How they’re going to cut off a man’s ear in front of nearly 100 hundred onlookers is a bit beyond me. "There will be blood and an ear," comments Noah Unholtz, an artistic associate of Reservoir Dogs, the latest production by local theatre company swingdog based on Quentin Tarantino’s cult classic. Formed only a year… Continue reading Reservoir Dogs gets a new home
Month: September 2001
The toys are back in town
By James Keller
Whether you’ve been waiting for this since rehearsals or you’ve never even heard of it, One Yellow Rabbit’s production of Ronnie Burkett’s Happy will be a theatre experience unlike anything most of us have ever seen. The significance of Happy is that there is a cast of only one. One human that is–and this is… Continue reading The toys are back in town
Tragedy and comedy
By Andrew Ross
Academic Probation exists as a section to give the Gauntlet levity by counterbalancing the serious tone of the rest of the newspaper. Due to the extraordinary events of the past week, it was decided that the tongue-in-cheek attitude of AP would be inappropriate for this week’s issue of the Gauntlet. Therefore, appearing in place of… Continue reading Tragedy and comedy
Black Knight
By Ernie
Beaners
By Ben Leung
Jade Baby
By haisimard
Rook
Afghan article angers readers
Editor, the Gauntlet,If Mother Theresa was alive today, I’ll bet she’d want to have some words with Lawrence Bailey. While Bailey’s comparison of relief workers in the Middle East to dirty pimps is dramatic, it is hardly a convincing argument. Bailey acknowledges that relief groups like the Shelter Now International “are so important in restoring… Continue reading Afghan article angers readers
Epic quests and stolen moments
If you wanted to reclaim your childhood, where would you go? Follow our weary travellers as they journey deep into the Kootenays for a weekend of youthful bliss, boundless freedom, and timeless memories, courtesy the Shambhala Music Festival. A land above time and beyond space…There was a time in everyone’s childhood when summer was simply… Continue reading Epic quests and stolen moments
Dimwits in high places
It’s a good thing for U.S. President George W. Bush that congressmen from California are frisky folk. I, for one, wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if a fruit basket and elaborate thank you card from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue were awaiting Gary Condit, urging him to keep up the good work.Dubya is busy dismantling the… Continue reading Dimwits in high places