A cinematic showcase of black Canadian talent
In celebration of Black History Month, the third annual Afro Prairie Film Festival returns to Winnipeg Feb. 19 to 23. The festival supports black representation…
Grace Paizen
The North’s shining stars
I have yet to recover from the sudden passing of Kelly Fraser. But the truth is, we should never recover from it. Mental illness —…
Bouncing between life and death, facts and fictions
The cover of Jennica Harper’s Bounce House, published in late 2019, evokes the image of Carl Fredricksen’s house from the movie Up — carried from…
Prairie writing contest sees single Manitoban winner
Award-winning author, local Manitoban and U of M alumna Donna Besel is the sole Manitoban to win a prize in the 2019 Prairie Fire Press…
The tragic hilarity of hate mail
If you missed the Manitoba debut of Cranks in October, you luckily have a second chance to see the film at Cinematheque. The film is…
The devastating consequences of “tech bro culture”
The short documentary Losing Lena is a dense but educational film that examines how women were pushed out of the tech industry. The film thoroughly…
Gendering of gadgetry emblematic of a sexist culture
Virtual assistants today are still pre-programmed to a female-gendered voice.
Furry fun for a fantastic cause
Although the U of M brings in dogs from time to time as a student mental health initiative, there is a largely unknown way in…
A musical history lesson of the Winnipeg General Strike
Marking the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike, Winnipeg playwright and composer Danny Schur’s adaptation of his popular musical Strike! will hit screens nationwide…
“Dancing from the inside out”
Canada’s oldest and longest running contemporary dance company, Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers (WCD), will debut their all-Winnipeg talent show Actualize on Nov. 29. As part of…