Jill Wilson
@dedaumier.bsky.social
Free Press Arts & Life editor. Author of Applause, a weekly arts newsletter.
I adored Jeff Hiller's new memoir, Actress of a Certain Age. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Journeyman actor chronicles long rise to stardom in charming memoir Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success
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August 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I adored Jeff Hiller's new memoir, Actress of a Certain Age. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Please tune in on May 27 when I get to talk to my friend and co-worker, the talented and hilarious @ariel-gordon.bsky.social
So my book of essays, Fungal, is the next Free Press Book Club selection. The club is free and meets virtually May 27 at 7 pm CT. It will be hosted by @winnipegfreepress.com
Arts & Life Editor @dedaumier.bsky.social & and @mcnallyrobinson.com’s John Toews, both of whom I admire very much.
Arts & Life Editor @dedaumier.bsky.social & and @mcnallyrobinson.com’s John Toews, both of whom I admire very much.
May 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Please tune in on May 27 when I get to talk to my friend and co-worker, the talented and hilarious @ariel-gordon.bsky.social
It's been a while since I reviewed a book; I very much enjoyed Austin Kelley's The Fact Checker. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Fact checker Austin Kelley’s foray into fiction an insightful, enjoyable debut
They say to write what you know, so it’s not surprising that Austin Kelley, the author of The Fact Checker, used to work at the New Yorker as, yes, a fact checker. What is surprising, perhaps, is how....
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May 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It's been a while since I reviewed a book; I very much enjoyed Austin Kelley's The Fact Checker. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
This will probably be the only sports-related content I ever post: www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Score in the kitchen with recipes from Winnipeg Jets 1981 cookbook
In the NHL’s 1981-82 Norris Division semi-finals, 19-year-old Dale Hawerchuk scored eight points as his Winnipeg Jets were defeated in a best-of-five by (checks Hockey-Reference.com) … the St. Louis B...
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April 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Land of the flee: Winnipeg physician moving back to Canada after ‘rank misogyny’ drives devolution of women’s rights
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Winnipeg-born OB/GYN Jen Gunter moving back to Canada after ‘rank misogyny’ drives devolution of women’s rights
In 1995, Dr. Jen Gunter arrived in Kansas. The Winnipeg-born-and-raised gynecologist was fresh out of her OB/GYN training at the University of Western Ontario, having completed medical school at the U...
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April 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Land of the flee: Winnipeg physician moving back to Canada after ‘rank misogyny’ drives devolution of women’s rights
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Made in Manitoba: your guide to buying local by @evawasney.bsky.social
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Made in Manitoba: A guide to locally produced goods
Maple leaf stickers, new “Product of Canada” signage and shoppers squinting at food labels to suss out the country of origin: In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada, grocer...
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March 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Made in Manitoba: your guide to buying local by @evawasney.bsky.social
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Winnipeg composer’s Carnegie dreams crumble after border snafu
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Winnipeg composer’s Carnegie dreams crumble after border snafu
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March 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Winnipeg composer’s Carnegie dreams crumble after border snafu
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I was lucky enough to accompany Marion Warhaft to restaurants on several occasions when I was her editor. She was a consummate professional, a lovely dinner companion and, obviously, a great eater. We won't see another like her. @jenzoratti.bsky.social sums her up beautifully.
A Marion Warhaft review could make or break a restaurant.
Incognito and incomparable
Oldest-school influencer and restaurant critic helped form and inform Winnipeg’s food scene
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March 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I was lucky enough to accompany Marion Warhaft to restaurants on several occasions when I was her editor. She was a consummate professional, a lovely dinner companion and, obviously, a great eater. We won't see another like her. @jenzoratti.bsky.social sums her up beautifully.
This year @winnipegfolkfest.bsky.social celebrates 50 years; @evawasney.bsky.social has the story and the lineup, which includes Ani DiFranco, Lake Street Diner, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Mavis Staples and Gillian Welch. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Winnipeg Folk Fest marks 50 years with lineup including Mavis Staples, Begonia, Gillian Welch, Leonard Sumner, Ani DiFranco, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
The Winnipeg Folk Festival has released the highly anticipated musical lineup for its 50th anniversary event, which takes place July 10 to 13 at Birds Hill Provincial Park. This year’s program aims to...
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March 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This year @winnipegfolkfest.bsky.social celebrates 50 years; @evawasney.bsky.social has the story and the lineup, which includes Ani DiFranco, Lake Street Diner, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Mavis Staples and Gillian Welch. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Carole Vivier, who died yesterday at 73, was a staunch champion of Manitoba movies and music who changed the local landscape. She was also a beloved wife, mom, grandma and great-grandmother. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Champion of Manitoba film, mentor to many, mother above all
For nearly 30 years, Carole Vivier was the CEO and film commissioner at Manitoba Film and Music, where she built a long and lasting legacy.
