Opinion
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Abstinence, creationism and the war on Christmas
For a few short days in an otherwise sleepy summer prior to this fall’s municipal and school board elections, prominent conservative youth activist and Riel School Division Ward 4 candidate Candace Maxymowich set the Winnipeg Twitter-verse afire, and in doing so, taught us a lesson in the importance of school board elections.
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A city divided
Understanding diversity and practising diversity are two very different things.
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Well, That’s Garbage
“I had a whole bottle of Jack… lost my voice singing karaoke… ate three Big Macs… woke up on the deck… sprained my ankle… worked the next day… so crazy. Guys, it was so crazy.
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Well, That’s Garbage
When’s the last time you used your phone…as a phone?
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And on that note…
As a musician, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about exactly what music is and what its purpose is.
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Well, That’s Garbage
If you’ve ever stressed about how much money to give for “presentation” at a wedding, you’re likely to receive this advice, with the certainty of a priest repeating a commandment: “Oh, you have to at least cover the cost of your meal.”
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The Intersection with Jodie Layne
As almost any good Winnipegger knows, we live for the tiny window of months in the year that we can leave the house without a jacket or wear a dress without tights underneath.
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Selfie-love
The scene opens with a well-dressed man leaving his office. As he steps out onto the street, he encounters someone lying on the sidewalk, socked feet exposed to the winter elements.
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Lawn pesticide ban means cancer prevention
CancerCare has just launched an excellent campaign to help Manitobans reduce their cancer risks. The group’s recommendations – which include avoiding tobacco, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, and doing regular exercise – will go a long way toward prevention of this awful disease.
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Living in the city together
Where is Winnipeg?
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Winnipeg, you have a driving problem
How did our streets succumb to potholes? How did we get here?
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Student Dispatch with Bilan Arte
As a second winter draws us in, it’s easy to forget that spring (better known as exam season) is just around the corner. But if your year has been anything like ours, the end of the year is arriving all too quickly.
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Hello, stranger
We’ve all had that uncomfortable bus experience when someone rather eccentric sits next to us and strikes up a one sided conversation. These are the moments in our day that many of us dread and try to avoid by keeping our dependable headphones on at all times. But have you ever wondered why this feeling of avoidance seems to overwhelm us in such situations? It appears to be a normal human reaction, but some people, myself included, believe that it is one we should fight. Brooklyn artist George Ferrandi spins this widespread view on human interactions in her ongoing project, It Felt Like I Knew You.
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Ukraine and the IMF’s empty money
The only thing that seems certain about the geopolitical scrum going on in Ukraine is that it will not end easily. The country is wedged between several imposing, flawed and inherently self-interested powers. The United States would like to hedge Russian hegemony, with the Republicans already latching onto the issue to push for a ramp-up in fracking – which would expand their export market, allowing them to fill Ukraine’s energy gap Russia’s Gazprom would leave behind.
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Critical Hit with Drew Nordman
It’s never been a better time to be a nerd. Nothing truly exemplifies this sentiment more than the proliferation of comic book to film adaptations of the past few years. Not only are these movies steadily increasing in quality, they’re also consistently making a killing at the box office, proving how worthy these stories are of admiration. Year after year, audiences show up in droves to see the latest installments of their favorite heroes gracing the big screen.
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Why I didn’t vote in last week’s UWSA election
For as long as I can remember, politics has been important to me. It has been my hobby, my educational path and my career up to this point. I long relished the opportunity to mark an X by someone’s name and believe I made a difference. I was once the Chair of the Board of Directors at the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA). I believed that a students’ association could make a significant difference at my university. I believed that my student leaders had my best interests at heart, and would act to change my campus for the better.
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Random Policy Idea: Why not more taxis?
A few weeks ago, I read an article in the Winnipeg Free Press on the regulatory practices of the Taxicab Board (TCB). In “Cabbies, customers deserve better”, Graham Lane, a former chairman of the Public Utilities Board, argued that the TCB was unnecessarily limiting the number of taxi licenses granted, beholden to the interests of taxi company owners.
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The Intersection with Jodie Layne
It’s well-documented that online spaces are often hostile for women – the more marginalized, the worse the online abuse often is. This past year has been a shitshow (for lack of a more accurate term) for women online. From Anita Sarkeesian’s death threats over her video game trope series to Hugo Schwyzer’s total attack on Flavia Dzodan and this week’s horrific demonstration of rape culture at the University of Ottawa, there have been too many high-profile incidents of harassment, threats of violence and attempted silencing of women on the Internet to count.
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Duplicity is a mug’s game
As the CBC’s Chief Correspondent and national television anchor, Peter Mansbridge should know a thing or two about journalistic ethics. He should be aware, for instance, that as a leading representative of Canada’s public broadcaster his supposedly impartial editorial appointment must not be influenced by money.
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U-Pass on the move
Last week, amid a long enduring journey spanning over 15 years and countless pleas, the basic framework of a U-Pass passed Winnipeg City Council. Without delving into the intricacies of political process involved with moving legislation through Winnipeg City Council, it is important to recognize the long term potential that the U-Pass brings to both post-secondary students and the general public.