Culture
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PROFile: Bias toward body type
Originally from Novosibirsk, Russia, Olya Bryksina considers herself a Winnipegger after 20 years living in the city.
She teaches consumer behaviour, a psychology-based approach to understanding what motivates consumers. Bryksina’s research recently won a Best Paper Award at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference 2020, gaining recognition for her work.
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CPC at a crossroads
The past month has been a tumultuous one for Canadian politics. Much of the country has been immobilized by the Freedom Convoy, a series of protests and blockades calling for, among many things, an end to public-health restrictions.
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Origin stories: Rosemary Barton, CBC Chief Political Correspondent
Rosemary Barton originates from our wintry city. A couple of years ago, I interviewed her mother, Mary Barton, a beloved early childhood educator who had an honorary street in Winnipeg named after her.
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Arts briefs
Jazz improv with Carter Graham// Gallery 1C03 reopens its doors// The Winnipeg Comedy Showcase returns// Lighting up The Cube// window presents Eve Tagny// PTE announces two digital projects
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Virtual field trips for Black History Month
What was first identified as Black History Week in the early 1970s was expanded to what Canadians now celebrate as Black History Month in 1976. To commemorate this, the Manitoba Museum is offering a series of virtual field trips for participants to learn about Black history in Canada.
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‘There must be something (better) out there’
It doesn’t come as a surprise that the streaming era has drastically affected artists with its significantly low pay per stream and its impact on international visibility.
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Literacy campaign sheds light on Black History
The month of February is dedicated to recognizing Black history, as well as promoting readership through I Love to Read Month. When taking both subject matters into account, storytelling and literature are crucial resources to understanding Black history and deconstructing racism. Aware of this, Black History Manitoba (BHM) offers various resources to help expose the community to Black history, which is often overlooked in school textbooks.
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Verdict on a Winnipeg urban legend
Longtime readers of The Uniter may know that I have a fascination with odd bits of Winnipeg past and its many urban legends. Over the years, I’ve written stories about the histories of various Winnipeg things, including vaudeville, movie theatres, funeral homes and prohibition.
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Foreign labour, homegrown precarity
Canadians often don’t think about the food supply chain until their favourite leafy green or salty snack is absent from grocery-store shelves.
What many fail to realize is that an absence of a product is often the result of the absence, or lack, of a person, too.
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Mentally, I am here
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Lil guy
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How strap-on sex helped me find myself
I like to put my fake suction-cup cock in my jeans sometimes, sticking out through the open zipper, buttoned at the top to hold it in place. I admire my hard cock in the mirror, poking through my jeans.
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Fight or Flight
For many bird owners in Winnipeg, their feathered friends are more than pets. They are companions, even family members.
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Critipeg: Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
Streaming on Cinematheque at Home until March 13
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Getting the show on the road
Cancelling shows, closing down venues, rescheduling events. This cycle has haunted music makers and admirers for the past two years, but things are starting to look up for Alexa Dirks, better known as Winnipeg indie-pop artist Begonia.
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Arts briefs
A field trip through Black History// Honour and Reverence// Rediscovering Rooster Town// FUNdrive!// Kickstarting the Dead Work Collective
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That is a tasty burger!
I know, I know. If you live on Broadway and can’t walk to your bus stop without being harassed by anti-vaxxers, a cheeseburger isn’t going to solve that problem. But we all need to find joy in the little things wherever we can, especially these days. And dagnabbit, there’s fewer things more joyful than a tasty burger.
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Burger time!
Warning: this article contains mouthwatering descriptions and images of some of Winnipeg’s finest burgers. Enjoy!
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Red cross swim program wind down
Generations of Canadians have also known the Canadian Red Cross through their popular swimming programs, which the organization recently announced would be ending after 76 years.
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City briefs
Recent deaths in justice// Black History events announced// Virtual book launch// Donate to N’Dinawemak// Council responds to convoy