By Tobias Ma
During a speaking event at last week’s Conservative convention in downtown Calgary, the Gauntlet managed to spot David Suzuki waiting for a book signing. We took the opportunity for a brief but bizarre interview before his speech that ended somewhat heatedly as Suzuki apparently felt cut off throughout. David Suzuki: Give me a [fist] bump.… Continue reading Gauntlet Q & A: David Suzuki
By Jon Roe
Sir Paul McCartney graced Canada with a visit last week to spread his dual messages of good will and anti-seal hunting. Positioning himself and his wife for some key photo-ops with the most adorable seals money could buy, he pranced through the arctic amongst the precious creatures and preached about why Canada should stop the… Continue reading Save an Inuit, club a seal
By John Leung
Last Wednesday, ABC concluded the fifth installment of The Bachelor, where Byron, a 40 year old bass fisherman from Nevada chose his “soul mate” in a dramatic “final rose ceremony.” So now the question: how long will they last? Judging from previous series of the same genre, the odds are against them. But why have… Continue reading Reality TV: the art of flakey romance
Some items can be left off one’s resume. Two weeks of burger flipping, mowing the neighbour’s lawn, drug running… In the same vein, the CBS Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) is surely not included in Harrison Ford’s authorized filmography. Neither is it in James Earl Jones’, nor Carrie Fisher’s, nor Mark Hamill’s… well, Hamill could… Continue reading A painful, must-see event
By John Leung
As much as I hate to admit it, I’m a Tory supporter and I’m glad that Peter MacKay wasn’t going to be cowed by David Orchard. Yes, you heard me right, I’m glad this has happened. Being a social liberal while being fiscally conservative, I was once the stereotypical Tory on a merger, vowing to… Continue reading Merging for the better
The Dinos gave us a lot to write about this season. We get to pick athletes of the year too–just cause we feel like it. We deserve it. We’ve worked hard too. – Gauntlet Sports Staff Dean Fisher This year, the Dinos football team enjoyed its best season since 1995’s Vanier Cup victory. And while… Continue reading Male athletes of the year
By Ryan Laverty
It was a weird day in Edmonton this past weekend: dismal and rainy, not the type of day one would like to spend outside watching a football game. But somehow, by Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. kickoff at Varsity Field at the University of Alberta, the clouds had succumbed to the power of the sun. The Dinos… Continue reading Dinos neuter Golden Bears