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    Local artist Sarah Paradis is in love with the world around her Words + images by Kaitlyn Emslie Farrell  Monster Clash video still, Dream  Guitar Arts Reporter @kemsliefarrell “Layered video clips, contrast boosted, luma key on, “My instrumental expression device. His name is AJ inverted, those are my edits.” and he’s a sunburst because the inner portion is a Sarah Paradis, also known as Toxic Prophecy, is a master “It’s a good networking opportunity,” she confirms. “It’s [also] a nice environment. I get a lot of positive brighter and gradually fades to a darker tone.” craftswoman, her tools consisting of everything from  Indoor garden pencils and markers to computers and video cameras. feedback from people about my work. I like music “I’m trying to learn how to grow organic herbs and  Broken bird feeder A graduate of the Fine Arts department at the and I like working with musicians and other perfor- vegetables so that one day I can have an actual full “I painted a bird feeder in the spring and hung it up all University of Manitoba, Paradis, 24, has not wasted any mance-based artists. yard of organic food. It’s kind of a kick start plan while summer. Just recently, in the fall, the squirrels became time in pursuing her dreams – she is an artist focused on “Hopefully I’ll work at Big Blue Stem for the Winni- I’m living in a smaller space.” curious and started eating from the bird feeder. One the natural world around her. peg Folk Festival by 2015. I’d also like to do the Manitoba day a big grey squirrel knocked it off the tree. Now I “It gives me the opportunity to express myself in a Electronic Music Exhibition again. That was a good  Elements of Ecology don’t get to watch birds which was a highlight of my tangible format,” she says. “I like to interpret environ- opportunity.” “A scientific exploration of plants and animal evolution. mornings.” You can catch Paradis’s stunning visuals at the mental issues through positive symbolism of the discon- It provides a good framework for intrinsic human Monster Clash, a Halloween party on Friday, Nov. 1 at nection between humans and nature or the connections behaviour.”  Calendar Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse. The night will humans have with nature. “It is very full. School, work and art take up 80% of my feature such DJs as Kimo Boh, El Richee, MC Diverse, “Right now, ecological integrity is an underlying  Yoga mat life, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Knowledge is the Silver Fox, B Zwax, Theo Tzu, Elizabeth Shearer, MC theme in my work.” “My yoga mat is a place where I go to release all my power and making art is so relaxing. I feel very privi- Pucona, K Line, Saratonin, James Helwig and Ari IQ. The Video animation is Paradis’ major passion, and she inner tensions. It grounds me. It keeps me healthy and leged. I feel like I have the best of both worlds.” consistently works as a visual artist at nightclubs. show is $5 in advance and $10 at the door. focused.” The Column The Uniter // October 31, 2013 05

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Tabletop Resurgence as paramount as the puzzles, challenges bizarrely by some as an occult practice, its lame elves, orcs and such? That’s the and enemies created to best the players. given its western fantasy theming. Slay- beauty of it, as long as you can imagine the Albert Einstein once said, “the true sign of I’m talking of course, about Dungeons & ing demons and gods alike were among setting, there’s an RPG out there for you! intelligence is not knowledge but imagina- Dragons. some of the things that were plausible, Take Shadowrun for example. It’s a game tion.” If the guy who conceived the theory On the surface, its premise is quite so when uptight parents heard what their that takes place in a cyberpunk-like future of relativity said it, it probably has some simple. A team of friends take on a quest kids were up to, they immediately branded (think Bladerunner) where countries are clout, right? created by the Game Master. It’s the GM’s the hobby as satanic. Throughout the ‘80s run by mega-corporations and it’s your job Next year will mark the 40th anniver- job to challenge the players, and create an and ‘90s, when archetypal killer babes and to do their dirty work. Hell, even fantasy sary of a prolific pastime that celebrates the immersive world for them to exist in. As jocks were the “cool kids”, RPGs became football is basically an RPG! use of imagination as its key mechanic – a long as you have an imaginative group of further marginalized. The hobby was sim- Role playing games are such an influen- hobby or game where you create a charac- players and a talented GM, there is no limit ply deemed “nerdy”. tial pastime of mine that the title of this ter from scratch, with as much or as little to what you can expect during an adven- Today, when brilliant fictional intro- very column was inspired by their mechan- detail as you want, as long as you adhere to ture. Below this premise lies an unbeliev- verts (think the BBC’s recent take on ics. So next time you and your friends are and play the role of this character as accu- able amount of complexity that could take Sherlock) are seen as sexy, nerdiness has looking for something to do, think about rately as possible. This genre came to be someone literally a lifetime to master. It’s literally come 180° to being an ostensibly picking up some core rule books for Path- known as the role playing game, or RPG. impossible to have a contingency for every fashionable character trait. Now more than finder and get your role play on! Before Mass Effect and before World of conceivable permutation, but during the ever, public interest in RPGs and tabletop Wait, why are you wearing that nurse Warcraft, before Final Fantasy and before 40 years of its existence, the rules by which gaming has skyrocketed; especially after uniform? No, not that kind of role play- video games in general, a platform was to play D&D have been artfully refined the success of high concept fantasy series ing… way to make things weird. devised which allowed you and a group of into a game called Pathfinder. Players can like The Lord of the Rings and Harry Pot- Drew Nordman loves geek culture. Rant with friends to participate cooperatively in an easily jump into it without being over- ter. Hit shows like NBC’s Community have him on Twitter @Anomalous1. adventure conceived and crafted entirely whelmed. Unfortunately, it’s been a long, even dedicated whole episodes to playing by those playing it. A game where quick long road to get to where we are today. D&D. wit and keen problem solving skills are In the late ‘70s, D&D was viewed Not into typical western fantasy, with CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

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a full show. “Some songs turned out really good, but Southern I still felt like it was just one part and we were missing a little bit.” The live album’s other half was recorded comfort in April when Nolan and Miller were tour- ing through Georgia and played a show Winnipeg musicians Scott at Duluth’s Red Clay Theatre. The perfor- Nolan and Joanna Miller love mance was recorded by sound technician Shalom Aberle, who Nolan and Miller met themselves some southern three years ago when they were touring through the region. hospitality “The first time we kind of got off on the wrong foot because we were almost late Deborah Remus @DeborahRemus for the show,” recalls Nolan. “This time we kind of just laughed about it. I realized he’s Arts Reporter really passionate about what he does and we ended up leaving with a really beauti- North/South, the new live album from roots ful, quality recording of our show.” rock duo Scott Nolan and Joanna Miller, It’s fitting, especially since Nolan and consists of a hometown performance at the Miller have had the opportunity to tour Park Theatre and a touring gig in Duluth, through the U.S. quite extensively, espe- Georgia. cially down in the deep South. “The ‘North’ aspect of the album was “People are pretty welcoming and recep- pretty intentional,” says Nolan, who has tive to hearing new stuff there,” Miller says. Supplied five studio albums, his last being 2011’s “In Duluth, most of the crowd didn’t know making set lists for either of the shows, Montgomery Eldorado. us at all, but they still made themselves a something that ended up working in their “I play with a lot of different people, part of the set.” favour. but nothing really worked out on the road “As a traveling musician it’s all just “It really was a happy accident that we until it was stripped down to me on guitar North America to me,” Nolan chimes. “I didn’t end up playing all the same songs [in See Scott Nolan and Joanna Miller and Joanna on drums.” do like that they’ve got music rooms that Georgia] we did at the Park,” Miller says. at the Times Change(d) High & “We just really wanted to make a record have been around forever and they have a A new song called “Twister” was per- Lonesome Club on Friday, Nov. 1. that documented our live show and rep- lot of music rooms that don’t sell alcohol. formed during the Duluth show and The show begins at 10 pm. resents what we’ve been doing over the last Audiences can bring whatever they want Nolan says there’s more new material on Cover is $10. bunch of years,” Miller adds. and to me it’s striking to have those rooms the way. Visit www.scottnolan.ca for more The duo sat on the Park Theatre record- because the ones up here really seem to “We’ve got some shows coming up here information. ing for almost two years, mostly because depend on alcohol sales.” in Winnipeg and then I think we’ll start Nolan didn’t feel like they came away with Nolan and Miller say they didn’t bother working on another record.”

