Not a Review: Re-reading Kate Bowler’s ‘Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I’ve Loved)’
Sometimes I write about personal stuff on here… about chats that I have with my mom. But I never write about having chats with my […]
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Remembering Ed Bickert, Jazz Legend from Hochfeld, Manitoba
I suspect that not many southern Manitobans know of Ed Bickert, who passed away this week. But they should! Ed Bickert is a legend in […]
Paul Bergman’s Song ‘Creeping Charlie’ is Important & Beautiful
Anthropology is the study of people, their behaviour, and their societies… and so is Paul Bergman’s album Anthropology. I swear its cover photo is from […]
5 Questions with Jenna Klassen
Jenna Klassen is the Assistant Curator at the Mennonite Heritage Village Museum in Steinbach. She spends her days unearthing little-known treasures, learning more about them, […]
I Wish I Knew How to Speak Plautdietsch
Somehow it was ingrained in me to assume, growing up, that the Plautdietsch language was old, outdated, and “prawst” — uncouth. (Is it ironic to […]