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Mainly cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming north at 20 km/h early this afternoon. High 20 C. UV index 5 or moderate.
What’s happening today
Ben Sigurdson has the scoop in his weekly books column: if inspired readings in a cosy setting over a cold local brew (or some other beverage) sounds like your kind of fun, keep Wednesday evening clear, as the Wild & Wonderful Words reading series returns to Sookram’s Brewing Co. (479-B Warsaw Ave.) tonight, starting at 7 p.m.
The event is the brainchild of local author (and Free Press reviewer) Sheldon Birnie, who will again play host for the fifth instalment of the series. Featured readers this time around are John Scoles, Brett Leanne and two more Free Press reviewers — Craig Terlson and monthly poetry columnist melanie brannagan frederiksen.
The event is free and open to all ages.
Today’s must-read
Three former Vincent Massey Collegiate football players are suing their old school division, alleging officials failed to protect them from ex-coach Kelsey McKay, who has since been convicted of multiple sex and luring crimes.
The three former students — referred to by initials A.B., C.D. and E.F. in the court documents — filed their lawsuit in Court of King’s Bench on Sept. 4, naming Pembina Trails School Division as defendant.
The division has yet to reply in court. Erik Pindera has the story.
Kelsey McKay is now serving a 20-year sentence for nine counts of sexual assault and two counts of luring. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Scientists have identified the origins of the blue colour in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the first time that the abstract expressionist used a vibrant, synthetic pigment known as manganese blue.
“Number 1A, 1948,” showcases Pollock’s classic style: paint has been dripped and splattered across the canvas, creating a vivid, multicoloured work. Pollock even gave the piece a personal touch, adding his handprints near the top.
The painting, currently on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, is almost 2.7 metres wide. Scientists had previously characterized the reds and yellows splattered across the canvas, but the source of the rich turquoise blue proved elusive. The Associated Press has the story.
David Brenneman, director of collections and exhibitions at the High Museum, talks about Jackson Pollock’s painting “Number 1A” on display as part of an exhibit in Atlanta in 2011. (David Goldman / The Associated Press files)
On this date
On Sept. 17, 1948: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Count Folke Bernadotte, UN mediator for Palestine, was assassinated in Jerusalem; the Jewish Stern gang was believed responsible. In St. Boniface police court, James Edward Campbell of Rochester, Minn., was committed for jury trial in the killing of Park Hotel proprietor Edgar Frenette. Fourteen Canadian and American planes combed the Setting Lake-Wabowden district in an effort to locate a missing U.S. Navy Beechcraft that had left Churchill with five men aboard the previous Sunday. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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