The Future of Books
Around 40,000 years ago, humankind inscribed the first symbolic representations of the world on cave walls. In 5,000 BC, the Sumerians developed cuneiform, the first…
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Staying Ahead of the Media Curve
Every day the digital world continues to move towards facilitating the way we do almost anything. The same applies to accessing the media. Today less…
Snowpants will never be sexy
Winter: we Winnipeggers love to hate it — and with good reason. Every year I ask myself why I have chosen to remain in this…
Winter Comfort’s Discomforted
Well, I suppose it’s official now. We’re deep in the throes of winter. The time of year when many of us head indoors, pull on…
Wear Abouts
The feeling of sockless toes freezing in patent leather ballet flats while walking through unshovelled sidewalks in mid-December is really an experience like none other….
Winter Fucking Rules
Often, disparaging things are said about winter, but I believe that winter is one of the best seasons — second only to summer. Sure, sure,…
Are you SAD?
The acronym for “seasonal affective disorder,” SAD, seems quite appropriate when you consider that this condition is a form of clinical depression. The disorder is…
Winter Cycling
I hate taking the bus. I absolutely despise it. I’ve lived in Winnipeg for 22 years and yet, no amount of Winnipeg Transit experience prepares…
Cold is Cool, Man.
There is undoubtedly a perception — or more accurately, a stereotype — throughout much of the world that Canada is a frigid, barren wasteland, wholly…
Playtime for all the boys and girls
Before I knew much of anything about the world or myself, I knew I was a boy. Dressed in blue and constantly being called a…