behind the The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather) states that he’s “always worried about becoming satisfied. When you become satisfied you die.”

An enjoyably complex process

Lorelei Leona – November 25, 2009

Jan Kushnier has always been fascinated with masks.

A former grade school teacher, Kushnier is now a Raku artist. Raku is a form of Japanese pottery whose name literally translates to “enjoyment” or “ease.”

Contents under pressure

Jaan Narvanen – November 25, 2009

If there is a singular topic that university students have an innate understanding of, it is pressure: The crushing weight of deadlines, exams and, of course, the future, coupled with the knowledge that what is achieved here may determine the course their lives will take.

Storytime on the run

Dunja Kovacevic – November 25, 2009

Brendan McLeod, unofficial ringleader of The Fugitives, Vancouver’s foremost poet-folk ensemble, has reason to be tired.

Origin of the synergy

Jaya Beange – November 25, 2009

Joel Gibb, founder of Toronto’s The Hidden Cameras, talks on his cellphone while sipping a soy latte at a trendy Los Angeles coffee shop, seated just a few tables away from “the dude from Rage Against the Machine.”

A heavy metal folk tale

Ryan Suche – November 25, 2009

Illusive Mind Gypsy Crew has come a long way since their inception just a few short years ago.

The simplicity of the CBC debate

Andrew Tod – November 25, 2009

CBC Television recently underwent a makeover. Apparently, the reasons for the brand update were the result of, in the words of Friends of Canadian Broadcasting spokesperson Ian Morrison, “moving in the direction of the private sector,” where the style of news delivery frequently overtakes its substance.

Fifteen seconds in Sderot, Israel

Ashley Faintuch – November 25, 2009

This past August I happened to find myself in Sderot, Israel, a city located one kilometre from the Palestinian territory of Gaza. At first it seemed like a normal Israeli city, but I quickly realized there was no one walking the streets, there were very few cars driving and the playgrounds were empty.

A pitfall of cultural appropriation

Brian Rice – November 25, 2009

Recently in Phoenix, Arizona, 19 people became sick and three died after attending an “aboriginal” sweat box. At least, that is what some of the local media referred to it as.

Wesmen volleyball player is looking forward to second half of the season

Sarah Reilly – November 25, 2009

Leah Brezinski began playing volleyball in middle school after being encouraged to do so by her gym teachers. By the time she was in Grade 9, Brezinski was playing club volleyball with the private Winnipeg club team Winman.

Wesmen women win against Bobcats while the men get mauled

Samuel Swanson – November 25, 2009

The University of Winnipeg Wesmen women’s basketball team came out victorious Saturday, Nov. 21 in their home game against provincial rivals the Brandon University Bobcats.

Pre-med students get exposure to rural health care

Courtney Schwegel – November 25, 2009

A program that provides pre-medical students with a one-week experience shadowing rural physicians in Manitoba is gearing up for its fifth year.

A positive campus, both physically and mentally

Courtney Schwegel – November 25, 2009

After a series of fits and starts over the past eight years, the Positive Space Campaign has finally found its roots at the University of Winnipeg.

Economic deals go stale while First Nations waits for land

Samuel Swanson – November 25, 2009

With the transfer of 7, 922 acres of provincial land to the federal government in early November, the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) is one step closer in its 12-year process winning back land owed to them. But it is still unknown when the band will actually see any of the land and economic deals made with the band.

New chief focused on ‘building bridges’

Sonya Howard – November 25, 2009

Even though Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Grand Chief Shawn Atleo has travelled extensively to meet with government and First Nations community representatives since being elected July 23, governance experts say it remains to be seen how these travels will benefit those living on reserves.

Water fight reaches tipping point

Caitlin Laird – November 25, 2009

Devil’s Lake could overflow in as little as three years, Manitoba Liberal leader Jon Gerrard and representatives from North Dakota told the public on Monday, Nov. 16.

West-side line is a $1.4 billion mistake, critics say

Ethan Cabel – November 25, 2009

Many critics are questioning the wisdom of building Bipole III, a multi-billion dollar Manitoba Hydro transmission line, along the west side of the province rather than cutting costs along the east.

If a tree falls near the Trans-Canada…

Ethan Cabel – November 25, 2009

Several trees were removed recently from along the Trans-Canada Highway after the reconstruction of a 22.4-kilometre stretch of eastbound lanes.