EDMONTON (CUP) — People say you should respect and listen to your elders, as though old people are Yoda, dripping with wisdom that they should dispense every chance they get. That’s bullshit. Old people are some of the least sophisticated and knowledgeable people on this planet. If you want proof, you need only look to [...]
The Manitoban
The Students' Newspaper of the University of Manitoba
Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
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Five movies people used to love, but now inexplicably hate
SASKATOON (CUP) Ever liked a movie that most people seem to hate? Everyone has at least one. Some have several. Ever hated a movie everyone else seems to love? Again, of course you do. Even Star Wars has its detractors — weird, mole-like detractors with acne who smell like bantha poodoo. Pity them. These occurrences [...]
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Worthy adaptation (Hunger Games double take!)
For most, Katniss Everdeen needs no introduction. Suzanna Collins’s bestselling novel The Hunger Games has moved out of Scholastic Book orders and into the mainstream. People who haven’t read it have heard of it, and for good reason. These books — however simply crafted — are phenomenal. The Hunger Games is the first of three [...]
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Let the games begin (Hunger Games double take!)
If you’ve ever gone to see a movie based on a really good book, you’ll know what I mean when I talk about the feeling. You’ll be sitting there, in the darkened theatre, just waiting for the opening credits to roll out and you’ll get the feeling. The feeling that seeing the movie might be [...]
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Local boys bring blood, gore and laughs
Father’s Day is trash, but oh my god it is entertaining trash. Corny one-liners, awkward dialogue cuts and overuse of red gels don’t detract from any of the core fucked up enjoyability of the film. You know when a movie opens up with a money shot of a creepy dude cutting apart and skull-fucking a [...]
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Do-it-yourself movement invades Edge Gallery
Have you ever thought about where the things you buy come from? The packaged food in the grocery store: salt n’ vinegar chips, frozen beef patties, green tea? What about shampoo, conditioner, gel and soap? What about the books that line your walls, or the computer that you have propped up across your legs, or [...]
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Ask Kara
Hey Kara, I am a lifelong monogamous dater, but in the last year my partner and I have experimented with opening up our relationship. We had a few flings with other people but otherwise kept up our monogamous status. Recently we both admitted to having feelings for other people and have agreed to stay together [...]
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CD Review: Yukon Blonde, Tiger Talk
Returning to Canada from Europe, all four members of Yukon Blonde have hit the nail on the head with their signature style of sensible pop inspired organic rock in Tiger Talk. The Stairway 7” just came out in January and it’s showing the band can hit the road and still keep fans enthusiastic for more [...]
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CD Review: Graffiti6, Colours
It’s hard to put a finger on Graffiti6. This eclectic group, comprised of Jamie Scott and DJ Tommy D (among others), is all over the place. They bring in such a diverse variety of musical elements that classifying their music as one specific genre proves to be challenging. That being said, Colours is a good [...]
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Down in the Flood: Interview with Sheldon Birnie
In Canada, certainly in the prairies, we’re no strangers to the plight of enduring uncompromising, sometimes unforgiving, battles with nature. For better or worse the weather turns and we must accommodate the change, both practically and personally. With Sheldon Birnie’s newly released novel Down in the Flood, this principal takes on new, although not unfamiliar, [...]