from Toronto. “It turns out that when you’ve done that enough times in a row, Extra credit that actually becomes the norm. People kind of look at me and think ‘OK, here’s Ex-Small Sinner Thomas what Thom’s band is called this year’ - it’ll be called something else next year.” D’Arcy delivers what you Though there isn’t a drastic stylistic want change with the music on D’Arcy’s debut solo album, February’s What We Want, or its pair of follow-up EPs (Wake Up Every Nicholas Friesen @nicholastronaut Day and The Price You Pay), the releases are the natural evolution from the Small Sins Managing Editor sound. Aside from this slew of music, accompa- Supplied Good things come in small packages. nied by the mind bending visual trickery immediacy of home recording and the a little less special. It’s probably terrible for Or, in the case of Thomas D’Arcy’s of some promotional videos (check out ability to instantly share the songs online. my career.” musical output, good things come in many “Credit!” or Small Sins’ “Why Don’t You “I’m not really working more or less small packages with lots of different names. Believe Me”), D’Arcy has also dabbled in than I used to, but I used to always have After playing with The Carnations for resurrecting cult punk classics, re-record- to wait a year for the label to decide it’s the a decade, D’Arcy, 34, moved onto a solo ing The Monks’ 1979 LP Bad Habits with right time,” he says. “Maybe some great project called The Ladies and Gentlemen such CanRock heroes as Chris Murphy, stuff never sees the light of day or maybe in 2004, which morphed into Small Sins Ian Blurton and Ryan & Kurt Dahle, some horrible stuff would have been saved Thomas D’Arcy plays the West for legal reasons. Quickly becoming a among others. from peoples’ ears if I was more patient End Cultural Centre on Monday, full-on group, they released three discs of “I’ve ruined the record for myself,” he about it, for better or worse it could all just November 4. pure, lush, melancholy pop/rock but called says with a laugh. “I guess that’s the goal, come out immediately. Doors at 7:15/Show at 8pm. it quits in 2011. Since, D’Arcy has toured as to take it to another place and obviously to “At the same time, I feel like everything part of k-os’s band, covered punk classics make it more modern. It’s not really worth I put out has a little less impact because I July Talk headlines. and started his own imprint with Maple- doing unless we can have it go somewhere put out so much of it and I think that my Tickets are $15 in advance/$20 at Music to release his solo work. that it wasn’t before, and I’m happy we fans can’t really keep up. It becomes kind of the door. “Every time I do these massive changes, were able to accomplish that.” funny. Even though all the material is that Visit thomasdarcymusic.com for it works in that cycle like the Olympics or The reason for the constant stream of much stronger than what came before it, it more info. something,” D’Arcy says over the phone releases in the last two years is simple - the also distracts people, making every release Charting Charts as of Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Bandcamp CKUW UMFM 1. Alec Holowka Aquaria Independent 1. Various Beach Station Blues II Real Love Winnipeg 1. Federal Lights We Were Found … Aporia 2. KEN mode Entrench New Damage Records 2. Basia Bulat Tall Tall Shadow Secret City 2. The Sadies Internal Sounds Outside Music 3. Various Beach Station Blues II Real Love Winnipeg 3. Bob Marley & The Wailers Legend Remixed Tuff Gong 3. Cheering for the Bad Guy Next Year Country Independent 4. Alec Holowka Offspring Fling Independent 4. The Garifuna Collective Ayo Cumbancha 4. Young Pixels For the Love Independent 5. Queen’s Brigade This Vessel Independent 5. Neko Case The Worse Things… Anti- 5. Superchunk I Hate Music Merge 6. Elder Abuse Born to Lose State of Mind 6. Said the Whale Hawaii Hidden Pony 6. Royal Canoe Today We’re Believers Nevado 7. Royal Canoe Extended Play Nettwerk 7. Gogol Bordello Pura Vida Conspiracy ATO 7. Yes We Mystic Floods & Fires Head in the Sand 8. White Rhino Love of the Game Independent 8. Azam Ali Lamentation of Swans Independent 8. Grand Analog Modern Thunder The Shadow Cabinet 9. Asado Equipped to Fail Independent 9. Emma Cloney Stars for Streetlights Independent 9. Neko Case The Worse Things… Anti- 10. KEN mode Venerable Profound Lore 10. Royal Canoe Today We’re Believers Nevado 10. Various Transmissions 2013 UMFM Arts The Uniter // October 31, 2013 07 Gold winnipeg folk festival ConCeRts Sounds

Warbling falsetto, breakneck guitars, a beatmaker that is shared with local popsters Boats and a brooding tone with plenty of hope all run rampant throughout this six song EP from Winnipeg quartet aidan kniGht & Justin rutledGe Animal Teeth. Opener “Borealis Buffalo” sounds NovembeR 6, PaRk THeaTRe like a lot of other bands that sound like a lot of $20.00 in advance ‘90s bands (in the right ways), but it sets the tone for the disc. The title track will hook into your subconscious, but it’s the epics (“Holly”, “Circles” twin forks and “Faust”) that make this a prairie classic. These with guest The Treasures three ambient-natured songs still manage to be radio-ready, with the latter two being sporadically NovembeR 20 peppered with enough guts to make any hardcore PaRk THeaTRe kid shit several large bricks. It’s indie rock: 2013, and $17.50 in advance Animal Teeth is at the head of the class. - Nicholas Friesen Animal Teeth You and Me ChiC Gamine Independent with guest The Reverend Rambler NovembeR 23 UNioN SoUNd Hall $20.00 in advance The last time David Bowie did back ups on a record, it was Scarlett Johansson’s 2008 disc of Tom Waits covers. More people will have likely heard the opening track off of the Arcade Fire’s follow up to Brendan CanninG 2010’s Grammy winning The Suburbs than will have with guest dinosaur bones heard that entire record, which is probably alright. I NovembeR 24 mention Bowie and Johansson because Arcade Fire has now achieved that level of fame, and what has PaRk THeaTRe the group done with that soapbox? It’s unleashed $17.00 in advance a layered double LP, filled with mini-pop majesty (“Flashbulb Eyes”), droney yet preciously upbeat epics (“Here Comes the Night Time”) and question- able inclusions (“Porno”). “You Already Know” pulls TickeTS – Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store, Bannatyne at Albert the same “is that early Hawksley Workman?” trick or visit ticketmaster.ca a few Suburbs tracks did, but overall the collection lacks the cohesion that all of the band’s previous winnipeGfolkfestival.Ca Arcade Fire efforts delivered so simply. Team Shan Ad FIVE:Uniter 2013 9/4/13 10:11 AM Page 1 Reflektor - Nicholas Friesen Merge

Released October 6 by Minneapolis-based Doomtree Records, 6666 is the first small outing from the eagerly anticipated collaboration between indie rap favorites P.O.S. and Astronautalis. While the two emcees have made guest appearances on each others’ albums in the past, their new moniker, Four Fists, marks their solidification as an official duo. When I said the record was small, I meant it. The EP sports a modest two tracks; “MMMMMHMMMMM” and “Please Go”, plus the respective instrumen- tals. Though seemingly pointless to release such a minuscule offering, it’s understandable given both musicians’ recent (and very serious) health Shanna (Shan) Larsen problems. was only 24 when she The songs themselves are tantalizing examples of lost her life to breast how glorious a full length record from these two will cancer Four Fists be. Astro is a master of interweaving his irreverent 6666 yet captivating vocals with poetic social commen- Doomtree Records tary, while P.O.S.’s anarchically-charged lines are as sharp as they’ve ever been. The components work Self Help together to deliver a compelling sound. The only real problem with Four Fists’ EP is that N choose a healthy lifestyle there isn’t enough of it! N know your body/breasts - Drew Nordman N learn how to check your breasts & check 'em

I’m a bad Winnipegger. I’ve never heard a Moses regularly Mayes record or seen the band live. This record N obtain medical attention for unusual breast definitely got me up and dancing, though. From the opening seduction of “Circles” to the closing changes/any breast cancer symptom raunch of “Too Much Time”, the disc is drenched N in retro rhythm and super-clean production. Truly, talk to your doctor about routine clinical it’s the addition of Winnipeg treasure Maiko Watson breast exams (ex-Sugar Jones) on most of the disc that sets this apart from any and all throwback acts - the singer’s N obtain medical attention for any persistent pipes let loose when they need to and are rarely given the chance to hold back. It’s only a matter breast changes and ask “Could this be cancer?” of time before she’s snatched up to tour with Daft Punk, or until Moses Mayes starts opening for them.

