Culture
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The Toy Basket: More bang for your buck
A lot of people say to me “Bunny, why would I pay upwards of $100 on a sex toy? I mean, it’s just going on/in my dirty bits anyway.”
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Laughter is nature’s lithium
For its annual Stand Up to Stigma event, Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba is teaming up with Winnipeg comedians to raise awareness about mental illness.
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This chef’s secret? No secret ingredients
When a hair salon closed its doors at the corner of Banning Street and Portage Avenue two years ago, chef Cam Tran saw an opportunity to open a restaurant only blocks away from where he grew up. For Tran, though, it was important that this restaurant fulfill more than the basic necessity for bodily functioning.
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Fashion Streeter
The Uniter Fashion Streeter is an ongoing documentation of creative fashion in Winnipeg inspired by the Helsinki fashion blog www.hel-looks.com. Each issue will feature a new look from our city’s streets and bars in an attempt to encourage individual expression and celebrate that you are really, really good looking.
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Whose House? Rachel’s House.
Printmaking, painting, collages, you name it, Rachel Boese does it. The Winnipeg artist’s passion lies in visual imagery, however she strives to better the craft education community.
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Slip into something more comfortable
After a long grueling winter, Winnipeggers are looking to let off some steam. What better way to get your blood pumping than a weekend full of naughty toys, adult film stars and sexy fashion? The 2014 Taboo Naughty but Nice Sex Show goes down March 21 to 23 at the RBC Convention Centre.
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Stop swimming against the stream
I question some of my friends’ sanity when I hear they live in a crummy bachelor pad, infested with bedbugs and newly divorced husbands, but they’re still paying for cable.
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Fashion Streeter
The Uniter Fashion Streeter is an ongoing documentation of creative fashion in Winnipeg inspired by the Helsinki fashion blog www.hel-looks.com. Each issue will feature a new look from our city’s streets and bars in an attempt to encourage individual expression and celebrate that you are really, really good looking.
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Inked
Experience getting your first tattoo with your new friend Ryan.
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Whose House? Nicole’s House.
Nicole Barry, 35, is the co-owner and CEO of Winnipeg’s Half Pints Brewing Company. After developing a passion for the ‘Peg’s indie music scene in the ‘90s, Barry wanted her beer to be local too.
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Post-Apocalyptic Streetwear
“Post-Apocalyptic Streetwear” is how Lennard Taylor describes his clothing line.
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Intersection restoration
When Papa George’s Restaurant, located at the highly coveted corner of River Ave. at Osborne St., closed after 35 years in business, an entire neighborhood was captivated by the prospect of what might replace it. Thankfully, that wait is now over.
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Whose House? Amanda’s House.
University of Winnipeg student Amanda Jonker likes to keep a full plate.
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Comic Timing
For years, The Uniter has included comic strips from local artists (turn the page) and syndicated masters (Matt Groening’s Life in Hell ran in the early ‘90s, among many others). Currently, our little street weekly hosts a rotating package of Lisa Jorgensen’s Circle Heads and Jean Floch’s The Creeps. The former, a light romp in the day to day experience of being in your mid-20s, balances nicely with the latter’s absurdist chaos, which involves two roommates who seemingly exist to annoy each other, all while misinterpreting normal social cues.
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Whose House? Ginaya’s House.
Everyone and their dog is a “photographer” these days. Whether it’s for Facebook or your weekly (or hourly) Instragram selfie, you know how to point and snap. But, for Ginaya Jesmer, 19, photography is a passion, a career and a life.
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Keeping Canada creative
To keep the creative juices flowing in a subarctic country, Weird Canada provides a not-for-profit option of exposure on all artistic fronts.
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Not my Winnipeg
I’ve been waiting to talk about the new Winnipeg-centric, “locally branded” web series WindCity, which is (deep breath) produced with the support of Manitoba Public Insurance & Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, in partnership with the RBC Convention Centre, Red River College & Royal Bank, with Assistance from Carnaval Brazilian BBQ, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Centre Venture, Downtown Winnipeg Biz, The Forks, Fort Garry Hotel, Johnston Group, Neil Bardal Funeral Centre, produced with the participation of The Government of Manitoba and distributed by the Winnipeg Free Press.
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The Toy Basket with Bunny Ben Wa
It’s like I always say, a happy penis makes for a happy mind, which gets us all one step closer to world peace. Why doesn’t Miss America ever talk about male masturbatory sleeves? They’re fabulous, available in a variety of textures and price points, and hey, they make you ejaculate. Isn’t life fun?
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Whose House? RoseAnna’s House
Everywhere in RoseAnna Schick’s home there is evidence of adventure. Whether it’s treasures from an extreme nature quest or souvenirs from her many media endeavours, she has done, and is doing, a lot of neat stuff.
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Critical Hit with Drew Nordman
From iconic science fiction novels like H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine, to classic campy cartoons like The Jetsons, modern popular culture has been obsessed with the idea of the future for over a century.