Editorial
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More than skin deep
It’s cold out there, folks. As I write this, there is an extreme cold warning across all of southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg.
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Learning from history
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” That’s one of those many quotes that’s always attributed to Mark Twain, even though there’s no evidence he ever actually said it.
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A wrong turn
I don’t know when public attitudes in Winnipeg steered so far into hostile austerity, but it’s a problem that seems to be getting worse rather than better.
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Let’s talk about fight club!
Chuck Pahlaniuk’s 1996 novel Fight Club and the 1999 film adaptation by David Fincher offered pointed critiques of toxic masculinity, back before the term “toxic masculinity” had entered the zeitgeist.
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Addressing barriers
We have a disability-heavy issue of The Uniter this week
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The dildo decade
So, why put a dildo on the cover of the first Uniter issue of the decade? It’s a good question.
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You voted, we listened
This week’s issue of The Uniter is our special themed issue for the Uniter 30!
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It’s beginning to look a lot like 1916
In April of 2018, I wrote a historical article for The Uniter examining the prohibition era in Winnipeg. From 1916 to 1921, the sale and consumption of alcohol was prohibited in Manitoba. Similar legislation was passed throughout Canada and the United States in the 1910s and ’20s, motivated by fears and misconceptions about alcoholism.
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Riddle me this
In preparing for this week’s cover feature about development in downtown Winnipeg, we in the editorial staff of The Uniter found ourselves asking, “What is downtown?”
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Halfway to Somewhere
Like many other introverts and book lovers, I have fond memories of public libraries from a young age.
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Perogies are a portal
For folks growing up in diasporic communities, food can be as important as language.
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Many nations under Brian
Winnipeg is an international city. From the many ancestral nations of Indigenous Winnipeggers, to the many far-flung countries of origin for settlers, Winnipeg is a meeting place for people from across the globe.
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The rise of the post-MeToo “comeback”
Earlier this month, Rumor’s Restaurant and Comedy Club announced plans to book American comedian and actor Louis C.K.
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Cast another vote. No, another one
Another month, another election gone by.
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Two minutes for interference
Another hockey season is underway, and, at least for the Winnipeg Jets, this year seems to be fraught with more drama than the last.
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Crystal Clear
With the federal election coming up on Monday, Oct. 21, it’s important to understand how a conservative government would affect people with disabilities and chronic illnesses.
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Haunted when the minutes drag
Every October, as Halloween approaches, Winnipeggers are reminded of the city’s many supposedly haunted buildings.
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Celluloid, tape and newsprint
In 2019, virtually any kind of art can be accessed via smartphone. Whether streaming music from Spotify or films from Netflix, it’s easy to feel like physical media is a thing of the past.
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Talkin’ ‘bout together now
Collaboration is key.
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Hope, apathy and forest fires
Manitobans are currently sandwiched between provincial and federal elections.