- Nicholas Friesen Proud Grantee of teamshan.ca facebook.com/team.shan.ca Moses Mayes PRAIRIES • NWT Moses Mayes featuring Maiko Watson @TeamShan Independent 08 The Uniter // October 31, 2013 Boytique Exchange District store Ordnry Clothing provides stylish, urban men’s fashion

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After heading to other cities to shop for streetwear, three 20-something Winnipeg- gers decided to take matters into their own hands by opening up Ordnry Clothing in the spring of 2012. “We were all shopping elsewhere because there just wasn’t an outlet to buy the type of clothing we like here in Winnipeg,” says Adrian Kinnavanthong, who co-owns the shop along- side Jon Blumberg and Nick Welch. “We saw the need and eventually the opportunity came for us to open up a store in the Exchange.” Kinnavanthong says Ordnry Clothing is heavily influenced by NRML, a three-storey street wear boutique that’s been operating in the downtown core of Ottawa since 1997. “Nick actually moved out east for a few years,” he says. “NRML really caught his eye and when he came back he wanted to open a store that would bring that type of clientele and culture to Winnipeg.” While Ordnry doesn’t have nearly as much interior space as NRML, it’s still a contempo- rary urban lifestyle boutique that holds a wide selection of baseball caps, pants, hoodies and shoes from a variety of different brands. Most recently, Ordnry brought in jewel- lery from a Toronto-based line called Vitaly, and some new apparel from Civil Clothing, a company that was established four years ago in Los Angeles. The store caters more to men than women – something that isn’t the case for all boutiques – and this year they opened a barbershop on a balcony that overlooks the main floor. “I think it was a no-brainer since fashion and hair mix so well together,” Kinnavan- thong says. “We wanted our customers to be able to do their shopping and get their hair cut in just one stop.” Aside from the barbershop, Kinnavan- thong says there’s more that helps Ordnry Clothing stand out from the pack. “We really have our own identity and culture. We’re bringing in some trends and brands Winnipeg hasn’t really seen yet, but we know can catch on at the same time. “We also bring in a small amount of cloth- ing, unlike the bigger stores in the mall that sell items in mass quantities. We really try to have that feeling of being exclusive.” Kinnavanthong says one of the most pop- ular items Ordnry sells are jogger style, skinny fit pants made by Zanerobe, a men’s only fash- ion brand based out of Sydney, Australia. These relaxed fit pants sell for $124.99, and while they’re made out of chino cloth, still have the elasticized bands you’d find on an actual pair of sweatpants. Ordnry is also in the process of developing its in-house clothing line. “I think eventually it’s turning into a full line, but it basically started off as promo wear,” Kinnavanthong says. “Alongside social media and word of mouth, we just hoped those items would help draw more attention to the store and what we were doing.”

Ordnry Clothing is located at 233 McDermot Ave. Check out ordnryclothing.com for more information.

Daniel Crump Special Feature Bright Young Thing Designer Bronwyn and sister/model Johanna Seier present the fall/winter collection from Bronwyn.

Words by Martyna Turczynowicz @martynaturc

Images by Kasia Nawrocka @katarzynaemilia

Models + Makeup: Johanna Seier, Bronwyn Seier Artistic Director: Martyna Turczynowicz There’s a lot of

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ronwyn Seier may be just 18, but Seier noticed how graphic tees stick out munity, to being lost in a sea of people whose she’s already making a splash because they’re printed with opinionated accomplishments and pursuits have led them in Winnipeg’s fashion scene. The statements on them, rather than sticking out where they are” she says. The change has been local trendsetter made a name by creative fashion design. Seier says that the scary, but it’s pushed her to pursue her dreams Bfor herself this past summer with her feminine “maybe” is her response to statement apparel. of becoming a fashion designer and to make and funky clothing line, Bronwyn, at Para Mix “It’s ironic in the sense that you’re wearing sure her designs are as true to who she is as boutique in Osborne Village. a word that doesn’t mean anything one way an individual. Now she’s back with a fall/winter collection. or another. Rather than walking around saying “Even if I have to wait tables on the side It’s made up of ladylike clothes in deep, rich ‘coffee cigarettes and alcohol’ you’re saying until I’m seventy, that’s okay. It’ll be worth it”. hues with plenty of texture as well as clutches ‘maybe, whatever, I don’t give a fuck.’” in plaid and leather. “There’s a lot of plaid,” Seier’s own personal style changes often. she says. “It’s kind of overwhelming how many An avid people watcher, she finds inspiration in more fabric stores there are in Toronto that we seeing how other people put together outfits. don’t have in Winnipeg. That’s why there’s so “I find it so fascinating to see how people much pattern and texture in this collection.” put together outfits. I could stand on a busy Bronwyn is currently sold at Para The use of leather hits closer to home. street and watch people walk by all day and I’d Mix boutique, located at 108-100 “I’ve always loved working with leather. be so interested.” Osborne St. Check out Bronwyn My mom works for a furniture company so I’ve This fall, Seier moved to Toronto to study Seier’s blog http://bronwynco. always gotten free leather.” Fashion Design at Ryerson University. Since the weebly.com Her signature “maybe” motif, which is move, her perspective on fashion and personal stamped in the middle of the dresses and style has changed. “My whole perspective rompers of her summer line, makes a come- has shifted from being comfortable amongst back on clutches for fall and winter. Winnipeg’s small and fascinating fashion com- Special Feature 12 The Uniter // October 31, 2013

