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Creating a space for People of Colour in Winnipeg
The ability to go into any space and feel completely comfortable is a privilege many people don’t have.
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Expanding gender’s vocal range
Contralto, American composer Sarah Hennies’ 2017 docu-symphony about trans women’s voices, takes its name from the musical term for “the lowest female singing voice.”
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Nipsey Hussle
On Feb. 16 2018, Nipsey Hussle released his first studio album Victory Lap.
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Arts briefs
Scattered Seeds Craft Market // Creepy Winnipeg // Aisslinn Nosky with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra // Soles on Fire // Jakob Bro at The Good Will // Attention | Intention | Emergence
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First Friday Double Feature: Outward Art
There is an incredible concentration of artists in Winnipeg. Last week's Nuit Blanche celebrations revealed the city’s voracious appetite for art.
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Whose House? Greg’s House!
“I’ve got unfinished business here."
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Who could use a break?
Just as autumn snuck up on everyone this year (who forgot to tell the atmosphere about normal seasonal temperatures?), we’ve somehow suddenly landed in October.
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A night of wonder
Nuit Blanche is a night of discovery, wonder and wandering.
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Dumbbells or dogma?
Routines inescapably govern our everyday lives. How we get dressed, how we commute to work or school, how or when we eat and even how we fall asleep are all mundane tasks that we accomplish mechanically.
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Advice for emerging writers at U of W
Recent graduates can sometimes have a hard time finding a place to work that supports them financially and contributes to a career in writing.
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Weed on campus: new policies following new legislation
Weed will officially be legalized in Canada on Oct. 17, 2018. However, the Cannabis/Marijuana section of the University of Winnipeg Campus Living Contract sets restrictions that make it difficult for students - especially those living in residence - to consume cannabis products
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Wesmen Recap
The Winnipeg Wesmen women's soccer team came close to but couldn't clinch their first win of the regular season this past weekend.
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Negotiating for quality of life
For Tyson Sylvester and Amy Hampton, who both have cerebral palsy (CP), two years of work fighting for their rights to the support systems necessary for them to participate in society are on the brink of paying off.
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Walking to support mental illness programming
On Sept. 29, Manitobans will gather outside of the Legislative Building for the third-annual March for Mental Health, an event which seeks “to celebrate the community and increase awareness around mental health and mental illness in our community,” Angela Taylor says.
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News briefs
UWinnipeg team raising money // Mental Illness Awareness Week // Nonsuch Nuit Blanche Celebration // Language partner program needs volunteers // West Awake
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Porn in public
This Saturday, Kate Sinclaire, a Winnipeg director and producer of the adult cinema site Ciné Sinclaire, will pack people into her third-floor Exchange District studio to watch pornography.
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The queer space of Evolution
In the absence of dedicated queer spaces, visits from distinguished national or international guests can be a catalyst to create – even for just one night – a place for queer communities to gather and celebrate
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C. Samms - Synthetic Properties
At first glance, it’s tempting to classify C. Samms’ Synthetic Properties as a piece of particularly tight, energetic vaporwave – a more tastefully orchestrated strain of the genre birthed from the internet’s neon guts.
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Parallel Prairies: Stories of Manitoba Speculative Fiction
Winnipeg-based writers Darren Ridgley and Adam Petrash put out a call to authors of short speculative fiction “with deep ties to the province.”
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Nuit Noire AfroPeg celebrates Black artists
“Obviously, Nuit Blanche wasn’t named ... after white people,” local poet Chimwemwe Undi says.
University of Winnipeg and downtown community newspaper