By Jeff Clemens
Sierra Leone has some of the richest exports of any country, including diamonds, iron and bauxite, and yet is considered by the United Nations to be the poorest nation in the world. This is largely due to the exploitation of Sierra Leone’s resources by foreign interests sending all profits abroad, leaving the small African nation… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Movie Review: Empire in Africa
By Jeff Clemens
To most English students and the general literate public, the words ‘Canadian literature’ automatically evoke a painful groan. Thankfully, not every Canadian author needs to recall coffee-spoon poetry and the unbearability of being a suburban housewife. Famed fantasy writer Guy Gavriel Kay is one of the authors giving readers something entirely different. “When I started… Continue reading Faeries, hobgoblins & iPods
By Jeff Clemens
Shakespeare had a sense of humour. Though he was best-known for his tragedies, where nearly all the major characters die, the legendary playwright actually wrote a good deal of comedies–seventeen, to be precise. The University of Calgary’s drama department has decided to put on one of the Bard’s most popular comedies, Twelfth Night, complete with… Continue reading Shakespeare liked to wear girls’ clothes
By Jeff Clemens
Gladys Knight is older than your grandma and has been making music longer than you’ve been alive. Her newest album Before Me is the latest in a series of money makers in which artists decide to cover safe, hit songs that are sure to keep the cash flowing. There are a few things that came… Continue reading Spun: Gladys Knight
By Jeff Clemens
For the first time since the inception of the Under-19 Football World Championship, a large group of players representing Canada will be coming from the west. The University of Calgary has the honour of sending three players and a coach. The star Dino rookies going to this event are quarterback Dalin Tollestrup, offensive lineman Dylan… Continue reading Football: Three Dinos join coach Nill for trip to U-19 championship
By Jeff Clemens
Last year was a turbulent one for artists on the Shady label. Eminem got remarried to Kim (his on again, off again wife) and promptly filed for divorce a few months later. Two members were shot–one fatally. Originally intended to be an underground mixtape, The Re-Up was transformed into a showcase of the new Shady… Continue reading Spun: Eminem presents the Re-Up
By Jeff Clemens
Much like pimpin’, being a rapper in Canada ain’t easy. In a country where the most famous emcees are liberals from Vancouver, it’s easy to see why the proud nation of beavers and maple syrup might be lacking in street cred. Belly, a.k.a Rebellyus, a straight Ottawa O.G., is hoping to change all this. With… Continue reading Rapper wants more cops on street?
While countless fans were glued to their seats–and the pages of the Gauntlet–throughout the past semester, many students hit the books and missed out on the sporting achievements of the Dinos. Here’s what the studious around campus missed. Tollestrup is silver lining to Dinos’ dismal season The Dinos football team faced tough competition in 2006,… Continue reading The exciting fall semester of the Dinos
By Jeff Clemens
The release of the Wii and the PlayStation 3 has lead to a bit of a lull in game releases this year. All the companies seem to be waiting to see what happens in the months after the launch before bringing out the big guns with the franchise games like Halo 3 and Metal Gear… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Top Videogames of 2006
By Jeff Clemens and Kyle Francis
Doctor’s Advocate is an album containing songs about an unrequited love, but not the sort everyone’s used to. This love is The Game’s obvious adoration of Dr. Dre and regret at turning his back on the rap legend. “When Doc says it’s a rap, it’s a rap/It’s aftermath and there ain’t nothing after that,” Game… Continue reading The Game