Opinion
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Ch-ch-ch-ch changes
There’s a subtle thread of shifts and changes running through some of the articles in this week’s issue.
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This Remembrance Day saw more than a dozen services and ceremonies throughout the city. At sunset, church bells throughout Winnipeg – and across Canada – rang out to mark the 100 years that have passed since the armistice that ended the First World War.
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Queer gatherings beyond fear
When the poet Eileen Myles came to town to launch their book Evolution, a dinner was organized in their honour featuring local queer poets and writers at all stages of their careers.
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Halfway to somewhere
When my house burned down at age 13, I assumed that all material evidence of my childhood was lost forever.
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Near the end
For those not living in the context of an academic calendar, mid-November could seem like an odd time to start going on about almost being in January. We’ve barely even got enough snow to cover the grass!
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The professionals don’t know what’s best
At first glance, harm reduction might seem to be a combination of two simple words – ones that appear to be easily understood and put into action. How hard can reducing harm be?
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Outdigenous
Another election has come and gone, and I think I speak for everyone when I say, “Yes, but what about the next episode of Riverdale?”
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Snowy stories
That white stuff is swirling about outside, and it may prompt some Winnipeggers to turn their focus to more indoor activities – at least until we’ve collected enough ground cover for building snow sculptures!
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When will weed be as boring as soup?
Working in media as a sober person during the time of cannabis legalization has been an incredibly strange experience.
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Feeding Diaspora
Eating food from another culture has become a common example of cultural appreciation. Unsurprisingly, however, when we consider bell hooks’ writing on “Eating the Other,” it isn’t so simple.
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History isn’t over
This week’s cover story asks important questions about who records and collects history, and who can access it.
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Reading between the lines
Simple turns of phrase or even the order in which a reporter introduces sources can hint at their inherent biases.
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Crystal Clear
Halloween is upon us, and it’s a time for costumes, pumpkin carving, pumpkin-flavoured everything, Halloween parties and trick-or-treating.
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Your 30 faves
While there has been a lot of talk of voting on campus and throughout the city, we’re hoping you still have a bit of steam left for one more round.
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It’s not our main concern
This year’s ballot question of opening Portage and Main to pedestrians has been championed as the chief accessibility issue for Winnipeg citizens across the city.
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Don’t hold your applause
The first time I stepped in a newsroom, I shadowed a sports reporter who left me with one key piece of advice: don’t clap. If I wanted to be a journalist, I shouldn’t cheer, celebrate or reveal my biases while in the field.
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Halfway to somewhere
The desire to go back and redo some, if not all, of one’s life is a feeling that seems to emerge often when reminiscing about the past.
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Ballot time
There’s a lot of talk of voting in this issue, and there will be even more in the next one, too
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My anger is my love letter
Being part of social movements seems inherent when your body vehemently resists mainstream society.
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Feeding Diaspora
I used to think that to know home was to learn my mother’s hands - her repertoire of creation forever connected to homeland.