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March 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Carole Vivier, who died yesterday at 73, was a staunch champion of Manitoba movies and music who changed the local landscape. She was also a beloved wife, mom, grandma and great-grandmother. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
University of Manitoba grad Eloge Butera can lay claim to inspiring one of the characters in the Oscar-winning #ARealPain. @benwaldman.bsky.social talks to the survivor of the Rwandan genocide about his conversion to Judaism and meeting Jesse Eisenberg. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Academy Award-nominated film A Real Pain's connection to Winnipeg
Early in the film A Real Pain, the spiritually detached David and emotionally unpredictable Benji settle into their hotel lobby to meet their fellow rememberers. There’s a retired couple, a lone divor...
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March 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
University of Manitoba grad Eloge Butera can lay claim to inspiring one of the characters in the Oscar-winning #ARealPain. @benwaldman.bsky.social talks to the survivor of the Rwandan genocide about his conversion to Judaism and meeting Jesse Eisenberg. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
In honour of I Love to Read Month, the @winnipegfreepress.com arts team wrote about books that changed our lives www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Books that changed our lives
To mark I Love to Read Month in Manitoba, members of the Free Press arts team are sharing the books they loved as kids as well as their current recommendations.
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February 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In honour of I Love to Read Month, the @winnipegfreepress.com arts team wrote about books that changed our lives www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
The latest in the Free Press's ongoing heath series Silenced Symptoms looks at Raynaud's, one of the many conditions that affects predominantly women.
February is Raynaud's Awareness Month and a time of year Winnipeg sufferers are acutely aware of the condition — which causes blood vessel spasms due to cold or stress.
Despite affecting an estimated ~20% of women, Raynaud's is understudied and few treatments exist. @winnipegfreepress.com
Despite affecting an estimated ~20% of women, Raynaud's is understudied and few treatments exist. @winnipegfreepress.com
Decreased blood circulation leads to frozen extremities for people with Raynaud’s
Maylee Jacob has had “frozen fingers” for as long as she can remember. In the wintertime, or even in an overly air conditioned room, the tips of her fingers would turn white and go numb. “I never…
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February 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The latest in the Free Press's ongoing heath series Silenced Symptoms looks at Raynaud's, one of the many conditions that affects predominantly women.
Bang for the book
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BookTok sparks long-form resurgence for teens, young adults
Don’t be surprised if your favourite young person’s Christmas list includes a few more books this holiday season. In recent years, teens and young adults have been digging into books with greater vora...
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December 7, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Bang for the book
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In this week's Applause, I pay homage to the late Jim Abrahams, the creator of, joke for joke, the funniest movie ever made. (Not Airplane!) www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/my...
My not-so-secret love of Top Secret – Winnipeg Free Press
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November 29, 2024 at 10:07 PM
In this week's Applause, I pay homage to the late Jim Abrahams, the creator of, joke for joke, the funniest movie ever made. (Not Airplane!) www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/my...
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November 19, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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I'm fascinated by the way social media has replaced traditional media (talk shows, HBO specials) as a means to find comedy success: Internet famous www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Internet famous: Social media helping launch real-life comedy careers
When COVID shut the world down in 2020, Laura Ramoso did what a lot of creative people did: she downloaded TikTok and started making short-form video content. “That opened up a whole other world for m...
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November 26, 2024 at 7:49 PM
I'm fascinated by the way social media has replaced traditional media (talk shows, HBO specials) as a means to find comedy success: Internet famous www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
This show is tonight at the Burt
Ten years ago, out of the blue, Colin Mochrie received a message from a hypnotist, teasing out whether the improv star could be persuaded to try something crazy with him onstage.
Improv and hypnotism unexpectedly good co-stars
Ten years ago, out of the blue, Colin Mochrie received a message from a hypnotist, teasing out whether the improv star could be persuaded to try something crazy with him onstage.
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November 24, 2024 at 9:00 PM
This show is tonight at the Burt
Haunting landscapes: Marcel Dzama returns to Winnipeg with new show at Plug In www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
November 22, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Haunting landscapes: Marcel Dzama returns to Winnipeg with new show at Plug In www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Yes! It's another PT copy editing position at the Free Press.
Are you a punctuation perfectionist? A typo terminator? Grammar guru? Master of modifiers?
If you dream of spending a few days a week enforcing CP style, this is your moment: the Winnipeg Free Press is hiring a part-time copy editor.
Details: www.winnipegfreepress.com/job-opportun...
If you dream of spending a few days a week enforcing CP style, this is your moment: the Winnipeg Free Press is hiring a part-time copy editor.
Details: www.winnipegfreepress.com/job-opportun...
Copy Editor – Part-time – Winnipeg Free Press
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
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November 20, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Yes! It's another PT copy editing position at the Free Press.