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Happening at the Winnipeg Art Gallery of thousands of times. If the scene lasts three First of three 24-hour screenings, Nov. 1 at 6pm seconds, the next scene’s time will be 4:00:03 pm, even Marclay has put the seconds into Ever since the dawn of cinema, there has been account. This experimental picture is a labour a growing desire to make extremely long films of love, to find 100,000+ scenes with different that stand the test of time. Most modern audi- times would be an extremely difficult task itself, ences consider Lord of the Rings: Return of the but to synchronize them and put them in order King as a test to their mental endurance, but at would seem to be near impossible. Only the only 4.3 hours it wouldn’t make the top 50 lon- mad would put themselves and their editors gest running times. Even in 1915, such films as through such hardship. Les Vampires were two times that length. From Another brilliant aspect of now until January, the Winnipeg Art Gallery is The Clock is the use of sound. Each scene’s sound is synchro- Samantha Duerksen @SamDuerksen showing a monumental experimental film that is 24 hours long. nized with the next to make the film more fluid. If the noise increases, it is a steady increase Christian Marclay’s The Clock is an exper- City Reporter rather than a brutal mix to the ears. This is Kirby Hammond, director of Life on Victor Street. imental art piece that Is essentially a 24 hour another level of editing genius. In addition to montage of thousands of time-related scenes Daniel Crump being technically well made, Marclay’s piece from movies and TV shows. Each scene contains is actually quite fun. Have you ever wondered The Global Justice Film Festival (GJFF), people were talking about when it came an indication of time that is synchronized to what characters in film and VT do at 3 am? held on November 1 and 2 at the Univer- to gang violence, when it came to drugs, show the actual time. They’re not sleeping that’s for sure. Marclay sity of Winnipeg, features a multitude of [but] were getting together and doing If you see the film at 4:00pm your time, also exposes our dependency to time, showing films – both national and international something different.” it will be exactly 4:00pm in the film. Each that even in the fantasy world we are domi- – including the premiere of a local film “Brent was just somebody who was scene continues with that time, even if the nated by it. from a Winnipeg director. interesting to me,” he says. “He was very scene changes, which is does over hundreds Janice Hamilton, Co-Chair of the shy at school and he was very shy around Michael Carlisle GJFF Steering Committee, says this the team… By the time I put this camera year the festival is organized loosely into on him he just opened up.” themes of energy, water and sanitation, One of the strongest themes in the film food, and a collection of films on other is family and one gets a sense that a large topics. Titles in each category will be contributor to a story of hope is a strong simultaneously aired in four different ven- role model. Brent’s father is that presence ues at the U of W. in the film. Life on Victor Street, directed by Win- “It’s definitely about the two of them, nipeg’s own Kirby Hammond, is a good about their dynamic, about the young kid representation of what the festival is all who is trying to overcome all these obsta- about: positivity, change and hope. cles, and a father who went through the “I moved to Winnipeg about eight same thing and was able to overcome it in years ago,” Hammond recalls. “[I] had his own way.” lived in different places, and was living in Hammond’s film premieres November the inner city myself, but the West End is 2 at 4:15 pm in Lockhart Hall as part of Supplied a place that really interested me on a lot of the GJFF. levels. There’s an awful lot of talk about it The festival is hosted by a coalition Escape Plan in the press on a continuous basis, about of organizations in Winnipeg that are things that were going right, things that involved in international development. were going wrong. There seemed to be a “It’s just one way to engage with Man- Now playing. and don’t plan on doing extremely strenuous activity, but Stallone and Schwarzenegger are debate going on continuously in the press itobans about international issues,” Ham- If there was a poll regarding the best action not “most people”. At 66 and 67 they are still about Do we need more programs for ilton says. heroes in the history of film, the #1 and #2 making physically demanding action movies the kids? Do we need more cops on the Other films she recommends are Sym- spots would most likely go to Sylvester Stallone and, truthfully, they are quite good at it. In streets? What’s the solution? And so I set phony of the Soil, directed by Deborah and Arnold Schwarzenegger. They epitomize the out to make a positive story.” Koons Garcia, which won Best American North American ideals regarding masculinity; Escape Plan both their personalities shine What Hammond ended up creating is Film in the Traverse City Film Festival, competitive, muscular and totally machismo. onscreen, they are very likeable people and an inspiring documentary that really lets and Bidder 70, a documentary about an Combined they have starred in over 100 action they have great chemistry with each other. the characters tell their own story. The act of civil disobedience in the name of movies, including collaborations with each Escape Plan is a fun action movie that never ceases to entertain, and for a popcorn flick it’s film doesn’t seek to press an opinion or climate justice. other in The Expendables franchise as well exactly what you can expect. argue direct solutions. There is no nar- The festival is sure to make you look at as everyone’s favourite ‘90s celebrity-owned At the same time, it is unfortunate that the ration, and sometimes Hammond even your world, even city, a little differently. restaurant chain, Planet Hollywood. Escape Plan film is exactly what you can expect. It’s almost allows the characters hold the camera is their third film collaboration and proves to be a rehash of the same action movie we’ve seen themselves. incredibly thrilling. a million times from the ‘80s and ‘90s. There “I wasn’t going to add my own voice,” Stallone stars as Ray Breslin, a master are cheesy one-liners, one dimensional villains, he explains. “I just wanted to hear what of structural security. He has analyzed every poor dialogue, they had to say.” maximum security prison in the world and has Mortal Kombat-esque techno The film follows a Daniel McIntyre the utmost confidence that he is able to escape music during the fights, and the standard High School student named Brent, who from them. When he’s framed and imprisoned action scenes which don’t leave us in awe like allowed Hammond a glimpse into his life in a master jail that he himself designed, he not they should. Though Stallone and Schwarzeneg- over a span of two years in a West End only needs to unleash his inner Houdini, but ger do a good job at making us forget that neighbourhood afflicted by violence, also find the man who put him behind bars. they’re technically seniors, it can come off as a gangs and poverty. For a full schedule and more infor- Most people in their late 60s have retired desperate attempt to hold onto their youth. Hammond met Brent through the mation about the Global Justice school’s football team, the Maroons. He Film Festival, go to http://globaljus- Michael Carlisle was interested in them because they had ticefilmfestival.ca the “exact demographics that a lot of Visit pissonit.blogspot.ca for more reviews from Michael Carlisle culture MUSIC LISTINGS Hamlet in a hurry Tune in to ‘Peg City Groove, Fridays at 5pm on CKUW 95.9 FM to get the scoop on the Shakespeare in the Ruins weekend’s events when Kent and Darryl read the Rundown, brought to you by The Uniter. presents a brisk, bare

