Opinion
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Beyond the clubs
Months ago, I nervously showed up to an Out There Winnipeg (OTW) queer volleyball practice for the first time.
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A family like mine
It’s nearly impossible to pin down what exactly constitutes a family.
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The political evolution of Edith Hancox
In last month’s “A people’s history of Winnipeg” column, I introduced Edith Hancox, a socialist and feminist organizer involved in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike and activism throughout the 1920s.
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Addicted to subs
This deep into Winnipeg’s winters, I typically go into what I call “hibernation mode.”
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Build it, and they shall bike
In 2021, Coun. Matt Allard, then the chair of Winnipeg’s infrastructure and public-works committee, requested increased funding for active transit.
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A year of blood on Russia’s hands
This week’s Uniter cover feature, by city editor Tessa Adamski, examines the efforts to aid Ukrainian refugees resettling in Manitoba.
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Why more people have become okay with grocery theft
In January, Global News reported that soaring grocery prices may have led to an increase in theft at Canadian grocery stores.
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I struck out on my own
When I first moved out of my old place with roommates and into an apartment all by myself, my parents back in India were worried.
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Ecosexuality: I kiss the ground I walk upon
Performance artist and sexologist Annie Sprinkle and her partner, University of California art-department chair and professor Beth Stephens, are credited with popularizing what is recognized today as ecosexuality.
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Healthcare gaslighting isn’t just greed - it’s violence
Another week, another abysmal event in Manitoba’s healthcare spiral.
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Left behind culinary culture
If breathing is our most instinctual act, then eating is our most human.
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Diagnosed as female
The film doesn’t matter, although I’ve only seen a handful in theatres over the past few years.
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Turning 24
January 2023 hit like a ton of bricks, and something else is on the way: my 24th birthday.
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Frightening, fun fungi
Like many fellow pop-culture dorks, I’m really enjoying watching The Last of Us, HBO’s new twist on the zombie genre.
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The cost of commodifying pleasure
It was blue, sparkly, worn like a Finger Monster and possibly bought at a gas station.
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Introducing Edith Hancox, socialist feminist
In early September 1919, thousands of Women’s Labour League meeting attendees resolved to march to Manitoba’s provincial legislature and demand that jailed strike leaders be released from prison.
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Lingering symptoms
In December, after nearly three years of masking up, sanitizing my hands and limiting my social engagement,
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When words fail
In a guest essay for the New York Times, author Rachel Aviv describes reporting on clinics for people experiencing the early stages of psychosis and meeting “many young patients who were struggling to express what was happening to their minds.”
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Deicing’s impact on Lake Winnipeg
Most Winnipeggers can recall a time they slipped down frozen porch steps or skidded through an icy road’s stop sign.
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Hateful Frontiers
On Jan. 13, at least six provincial Progressive Conservative (PC) caucus members attended an event hosted by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP).
