Arts + Culture Feature 10.03.25 Passion and Precarity Lauren Henry You might think that to make a living as a hip hop dancer, you’d need to move to Toronto or Vancouver, but after moving from Colombia to Winnipeg, Salomón Peña found a tight-knit crew of likeminded creatives and is hustling to make it in Winnipeg’s hip hop scene. Read Full Article
Society Creative Nonfiction 15.04.24 Into The Third Place Taylor St.Germain Third places are spaces where communities gather outside of work and home. Mine happens to be an old bar in Transcona. So what makes a third place and why are they so important to our society? Read Full Article
Arts + Culture Book Review 12.04.24 Taking Up Space Kimberly Wiesner Connie Kuhns’s book “Rubymusic: A Popular History of Women’s Music and Culture” chronicles how women have shaped the music scene while working twice as hard as the men. Read Full Article
Arts + Culture Feature 05.04.24 PUNK AF Keeley Braunstein-Black DIY or die — how women in Winnipeg’s music scene embody the values of punk rock. Read Full Article
Arts + Culture Feature 26.03.24 I Heard it on TikTok Olivier La Roche Fans have always found ways to find new music and connect with the musicians they love. Is TikTok — a platform built around music — fundamentally changing how Winnipeg artists and fans interact? Read Full Article
Arts + Culture Feature 22.03.24 Digital Crescendo Kimberly Wiesner AI is making headlines in many creative industries, including music — how is Winnipeg’s music scene responding? Read Full Article
Arts + Culture Feature 15.03.24 Casting a Wider Net Alicia Régnier Joseph Sevillo, creator of the all-Filipinx musical “Ma-Buhay! A New Musical”, and Julia Ulayok Davis, an Inuit performer and aspiring creator, are ushering in a new — more diverse — era for musical theatre in Manitoba. Read Full Article
Health + Lifestyle Creative Nonfiction 10.03.23 Broken Headphones David Chenier Learning to listen to your own heartbeat. Read Full Article