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Winnipeg Folk Fest Interview & Performance: Two Crows for Comfort

Posted by: Paul Little  •  December 22, 2025 @ 1:43pm

Two Crows for Comfort are a Manitoba folk duo (with roots and country leanings) who spend a good chunk of their year touring around North America with their dog in tow. The incredible harmonies and storytelling from this real-life couple are up there with some of the best duos making their style of music anywhere on the planet.

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True Blood: We'll Meet Again

Posted by: Andrew Burns  •  July 2, 2012 @ 3:26pm

A quiet evening watching the folks in Bon Temp as True Blood's adventurous side takes a Sunday night off from their bread and butter 'blood & sex' routine, to have another plot prepping episode. "We'll Meet Again" may have not dazzled any audience members this week but it did open up some new storylines.

Okay, quick recap.

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Winnipeg Jazz Festival Review: The Hold Steady with Greg MacPherson at the Burton Cummings Theatre

Posted by: Matt Moskal  •  July 1, 2012 @ 9:36pm

"Jazz is not just a genre of music," announced Steve Kirby.

The Manitoba bassist had Juss Jazz packed elbow-to-elbow while his hot quartet ended their set. As the evening unwound, venues facilitated genre-spanning performances all under the Jazz Festival banner.

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Episodes: Series 2 - Episode 8

Posted by: S.P. Young  •  June 30, 2012 @ 6:22pm

"Apparently, it's bring your stalker to work day."

The failure of Pucks was being noticed by everybody. It was not just that Pucks was a poor show, it was because the network had rejected a low-brow talking dog show which ended up becoming very successful on a rival network.

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Winnipeg Jazz Festival Review: Larry and his Flask with The Schomberg Fair at The Pyramid Cabaret

Posted by: Matt Moskal  •  June 30, 2012 @ 2:06pm

"I'm so sorry, this is not jazz," proclaimed a flustered patron to his table.

It was midway through Larry and His Flask's set. The man was in a suit and accompanied by two women in fancy dresses. Everyone else in The Pyramid Cabaret was dressed casual, in vests or had facial hair. After killing another shot, the trio departed.

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Review: Take This Waltz

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  June 29, 2012 @ 12:42pm

Take This Waltz is most successful if viewed as an accurate (yet flawed) character study of a depressed girl in the ass-end of her 20's. I think the word girl could even be replaced with person. Men go through similar phases in their lives but, writer/ director Sarah Polley concentrates only on Margot (Michelle Williams).

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Review: TED

Posted by: Andrew Burns  •  June 28, 2012 @ 12:12pm

He has the body of a Care-Bear and a mouth like Peter Griffin. He is Ted and yes he is real.

TED is the live-action directorial debut of Family Guy creator/lead voice actor Seth McFarlane. The premise to McFarlane's first feature film is just as ridiculous, if not more, as the on-again-off-again TV show that made him famous.

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True Blood: Whatever I Am, You Made Me

Posted by: Andrew Burns  •  June 26, 2012 @ 12:57am

The best way to slow things down after last week's official introduction of 'The Authority' is do what True Blood does best, random sex scenes. And lots of them.

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Episodes: Series 2 - Episode 7

Posted by: S.P. Young  •  June 23, 2012 @ 8:47pm

"We need hot Matt. Not fat Matt."

This episode centered around the concerns of Matt's weight gain.

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Katy Perry: Part of Me debuts July 2 with Twitter Fan Premieres

Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys  •  June 22, 2012 @ 8:03am

Via Press Release:

HOLLYWOOD, CA (June 21, 2012) – Katy Perry: Part of Me from Paramount's Insurge Pictures will get its in-theater debut in the U.S. and Canada on Monday, July 2 with fan sneak premiere events of the 3D film presented exclusively in RealD® 3D in advance of its scheduled theatrical release on Thursday, July 5.

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Review: Brave

Posted by: Andrew Burns  •  June 21, 2012 @ 11:21pm

The word 'Pixar' isn't in the dictionary, but it was the definition would probably read:

PIXAR - 1. the art of visual storytelling of the highest quality; except for Car 2, sorry about t

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