THURSDAY OCT. 31 bones version the Bard’s THE HUMAN CREATURES and VIC SOLO play classic tragedy The Garrick Center. DRUX, GNGR, MADDMON and SYNTHY LOX play Melanie Dahling @SugarDahling Greenroom. Daniel Crump DJ BLIMEY BOY and MISS WONDERLAND play Beat Reporter has been involved with SIR since 2002 and cially at the comedic points, which is very sat- Ozzy’s. played many of Shakespeare’s most well-known isfying,” he says. ELECTRIC SOUL, THE THRASHERS and KIDS & Since 1993, Shakespeare in the Ruins has been roles, “from Romeo to Juliet.” A self-described Klassen adds that, contrary to popular belief, HEROES play The Park. entertaining audiences with unique presenta- “Shakespeare nerd,” Klassen has been hooked teenage audiences are only getting better. DJ CHICO, INVISIBLE MAN and THE ADVEN- tions of Shakespeare’s plays that are, according since reading Julius Caesar in Grade 8. “They know how to attend theatre,” he says. TURES play The Pyramid. to its website, “an intriguing mix of bare-bones When we ask Constible if she too has always Though Shakespeare is probably one of the HOLLOWSCRIPT, MONSTER, REVISTA and THE contemporary and traditional aesthetics [featur- loved Shakespeare’s works, Shakespeare’s works, most reinterpreted artists in pop culture, Con- FIGHTING SCOTSMAN play The Zoo. ing] cross-gendered, multiple-role casting and a the easy chemistry between cast and director stible notes that in each production the actors RIDLEY BENT plays The Times. dynamic, text-oriented style of performance.” becomes evident. change, making each interpretation, no matter Union Sound Hall presents Monster’s Ball for Director Sarah Constible is currently work- “She still hates him,” Klassen says jokingly. how loyal, truly unique. “That’s the amazing all you Halloweiners. ing on Stripped-Down Hamlet, an hour-long “Actually, I don’t even know how to read.” thing about Shakespeare,” she says. “You can LEGION OF LIQUOR and TORN INTO play The production of the Bard’s classic that will play “It was always in my house. I guess I did go always find something new or unexpected Windsor. at University of Winnipeg’s Asper Centre for through this phase where I just thought he was within it.” FRIDAY NOV. 1 Theatre and Film on Nov. 8 and 9. a dead white man who got too much attention, The rehearsal time is a short two weeks, but but I grew to appreciate him over time,” Con- GREG ARCADE and BAR ROCK OBAMA play 555 Osborne. Constible is up to the task, having directed for stible notes with mock sheepishness. SIR in 2009. Constible mentions having read Lamb’s Tales THE BOTTLEROCKERS and THE PUSHRODS play The Cavern. “That’s just the way these things go,” she as a child, a book filled with adaptations of says. “Our cast is really quick on their feet, and Shakespeare’s plays for very young people and The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra presents: Shakespeare in the Ruins presents Tchaikovsky Festival at The Centennial with the show being so short, we could run it similar to SIR’s Stripped-Down series which is Concert Hall. six times a day if we wanted to. Actually, that’s aimed at high school audiences. Stripped-Down Hamlet Nov. 8 at 8 pm what we’re hoping to do today!” “The story becomes very clear this way,” and Nov. 9 at 3 and 9 pm in the Asper The Exchange Community Center presents Centre for Theatre and Film at the HIP HOP HALLOWEEN MASSACRE. Because the production is so streamlined, Constible says. “For some people who are just University of Winnipeg. PRIMETIME plays The Kings Head. not every Hamlet character makes it into starting out (with classic theatre), Hamlet can Stripped-Down Hamlet, most noticeably fan be very dense. Part of SIR’s mission is to bring Tickets are $15 and $10 for students LUKE & MURRAY play The McPhillips Street and are available at the door or by favourites Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (per- clarity and accessibility to Shakespeare.” Station. calling 204-957-1753. haps Tom Stoppard killed them), but there are When we ask about performing for high D-LUX-BOOM and DLO play The Pyramid. “nods to absent characters.” school audiences, Klassen chuckles softly. For more info go to shakespearein- theruins.com. BOREAL SONS play The Folk Exchange. SIR artistic co-chair Kevin Klassen makes “They’re usually pretty great. It takes a lot BEAST, IGNORANCE, NAILBRICK and SOLANUM up a quarter of the much-abbreviated cast. He of energy. Their reactions are so genuine, espe- play The Zoo. SCOTT NOLAN and JOANNA MILLER play The Times. KYLE CHEUNG, MIKE B, VOTH and LAMBO play Union. Tear down this RED MOON ROAD, MICHAEL NATHANSON, OUTSIDE JOKE and TRICIA COOPER play The West End. fourth wall STRANDED and THE FALSE STARTS play The Windsor. NAfro Dance Productions SATURDAY NOV. 2 encourages audience K-TEL & THE SUNSHINE BAND play The Cavern. participation at its shows RUBBER SOUL plays The Kings Head. Leif Norman GHOST TWIN and KINDEST CUTS play Ozzy’s. grooving, screaming.” into previous NAfro shows. The company’s Melanie Dahling @SugarDahling REUBEN AND THE DARK and THE PAPER KITES With its unique approach and the fact that 2010 production, Return of the Dead featured play The Park. Beat Reporter it’s the only African dance company in Western some people who had never danced before and CHRIS KOMUS, DEIR, NATHAN ZHAN, MIKE Canada, NAfro has continued to grow in pop- worked for weeks to learn the choreography. JASPER, NIKKI VOLAN and SYMTOM TECH play The Pyramid. ularity since starting in 2002. “We got everyone all done up in masks and NAfro Dance Productions – an African con- “The audiences started small, but then peo- paint, it was so spooky,” Nhussi says with a big THE JD EDWARDS BAND and JADEA KELLY play The Folk Exchange. temporary dance company – presents Sauti: ple started inviting friends to go again because smile. “I went into the Second Cup around the Things We Are Carrying. they had so much fun. We had to move from corner and saw this man with a tubby belly in THE SOLUTIONS play The Times. Running from Nov. 1-3 at the Gas Station the Rachel Browne Theatre to the Gas Station, a muscle shirt. I could just tell he had this atti- MARIACHI GHOST and THE FLAMING TROLLEYS Arts Centre, the show features two origi- and now we sell out there.” tude like ‘I don’t care.’ I needed to put him in play The West End. nal works choreographed by Bakari Lindsay, NAfro Dance Productions celebrated its 10 my show.” KEN MODE, FULL OF HELL and WITHDRAWAL co-founder of the Toronto-based Collective of year anniversary last November with a cele- Still, Nhussi knows that his shows aren’t for play The Windsor. Black Artists, and Zab Maboungou, founder bratory three-day dance festival that included everyone, but if someone doesn’t understand CONEY HATCH plays The Convention Center. of Montreal’s Nyata Nyata Dance Company. classes, discussions and performances choreo- the piece it won’t bother him. SUNDAY NOV. 3 In addition to dance, Sauti – which is Swa- graphed by professionals from across Canada “We don’t always have to agree, but to at least hili for “voice” – features live African drums, and the U.S. be part of that process and that moment… let’s The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra presents: Hockey Sweater at The Centennial Concert guitars, horns and more. NAfro also has a dance studio which teaches just have a good time.” Hall. Cassimiro Nhussi, artistic director and a variety of classes to all ages and levels and is SOMEBODY LANGUAGE play The Rose n Bee. founder of NAfro, is passionate about creating located across the street from Gas Station in a show that inspires a feeling of community. the Augustine United Church. Nhussi finds JAM NIGHT with Big Ole Dave Mclean at The Times. “Dance comes from people telling stories that the Osborne Village location works well around the fire. It wasn’t about ‘Ok, you dance with his enthusiasm for community. BEAR MOUNTAIN and THE BELLE GAME play and I’ll watch it.’ People have become very sep- “I love it! Our location is in the best part Union. NAfro Dance Productions presents arate,” Nhussi says. of town. There’s a vibe,” he says. “With the JUDY COLLINS plays The West End. Sauti: Things We Are Carrying Nov. 1-2 Nhussi playfully drops his voice to a whis- restaurants and everything, you won’t live here at 8 pm and Nov. 3 at 2 pm at the Gas MONDAY NOV. 4 per, impersonating modern theatre audiences. five weeks without having to pass through the Station Arts Centre. HEARING TREES, POCKET CHANGE, RAQUEL “The show is happening now, so we have to village. We can present our works in other Tickets $25 at the Gas Station or QUELCH, THE BURNING KETTLES play The Park be very quiet. At our shows, no one is going to locations, but this is our home.” nafrodance.com. Theatre. tell you to be quiet. We get everyone chanting, The neighbourhood has also found its way The Uniter // October 31, 2013 15 te Dine-O-Mi Arts Listings FILM Hot tamale! On Nov. 2 on the eve of the Winnipeg Film Group’s 40th anniversary and the year of the Winnipeg Cinematheque’s 30th anniversary, Well, not really, but the Winnipeg Film Group is honoring Merit Jensen Carr. This evening will feature a dis- everything else at cussion with Merit Jensen Carr, a past Exec- utive Director of the Winnipeg Film Group Mercadito Latino is and one of Manitoba’s most distinguished producers, and will wrap-up with a Wine + pretty great Chocolate Reception in our newly renovated 3rd floor production center. Raegan Hedley @raegjules The 2013 Global Justice Film Festival will take place on the evening of Nov. 1 and all Volunteer day Nov. 2. This year the theme is “Creating the World We Want”. Films will be screened Kevin Legge across campus. Visit globaljusticefilmfestival. Mercadito Latino translates to “Latin mar- entrees are between $9.95 and $12.95, and are out being hot. ca for full event details. ket” in Spanish, which is the first thing you’ll excellent for sharing. They also have plenty of The tortilla soup deserves special men- The Wendy Wersch Memorial Lecture notice when you walk into the small restau- options for vegans and vegetarians. tion as well. It’s an artfully-presented bowl Committee presents: Multi-media artist BARB rant/grocery store. The only downfall is Mercadito’s lack of full of homemade chicken broth, tortilla HUNT will give a talk entitled “We are all of us made by war…” on Nov. 3. 2:00 pm at The Salvadoran restaurant – located at 570 a liquor license and dessert menu. However, strips, chicken, avocado, melted cheese and Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street. Sargent Avenue, previously home to Peruvian there is a fantastic selection of sweet juices is topped with sour cream and green onion. restaurant La Rica Vicky – is warm and invit- and soft drinks from all over South and Cen- As my date went for a taste, I had an urge to LITERATURE ing with Spanish music playing in the back- tral America. I chose Chicha Limena, a pur- slide the bowl back towards me, whispering Skywalk Lecture presents: Life as a Narrative: ground, a small handful of tables and orange ple juice from Peru which boasts antioxidant “My precious”, but I decided against it. The Power and Limits of Literature, Nov shutters on the windows looking out onto properties. It was sweet without being too I probably wouldn’t go back to dine in, but 6, 12:10-12:50 at The Millennium Library, Carol Shields Auditorium with Dr. Adina the street. sugary. this would be the perfect place to get take- Balint-Babos, UWinnipeg Modern Languages Mercadito Latino isn’t a joint I would My date and I ordered a single ground beef out, or taste test some different South Ameri- and Literatures. bring a first date. It’s more like a place to grab enchilada ($3.95) and a tamale de pollo ($3.25) can specialty items off the grocery shelf. Skywalk Lecture presents: Bats and Frogs and some comfort food, followed by lounging on to start, and then the tortilla soup ($8.50) and Fungus: Emerging Infectious Diseases and the couch. Personally, I wasn’t worried about tacos de pollo ($10.95 for 4) for our main. Wildlife Conservation Nov. 13, 12:10-12:50 at The Millennium Library, Carol Shields Audito- eating with my hands in front of my date, but I tried the banana leaf the tamale was rium with Dr. Craig Willis, UWinnipeg Biology. that’s something to take into consideration. wrapped in, despite the server advising other- The owner’s son was serving us; he was wise, and it wound up being the only thing I GALLERIES & MUSEUMS informative, and made some great sugges- tried that didn’t blow me away. Consisting of Mercardito Latino is open for lunch Unmasked: an interactive art therapy exhibit tions when I told him this was my first time corn dough filled with seasoned chicken and will be held on Nov. 9, 2013 at 4pm at the and dinner Tuesday to Sunday from Frame Arts Warehouse. trying South American cuisine. The food potato, the texture was something I wasn’t 11:30 am to 8:30 pm. came out lightning fast, but the staff took a used to, and probably never will be. Wayne Arthur Gallery invites you to Places Call 204-415-2870 for more infor- while before giving us menus or anything to Everything else we tried was exceptionally Revisited: Paintings and Fiber By JUDITH mation. PANSON. Opening Nov. 3, 1 to 4 PM continues drink. fresh and well-balanced, and the green salsa to Nov. 27. Prices are relatively inexpensive. Most that was served with the tacos had bite with- The Cre8ery presents Inspiration by MIKE KARAKAS and TAMI REYNOLDS from Nov. 1-12. The Cre8ery will be hosting BLAM 3! Comic Exhibition and Fashion Show from Oct. 26 – Nov. 5. On Oct. 25 eight emerging female artists will showcase new work at aceartinc gallery. Scary A year-long mentorship program through Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA) brought the diverse group of artists together. stimulus They work in media ranging from painting, print-making and photography, to video and mixed-media. Show ends Nov. 8. Opening Horror is at the heart of reception on Oct. 25 from 7-10pm. everything David Annandale Plug In ICA presents MELANIE ROCAN with writes Souvenir Involontaire from Sept. 28 – Nov. 10. THEATRE, DANCE & COM- EDY Adam Petrash @AdamPetrash The Manitoba Theatre Center presents VENUS IN FURS from Oct. 23 – Nov. 9. Volunteer Staff Supplied Comedy at the Rose ‘n’ Bee is on Thursdays. Every Thursday at Thursday. David Annandale is a literary force to be Annandale. “Campbell showed me how to Annandale has been writing books for the Check out the King’s Head Pub for your reckoned with. This year alone he’s published become conscious of the prose. That it’s not Warhammer 40,000 series that are set in a dys- weekly dose of comedy every Tuesday at three books. Although he’s been writing sci- just about what the story was about but how topian science-fantasy future. The books are 9 p.m. ence-fiction as of late, it’s Annandale’s abso- it was written. It was a real lesson.” an extension of the Games Workshop’s table- lute love of horror that started it all. Unfortunately, Annandale was writing top game which was initially released in 1987 “I got my first horror movie magazine horror novels at a time when they weren’t as and published by its division Black Library. when I was in Grade 3,” Annandale says appreciated as in years past. “I love writing Warhammer 40,000 fiction,” from his office at the University of Manitoba “The ‘90s was the era of the near extinction says Annandale. “It’s a universe that is very where he teaches English and Film. level event for horror. It was a terrible time,” specifically designed to be insanely and glori- “That was the gateway drug, essentially. says Annandale. “You couldn’t get yourself ously over the top.” I’ve always been fascinated.” arrested as a horror novelist.” It’s a universe that will be keeping him Like many fans of horror, Annandale was Having finished writing his third horror busy for quite a while. @TheUniter @TheUniter introduced to Stephen King early on, but not novel (all of which are still unpublished), “A novel I did called Yarrick: Imperial Creed in the way you’d expect. Annandale realized that it too would be gath- is having its pre-release the first weekend in Sometimes people like to win “The biggest impact he had on me was ering dust, so he shifted gears. November at the Black Library’s big event in contests, see how photo shoots through his non-fiction. I had read Danse “I started reading a lot of thrillers and Nottingham, so I’ll be flying out to England happen, hear interesting behind- Macabre before I had read any of his novels. really enjoying them and I wanted to try my to take part in that. I’m really excited about the-scenes stories or just be kept It opened up a whole universe for me.” hand at it. I thought it would be a lot of fun it. It’s been a rewarding experience writing for in the loop about every gosh darn The book – which is about horror fiction to write. It became my first novel,” he says. them.” thing that happens in Uniter-land. – introduced Annandale to numerous new Since then, Annandale has gone on to There’s an easy and efficient way influences that would help to shape his writ- publish thriller, science fiction and horror to do this - ing. One such influence was English horror novels. For him, it’s the genres that speak to writer Ramsey Campbell. him the most. follow @TheUniter on Twitter & Instagram “He taught me a lot about style. He has “I gravitate towards the operatic. I go for For more info on David Annandale, a gift with language, whether it’s his use of the big impact… the grandiose. I revel in visit davidannandale.com and follow for exclusive online a strange image, an unusual metaphor or excess,” he says. him on Twitter @David_Annandale. content. creating a disconcerting atmosphere,” says With that, it’s no surprise to discover that comments

