From the First Beat
A small collection of early cultural dispatches that move through film, music, and diaspora culture. Together, they sketch the themes that continue through the work, including culture, place, and identity.
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Winnipeg Film
This Film is so North End! East of Euclid Highlights a Golden Winnipeg Era
The Manitoban – March 17, 2004
A piece on the world premiere of East of Euclid at the NSI FilmExchange, focusing on Jeff Solylo’s North End noir, Winnipeg miniatures, and affectionate send‑up of Ukrainian‑Canadian life.
At the Top of his Game
The Manitoban – March 10, 2004
A review of John Paizs’s Top of the Food Chain, noting its place in Winnipeg’s cult‑cinema history and Paizs’s influence on local film culture.
Live Music
The Heat Was Turned on High
The Manitoban – December 10, 2003
Capturing Hot Hot Heat’s 2003 show at Winnipeg’s Pyramid Cabaret, alongside Metric and The Unicorns.
Diaspora Culture
Okean Elzy bring Ukrainian rock ’n’ roll to Vancouver
The Ukrainian Weekly – December 23, 2007
A piece on Okean Elzy’s Vancouver show, blending music journalism with diaspora identity, community pride, and the political resonance of Ukrainian popular culture. Includes two original published photographs of the band.
- PDF – Original Newspaper Page
- PDF – Text‑Only Version
- The Ukrainian Weekly – Issue Link – article on page 13.
The Ukrainian Genocide Actually Happened: But That’s not What Walter Duranty Reported
The Manitoban (2006)
A piece examining historical memory, media responsibility, and the legacy of the Holodomor, reflecting an early engagement with truth, narrative, and Ukrainian identity.
- Blog Post
- PDF – Text‑Only Version
- Original newspaper page not available in the digital archives.
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