Culture
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Knitting is the new black
There’s a war going on right now.
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It really is All About Thai
I’m just the right amount of stuffed after eating at South Osborne’s new All About Thai restaurant.
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Truth is a gem
A society that values critical thinking over any sort of certitude or emotional reasoning produces a lot of cynics.
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U of W boot camp works whole body with just one weight
One-armed swings, goblet squats and the over-head press are just some of the exercises that combine cardiovascular movement, strength building and flexibility using just one kettlebell.
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Fashion Streeter
I’m inspired by my friends’ wardrobes and thrift stores. -
Fashion Streeter
I wear what I feel comfortable in. I like to wear a mixture of current trends and classic pieces. -
Fashion Streeter
St. Bernard. Whiskey. Expedition. -
Stripping and tugging the hair away
A couple weeks ago, over drinks with The Uniter’s culture editor, Dunja Kovacevic, I sarcastically suggested it would be great to have hair torn from my pubic region with sticky, warm gel so I could write about it.
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Newly opened St. Boniface café is a hub of activity
Growing pains might be to blame for the grim reality of the past few months in this city. In between the domino effect of business closures in the West End, and the media landscape quietly imploding, many of us have been feeling the pangs of adolescence right along with our city.
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Winnipeg’s jewel
Despite having made custom jewelry for the likes of Harrison Ford and Diane Sawyer, and having pieces featured in advertisements for Absolut Vodka, Hilary Druxman says she’s more interested in her local clients.
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Recipe: Pumpkin Ranger Cookies
Eating one piece of pumpkin pie (OK - 3 pieces) at Thanksgiving doesn’t satisfy my pumpkin craving for the year. It only whets my appetite.
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Sweet moves at the Duckworth Centre
You have probably marveled at the dance/fight acrobatics of capoeira before, either as featured in ‘90s rebel-high school-redemption flick Only the Strong and Vincent Cassel’s brilliant laser evasion scene in Ocean’s Twelve or, most likely, at the most bedazzling annual cultural performance in Winnipeg each year, the Brazilian Folklorama pavilion.
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My never-ending quest for Zen
A little over three years ago, I embarked on a quest of epic proportions. After years of floating through life with no real aim or purpose, I had to make a change.
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Fashion Streeter
I like pairing classics with new favourite pieces. -
Fashion Streeter
I just put together random pieces and make outfits. -
Such great heights
The inability to lift your own body weight is embarrassing, even crushingly so, without an audience. You can imagine then, my reaction to the suggestion of trying out an aerial fabrics class during Culture Days.
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Fashion Streeter
My style is inspired by celebrities and how they put together outfits. I really like Hayley Williams’s style. -
This one’s for the guys
Future graduates: though it may still seem a lifetime away, it is likely that you will need to acquire a suit in the near future. Whether for a job interview, a wedding or other formal function, a time will come when you must shed your skinnies or baggies and spiff up.
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Recipe: Seasonal squash
The evenings are becoming brisk. The afternoons are warm, and leaves crunch beneath your Keds. When you trot to Cousins for an 8 p.m. beer, it’s already dark.
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Black and blue and Grey all over
Whether Fifty Shades of Grey makes you sigh in ecstasy or bemoan the death of good taste is really irrelevant.