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  • Before my obituary

    As the family’s resident copy editor, I was tasked with proofreading my grandfather’s obituary before publication.

  • Zero fares

    Security concerns are impacting Winnipeg Transit’s image and discouraging ridership.

  • Shutting down hate on campus

    Earlier this month, professor Joanne Boucher gave a talk at the University of Winnipeg (U of W) provocatively titled “The Commodification of the Body: The Case of Transgender Identities.”

  • Embracing the curl

    Growing up a curly girl in Manitoba was a struggle.

  • Beyond the clubs

    Months ago, I nervously showed up to an Out There Winnipeg (OTW) queer volleyball practice for the first time.

  • A family like mine

    It’s nearly impossible to pin down what exactly constitutes a family. 

  • Why more people have become okay with grocery theft

    In January, Global News reported that soaring grocery prices may have led to an increase in theft at Canadian grocery stores.

  • I struck out on my own

    When I first moved out of my old place with roommates and into an apartment all by myself, my parents back in India were worried.

  • Left behind culinary culture

    If breathing is our most instinctual act, then eating is our most human.

  • Diagnosed as female

    The film doesn’t matter, although I’ve only seen a handful in theatres over the past few years.

  • The cost of commodifying pleasure

    It was blue, sparkly, worn like a Finger Monster and possibly bought at a gas station.

  • When words fail

    In a guest essay for the New York Times, author Rachel Aviv describes reporting on clinics for people experiencing the early stages of psychosis and meeting “many young patients who were struggling to express what was happening to their minds.”

  • Abortion (mis)representation

    I didn’t know what happened, except that “the guy had a dirty knife and a folding table.”

  • Defensive maneuvers

    When five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Nassr late last year, critics cited the move as yet another example of sportswashing.

  • Colonizing skating in Winnipeg

    Winter in Manitoba can last for six to eight months, which leaves little time for residents to enjoy outdoor summer activities.

  • Shattered images

    The invitation arrives misaddressed.

  • Honourable abuse

    No Canadian senator has even been stripped of their “honourable” title in history.

  • Schools aren’t safe

    Earlier this school year, West Kildonan Collegiate announced its “commitment to eliminate vaping and large groups gathering in the washrooms” on campus.

  • On the rise of online scams

    Pyramid schemes, grifting and scams have been ingrained into our economy, culture and social imaginary far longer than dial-up.

  • You’re banning the wrong books

    Every book has a lifespan, especially when it belongs to a public library.

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