A little under the weather

Jen Zoratti:

Starting off on the right foot

New AD has big plans for Royal Winnipeg Ballet Read More

Reviewed by Jen Zoratti:

Clutches of religious indoctrination leads to fraught mother-daughter relationship

For much of her life, Tamara Jong was a Jehovah’s Witness. Its strictness and structure gave the Montreal-born writer a sense of belonging, meaning and, perhaps most powerfully, stability — things her chaotic, alcoholic mother who raised her in religion and her distant (and eventually absent) father could not offer her. Read More

Eva Wasney and Ben Sigurdson:

Coming in hot!

Locally made sauces a scorching feast of fiery flavour Read More

Ben Waldman:

Experiment continues

WNDX Festival celebrates 20 years of avant-garde, cutting-edge cinema Read More

Eva Wasney:

Hamming it up online

Simpsons scene inspires film treatments on YouTube Read More

Ben Sigurdson:

Good fall beers brewing — have a good stein

The arrival of autumn is always a time of mixed emotions — it’s tough to watch the days get shorter and see temperatures gradually get cooler, but it’s also arguably the most exciting season for beer... Read More

Alison Gillmor:

Welcome shades of grey for pop-culture journos

Heroes and Scoundrels — that’s the title of a 2015 book that examines the representation of journalists in popular culture. Looking at movies, television, plays, novels and comics, authors Joe Saltzman and Matthew Ehrlich suggest that the image of journalists often veers between very good and very bad. Read More