COMMUNITY EVENTS COMMUNITY EVENTS The commodification In honour of Diabetes Awareness Month and the co-discoverers of insulin, Sir Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best, the Canadian Diabetes Association will host the 5th annual of colonial injustices Best Banting Evening: The Roaring Twenties at The Metropolitan Entertainment Centre on How a history of cultural abuse is being exploited for Nov. 9 from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. cheap Halloween thrills The 6th annual Anarchist DIY Book Fair takes place from No 8 – 10. Visit www.wpgbookfaird- iyfest.com for full details. Shelby Wagemakers @shelbywgmkrs HATELESS : We Can End Bullying is an event held in conjunction with the national anti Volunteer bullying week. The event will take place on Nov. 16 at 12:30pm at the Park Theatre. This The Halloween season has descended upon to exude an inept oxymoron within itself, one is a powerful and fun event which reaches out to kids of all ages through music while us. For most, this is emblematic of cheap fall which has obviously deviated the conscious- providing them with resources on how they decorum – orange and black tinsel, Jack-O- ness of the executives who approved it for sale. can deal with and fight this epidemic. Lanterns, and more confectionaries than is Next, I supposed, will come “Concentration Frame Arts Warehouse presents MAKERS recommended by any physician. Adults too Camp Queen”, or perhaps “Ghetto Girl”. I MARKET every first Friday of the month from are invited to partake in the festivities, usu- hope I have not given them any ideas. 5pm to 10pm at 318 Ross. Head down and check out there huge selection of handmade ally through means of drunken debauchery I don’t know what the reaction would be if goods and services! at house parties and bars. This is all innocent it were shown to an Aboriginal person, though enough, of course, and with each passing year I imagine the perceived humour would be VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNI- costume stores conceive innovative wares to entirely lost on them as it is on myself. The TIES peddle to the public along with the insipid tasteless use of reservation is so politically THE SILOAM MISSION offers hot meals, favourites; typically cheaply made garments incorrect, and the discordance of reservation clothing, emergency shelter, holistic health care, employment and life-skill training that bastardize classical fairy tales and beloved and royalty – as though Aboriginal women to the homeless. Volunteer opportunities fictional characters. Nothing particularly scur- who live on reserves enjoy life as luxuriant include food services, clothing, entertain- rilous, and it is of course in good fun. aristocrats among their fellow reservists. It is a ment, events, health care and administrative. This year, however, as I was probing the case of cultural and historical ignorance. The Visit www.siloam.ca for more details about the types of volunteering opportunities they stores for my own costume, I happened upon label is an apotheosis of poverty, misfortune have to offer. something that required a double-take, as I and centuries of cultural abuse, while deflect- THE PLUG IN ICA is looking for enthusiastic couldn’t quite believe what I’d seen. There on ing it into a fallacious identity of sexualized and reliable volunteers to help in a number the wall, nestled amongst the sexy nurses and tribal leadership (feigned as royalty, a distinctly Supplied of areas of our operations. Volunteers gain the Katy Perry dresses was a costume featuring European nomenclature at that). If they were valuable experience and meet artists and what was meant to be a sexualized version of being sardonic about the oxymoron, it is the made a profit through the exploitation of an other interesting people. Email michelle@ plugin.org for more information. traditional Aboriginal accoutrement labelled utmost failure, and leaves an acerbic taste in entire people. This sort of blatant historical as, “Reservation Royalty”. I felt a little sick. one’s mouth. It is nothing short of disgraceful ignorance must be weeded out in order to fos- To volunteer for the UWSA FOOD BANK email [email protected], or grab an application For years this has been the status quo to all Aboriginal peoples. ter a better relationship between different cul- from the UWSA office in the Bulman Centre. for Halloween stores, and the costumes are The benighted executives at Spirit Hallow- tures. In the interim, it is both embarrassing THE WEST BROADWAY YOUTH OUTREACH CEN- almost always worn ironically by white women een should arrange to take a trip from New Jer- and a poor gesture from us to them. Hopefully TRE is always looking for more volunteers attempting to impersonate a “sexy Pocahon- sey to a few blight-permeated reservations as an the executives at costume stores will come to to help with a variety of programs including tas”, whatever that even means. Never before informational experience. I doubt they would see this. In the mean time, perhaps it is best to sports, tutoring and other programs to had I seen the word “reservation” used so out of return with the same notions of what consti- make a costume at home this year. benefit inner-city youth. Call 204-774-0451 or context, so loosely, and with not a modicum of tutes Aboriginal livelihoods in those areas. stop by 222 Furby St. to offer your skills. Shelby is a student of Rhetoric and Communica- awareness (or respect) for the corollary it could Inevitably, the most sordid part of it is that tions at the University of Winnipeg. She believes in elicit. The phrase “Reservation Royalty” seems a company run mostly by white people has unicorns and chocolate.

