Society Feature 07.04.20 Please Forgive Me… and Be Sure to Like, Favourite, and Subscribe. Lucas Hrynyk The “YouTube apology video” has emerged as a genre as YouTubers, like Logan Paul, attempt to mitigate the outrage they’ve caused — but is it effective? To find out, I got PR consultants to help analyze and evaluate four infamous YouTube apology videos. Read Full Article
Arts + Culture Creative Nonfiction 06.04.20 Voice Amplified: Finding Strength in Winnipeg’s Slam Poetry Scene Stephanie Starodub In coffee shops and downtown warehouses a community of writers transform trauma into art. A former spoken-word artist revisits the empowering yet controversial world of slam poetry. Read Full Article
Communications + Media Creative Nonfiction 06.04.20 The Philippine Dream Alyssa Gallano My family and I immigrated to Canada in 2001. I believed that I could follow my dreams and work to become a writer. I didn’t understand that as a first-generation Filipino immigrant, my future wasn’t completely up to me. Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 05.04.20 Surrendering Acceptance: Faith and Self-Discovery Liane Carter After being told that people like me aren’t welcomed in the church and might be going to hell, I was left to struggle for self-acceptance, grapple with my faith, and grieve the loss of my community. Read Full Article
Health + Lifestyle Creative Nonfiction 02.04.20 Big and Strong Samantha Stevenson I starved. I worked out. I picked myself apart in the mirror. But at what cost? The cost of friendships? Family time? My health? I thought I had control over my life, but body dysmorphia ended up controlling me for years. Read Full Article
Arts + Culture Creative Nonfiction 31.03.20 Dancing Home Orycia Karpa What is it like for a Canadian-Ukrainian dancer to perform in Ukraine? For one dancer, it felt like coming home. Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 31.03.20 (IM)MIGRANT: Dancing my way home Liliya Medynska When I was seven I left the culture and life I knew to immigrate to Canada with my parents. Getting involved in cultural dance helped me reconnect with the roots I thought I lost. Read Full Article
Society Creative Nonfiction 30.03.20 Multi-Level Manipulation Alexis Brandt Financially free entrepreneurs are winners. Everyone else is a loser — at least, that’s what they told me. Read Full Article
Arts + Culture Feature 30.03.20 Four Cultures, One City: a look into different dance groups in Winnipeg Alexander Karpa Dancing is not just about jumps, stomps, and steps — it’s much more than that. It’s about dreams, potential, and togetherness. Follow four different dance groups in Winnipeg to see how each culture is expressed through dance. Read Full Article