Features
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Happy trails
Staff photographer Keeley Braunstein-Black explores local hiking options in this week’s cover feature.
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When pandemics collide
While news of the COVID-19 pandemic has flooded our feeds, and rightly so, an opioid crisis of devastating proportions has been quietly ravaging communities in Winnipeg and across the province.
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Round Up: 2SLGBTQIA+ Winnipeg
Openly queer businesses and explicitly queer-friendly spaces have come a long way. Among the many queer-led initiatives and businesses, here are a few newer or less-heard-of ones to celebrate.
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Recarving a rubber stamp
“We really need to start thinking about what is really going to make our communities safer, going to help make Winnipeg a better place, because clearly what we’re very invested in is not working.”
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Publishing in the pandemic
The closure of bookstores earlier this year cancelled many book launches and changed how readers bought and how publishers marketed books.
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The New Normal
Until a few months ago, most students would probably have never imagined that going to university would mean sitting at home and attending a video call with their instructor.
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Winnipeg’s Artists of Colour
Many of Winnipeg’s marginalized artists are multitalented people who fall into a wide spectrum of racial categories. Their stories need to be heard, their accomplishments deserve celebration and more work needs to be done to create a more inclusive and truly diverse space.
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A simple space with clownish traits
As an actor, performance artist, photographer, singer, clown and so much more, Ady Kay is certifiably busy.
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Sexual and reproductive health in Winnipeg
The capacity of Canadians to access, realize and exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) has been influenced by the changing tides of the nation’s politics and the shifting configurations of beliefs and customs throughout the years.
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A room of one’s own
Winnipeg is known across Canada as being an ideal place for artists to hone their practice.
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A conversation with Shoog McDaniel
Photographic artist and fat liberation activist Shoog McDaniel will give a talk at the West End Cultural Centre (WECC) on March 10 as part of the Uniter Speaker Series. The talk will be hosted by comedian and local television personality Issa Kixen.
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Callouts are the symptom, not the problem
It’s 2020, and certain bloggers and cultural commentators have become obsessed with the question of whether “callout culture” has gone too far.
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Circus play!
Charles Lauder (Sleepy) is the current president of the Winnipeg Circus Club (WCC). This is the third time Lauder has been elected to the position. One of the reasons Sleepy loves being a clown is “because you can dabble your giant tippy-toe in pretty much anything,” including juggling, balloons, comedy, stage shows and birthday parties.
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The shameless sanctuary
Sara Usman, co-founder of The Shameless Circle, is not ashamed to tell her story.
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How the media mishandles meth
Is this teaching me how to make things better, or is this making me more afraid – and who benefits from me being afraid? Who is this fear-based narrative serving, and why is this being presented in lieu of something that will empower me to make things better in my community?
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Winnipeg building out, a downward spiral
From the very recent destruction of the homeless camps by the Disraeli Bridge, to making diamond lanes open to cabs, the City’s decisions can be head-scratching at best and heartbreaking at worst.
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The three rules of fight clubs in Winnipeg
“The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club. The second rule of fight club is YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB.”
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Eccentric-modern curiosity shop
Inspired by anime, manga, Harry Potter and so much more, Samantha Beiko is a fantasy writer who pours her energy into a variety of different creative projects.
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Uniter 30 outtakes
Sorting through the many hundreds of votes for the Uniter 30 is a long and occasionally mind-numbing process.
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Favourite Local Visual Artist
1. Kieran Valde
2. Hanna Reimer
3. Matea Radic