living expenses he was technically allowed to claim, for a house he didn’t live in. The PMO’s Russell Brand and Mike Duffy: Chief of Staff gifted him the money to pay it back (oops! That’s not allowed!), and Duffy has asserted this week that the Prime Minis- A brief comparison ter himself strong-armed Duffy into taking the cash. Drama. One of these things is not like the other! By comparison, Brand was referring to the inequalities which accompany capitalist Fabian Suarez-Amaya @thisfabians democracy. He fulminated on the British gov- ernment cutting social welfare while simul- Volunteer Staff taneously going to court to defend bankers’ rights. Duffy is considered an outlier, a Senator Russell Brand, a notable British comedian with not being represented by that political system, corrupted by his privilege. Are the situations equally notable eyebrows, made Internet head- so voting for it is tacit complicity!” Why vote, so different? lines last week with his interview on BBC’s indeed, when all of your lived experience tells Duffy took the money because he could; Newsnight. To the chagrin of interviewer Jer- you: It. Just. Doesn’t. Matter. and now he is derided. Similarly, corporations emy Paxton, Brand spent much of the inter- Paxton followed up with another common constantly seek the highest possible profits and view lambasting the current political and eco- tactic: “You-don’t-offer-a-specific-alternative- the strongest growth, without receiving the nomic systems, calling for dramatic change, so-I-can’t-take-you-seriously.” This is a patheti- same condemnation. There is a certain animal and endorsing revolution. His criticisms cally limited argument, made by those seeking instinct in taking because you can, yet we have were legitimate: “[Political systems] shouldn’t to bludgeon a nascent conversation to death succeeded in shaking all kinds of other feral destroy the planet! Shouldn’t create massive before ideas can even sprout. impulses over the past 10,000 years. I’ve never Sometimes people like to win economic disparity! Shouldn’t ignore the needs Brand answered back in devastating form. killed another human to mark my territory – I contests, see how photo shoots of the people!” “Jeremy,” he said, “Don’t ask me to sit here, in prefer to pay rent. Duffy’s greed, despite being happen, hear interesting behind- Aside from some critiques which can be an interview with you, in a bloody hotel room, within the rules, is categorically wrong. I look the-scenes stories or just be kept made of Brand (“Brand is rich! Shouldn’t he and devise a global Utopian system.” He later forward to the day when we hold everyone to in the loop about every gosh darn share?” or “I don’t need celebrities to endorse added, “There are people with alternative ideas, that same standard. thing that happens in Uniter-land. my politics!”), what I enjoyed most about the that are far better qualified than I am, and are Despite our shared love of beards, I am There’s an easy and efficient way interview was Paxton’s use of the two most far better qualified, more importantly, than skeptical about adopting Russel Brand as my to do this - common anti-radical arguments and Brand’s the people that are currently doing that job.” socialist messiah. Still, I agree with Brand’s crit- efficient responses. Devising solutions can only occur after we first icisms, and the desperate need to build some follow @TheUniter First, Paxton blockishly insisted on focus- discuss the problems openly. alternatives. It’s an interview worth watching. on Twitter & Instagram ing on Brand’s distaste for voting, ignoring A hop across the pond, Senator Mike Fabian Suarez-Amaya votes every chance he gets, for exclusive online the validity of the complaints he was making. Duffy was also making headlines, albeit less but thinks Brand makes a case for those who content. Brand responded, “You have a disenfranchised, popular on YouTube. Duffy, infamous for a don’t. He is studying Education at the University of disillusioned, despondent underclass which are $90,000 expense scandal, where he claimed Winnipeg. city The Uniter // October 31, 2013 17

There is a tournament based on the fan- tasy card game called Magic the Gather- The magic of ing, played in a head-to-head format, that draws people from all over to participate in comic con a rare competition for a handsome reward. This is the fourth year the tournament is running at the C4, and according to Annual Fusion Gaming Dong, quite a few players travel many tournament adds to C4 miles to enter. “It’s something pretty special. Not too excitement many places in Canada do something like this, so people are starting to recognize Brian Lorraine @red_river_rebel that the Fusion 5K happens every year, at Halloween,” he explains. “[W]e get a lot City Editor of players coming from Saskatchewan, and Alberta, and Ontario… it’s pretty exciting It’s a good idea to keep your Halloween just to play an elementary card game that costume in wearable condition for more you played for fun against your friends than one night, especially if your plans and maybe now you have a chance to win include attending the Central Canada $5000.” Comic Con (C4) this weekend. Chalk it up as another reason the Comic The annual event, held at the Winnipeg Con attracts larger and larger crowds every gaming tournaments on the second floor, Richard Dong, owner-operator of Fusion Gaming. Convention Centre from November 1-3, is year. the rest of the activities are spread through- Daniel Crump always quite a spectacle including celebrity Many folks show up merely to catch a out the building. For a chance to get an like walking into a dream, there are very guests, rare comic book collectables, gam- glimpse of any of the long list of celebrities autograph or photo op with a celebrity, or weird costumes and interesting personali- ing enthusiasts, and of course, all the elab- in attendance. This year features headlin- to peruse classic comic books and pop cul- ties that you’ll run into.” orate costumes that go with a celebration ing guest Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy, ture collectables, head on up to the third of popular fantasy worlds. Hellboy). Several ex-Star Trek actors will floor. For gearheads, be sure to check out Richard Dong, owner-operator of be on hand, as well as the original Darth the Pop Culture Car Show featuring nos- Fusion Gaming, 1473 Pembina Highway, Vader, a former Power Ranger (Jason talgic vehicles like the Delorean from the loves the perfect timing. David Frank), a prince (Chris Saradon, The Back to the Future series. “I think that kind of gets people in the Princess Bride), and a pirate (Lee Arenberg, As Dong says, there’s really something For a full schedule and info on all spirit of dressing up as their favorite comic Pirates of the Caribbean). Other guests for everybody at the Central Canada the C4 events, go to http://www. book character or superhero,” he says. “It’s include cosplay designer/model Yaya Han, Comic Con. And while it gives him a c4con.com/. To keep up with reg- sort of a continuation party for Hallow- the guy who played Tron (Bruce Boxleit- chance to take his Fusion Gaming tourna- ular happenings at Fusion Gaming, een… so some people don’t even get out of ner), several notable artists and illustrators ments to the C4, he also enjoys the oppor- drop by the shop at 1473 Pembina their costume for like four days.” and a host of others. tunity just to be there and experience the anytime between noon and mid- As part of Comic Con, Fusion Gaming Having grown over the years, the C4 eclectic weirdness. night, or check out their events listings at https://www.facebook. is hosting their annual Fusion 5K tourna- now occupies several floors of the Con- “It’s very surreal, and I think people of com/FusionWPG/events. ment, which will see $5000 in prize money vention Centre. While attendees can enjoy all ages and genres can appreciate [it] at up for grabs. Yes, you read that correctly. the Fusion 5K main event and surrounding some level because it is very fun… almost

