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The Manitoban
The Students' Newspaper of the University of Manitoba
Archive for September, 2010
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Become a fantasy hockey legend
It’s that time of year again. Fall is upon us and the NHL hockey season starts in just over a week’s time. Hockey is great but playing fantasy hockey makes it all the more interesting. As luck would have it, the Manitoban is running a free fantasy hockey pool for the upcoming 2010-11 season. For [...]
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Shaping up
The ads are everywhere, buy the new Sketchers Shape-ups and you can “get in shape without setting foot in a gym.” Yes, advertisements claim that these shoes are designed to promote weight loss, tone muscles and improve posture. They are even supposed to make you sleep better, improve cardiovascular circulation and reduce cellulite. The target [...]
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Rules were meant to be broken
Formula One (F1) is a sport where millions upon millions of dollars are spent to go a tenth of a second faster. The rub is that for all the money spent, the advantage is normally short lived, with the advancement either banned by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the international motorsports governing body, or [...]
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Theater as transformative action
Racism, motherhood, plastic surgery and the politics of love — these are some of the issues that are being dealt with theatrically as part of FemFest 2010: On the Edge. Designed to celebrate women and diversity, the festival is a forum where women’s voices are heard and their talents are showcased. Sarasvàti Productions, which has [...]
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Vampire Remixed
Let Me In is a violent vampire horror-drama that centers on a desperate bond that forms between two lonely kids, one of whom is a vampire. Directed by Matt Reeves, it is an American adaptation of a better-crafted Swedish movie called Let the Right One In (2008). A near scene-for-scene remake, the major differences are [...]
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A student’s guide to gallery shopping
The art gallery: that impenetrable bastion of high, nearly unapproachable, culture. Its track lighting and white walls are dominated by whispering figures and sidelong glances. Do you return the glance? Do you know him? Unlikely. How does one behave in such a place? It’s always unnerving. One does not want to draw attention to oneself [...]
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Music of the world, but not world music
The Manitoban Musical Atlas of Popular Music is a sporadically-published guide to the export-friendly pop music of the world outside England and North America. Society Iceland’s musical society is more closely knit than its sweaters. Few countries have a musical style as recognizable and as consistent as Iceland’s. Perhaps this is because Iceland, as of [...]
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More than a hot drink
I have a tea problem: green, Earl Grey, chai . . . the list is too long. Similarly, the smell of coffee will break even my most driven and assertive stride, and will force me to stop and to smell the air. My nose inhales deeply, and begs this question: “Where is the delicious scent [...]
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Cold Blue steel
When it comes to the inventions of the human race, there is a long line of things that we’re particularly proud of. Usually these items are pieces of art, scores of music, fine wines and food, but one of the more interesting creations that we’ve developed isn’t renowned for its beauty, but rather its ability [...]