WHAT THE LADIES ARE SAYING ABOUT MOVEMBER For some girls, it’s a wonderful time of year. Some are a little creeped out, but still support a good cause. What are your opinions of mus- taches? “It depends on the guy. Some guys can pull it off really good, and some guys just look dirty.” “I think it becomes an obsession, like they want to grow the dirtiest mustache they can.” Mo bros. DOs “If it was attached to a beard, like a goatee.” unite! “I can’t stand kissing him when only one half is furry. It’s top AND bottom Winnipeggers discuss the or nothing.” power of the Stache DON’Ts “No monopoly man.”

@SamDuerksen “It has to look like it’s being taken Samantha Duerksen care of, too.” City Reporter ROLE MODELS Derek Martens “When one thinks best celebrity mustache, only one great man Movember has arrived and there are many mon cancer in men. Up to 30% of men in says he plans on participating this year. comes to mind for me… The great good reasons to participate: first and obvi- their lifetime will be diagnosed, and 1 in 25 What kind of stache will he be going for? Tom Selleck... Magnum P.I. Never have ously foremost, it’s for a good cause. to 1 in 30 men will die from the ailment in “It was pretty cheesy the last time,” he I seen a thicker and fuller luscious “I know it raises awareness for prostate their lifetime. says, “but probably about the same. Last stache. To me it’s just classic. The classic stache.” cancer, and I support that,” says Marco, a “My uncle actually recently passed away time I did a handle bar mustache.” University of Winnipeg student who is plan- from cancer,” says Andre, an education There are now also many events and - Carly Honeybunn, on Facebook ning on rocking a Fu Manchu. He describes student at the University of Winnipeg. “So deals for participants, including a Movem- Jill, Noel, and Nicole, three University it as the type donned by “those old-school for the past couple years I’ve been raising ber party on November 30 at the Pyramid of Winnipeg students all agree that sensei guys, with the long goatee”, often money and just trying to help out with the Cabaret, and a Movember group ticket no matter the stache, being sup- seen in “those old kung-fu movies.” cause.” promotion for the last regular season Blue portive of a good cause is attractive. The goal of Movember is to increase Movember Winnipeg is hoping to raise Bomber game on November 2. One woman said, “Even if they have awareness about prostate cancer, but also at least one million dollars this year to “It seems like a pop culture thing now. an ugly mustache, if they are really to raise money for cancer research, sup- improve on the $975,000 raised in 2012. I think it’s a good approach to raise aware- into cancer awareness, I feel like you might date him.” porting men’s health initiatives and provid- There are 10,000 registered members on the ness,” says Michael, a University of Winni- ing grants. It’s a fun way to bring attention Movember website from across Manitoba. peg student. “Yes I would, totally,” another replied. to a serious issue. Public figures are getting into the fun Movember is upon us. Gentlemen, it’s Visit ca.movember.com to sign up. Prostate cancer is the second most com- too. Dave Gaudreau, MLA for St. Norbert time to show us your best. 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This information is updated weekly. Winnipeg’s exchange partners, attend one of the uwinnipeg.ca with the preferred location or visit us information sessions: 4at Student Central. 7 ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES Click “Student” Click “Awards and Financial Aid” Friday, November 15, 2013 Graduation Accessibility Services provides a number of Room 3M65 Click “Work-Study Program” Students who wish to graduate in February 2014 accommodations and supports to students with 12:30pm-2:30pm APPLY NOW! 1 should complete536 an Application for Graduation documented disabilities as well as short & long- For more information, visit: www.uwinnipeg.ca/ form and submit it to Student Central by November term medical conditions. If you think you may Are you in the final year of your B index/intl-student-exchange 15th, 2013. (All required courses must be completed have a disability, we can also provide you with Undergraduate program? And are you by December 2013.) information and support. applying to begin a Graduate or Profes- If you have any questions, contact: je.michaluk@ sional program next academic year? uwinnipeg.ca Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM Remembrance Day If you answered yes to both questions, you may Location: Room 1A08 – 1st Floor, Ashdown Hall The University will be closed on Monday, November qualify for a Graduate and Professional Studies INTERNATIONAL STUDENT Website address: www.uwinnipeg.ca/accessibility 11th, 2013 for Remembrance Day. Classes normally Expenses Bursary to help subsidize the costs General Information: [email protected] SERVICES scheduled for this day will be held on Thursday, associated with applying for Graduate and/or Phone: 786-9771 November 28th, 2013. Professional programs. Instructions,Upcoming Tips, Events: Answers, Reprints & More Sudoku Puzzles Online! 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The last few years The Uniter 30 has put the spotlight on local Winnipeggers under the age of 30 that exhibited excellence in their craft. This year we’re shaking things up a bit. The Uniter 30 still aims to point the spotlight at how great Winnipeg is, but this year we aim to place the outcome in your hands. This is our reader survey. We want you to vote for your favourite local people, places and things - and we do stress LOCAL. Anything non-local will not be counted. Anything that is time sensitive (stating “of 2013”) must have happened in 2013. Please submit an answer for each of the 30 categories. The deadline for voting submissions is Friday, November 22 at 12 noon, with the winners being announced in the December 5 issue of The Uniter.

1. LOCAL ALBUM OF 2013

2. LOCAL FILM OF 2013

3. WINNIPEG-BORN ATHLETE

4. NEW RESTAURANT (OPENED 2013)

5. SEX SHOP

6. POLITICAL BLUNDER OF 2013

7. UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG 2013 EVENT

8. FAVOURITE WINNIPEGGER ABROAD

9. GRAPHIC ARTIST

10. NIGHT SPOT

11. FAVOURITE THEATRICAL PRODUCTION

12. LOCAL COMEDIAN

13. LOCAL ACTIVIST

14. FAVOURITE NEW THING IN WINNIPEG

15. LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER

16. FAVOURITE LOCAL CLOTHING SHOP

17. LOCAL GALLERY

18. MANITOBAN FESTIVAL

19. LOCAL YOUNG ACHIEVER UNDER 30

20. PLACE TO PARK

21. LOCAL RECORD STORE

22. LOCAL COFFEE SHOP

23. LOCAL WRITER

24. LOCAL CELEBRITY

25. LOCAL BOOKSTORE

26. LOCAL PODCAST

27. LOCAL BLOG

28. CAMPUS RADIO SHOW

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