By Amanda Hu
In addition to her job as the Gauntlet‘s sports editor, Amanda Hu listens to more music than she would like to think about. These are the albums she listened to that she thought were a cut above over the past year. 1. Of Montreal–Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?,… Continue reading The best music of 2007
Most of the year, the rather senior staff of Calgary’s #1 Legion contend with Bingo nights and retirement parties. However for four days in June, the Legion played host to as many Calgary scenesters as it could pack in its door as Sled Island 2007 took over. There was a buzz of excitement surrounding Sled… Continue reading Sled Island slides into our hearts
Shoot the brain and not the chest, head shots are the very best!” So chants a chorus of schoolchildren merrily, as they go about their daily ‘outdoor training’–hands-on lessons in fending off zombie attacks. The scene is a sunny American school field, sometime in the ’50s. The image of the politically-correct nuclear family is on… Continue reading Welcome to Zombieville U.S.A.
By Ryan Pike
The 79th Academy Awards take place Sun., Feb. 25 in Hollywood, and the world prepares for a spectacle of celebrities in silly outfits, overwrought acceptance speeches and excessive door prizes. It is, in no uncertain terms, the motion picture industry’s annual celebration of themselves. As usual, there’s a lot of debate on who deserves it… Continue reading The Gauntlet’s Oscar Predictions 2007
By Kyle Francis
Smorgasbord-style collaborations in the theatre all tend to share a few of the same characteristics. On one hand, the diverse range of material offers a number of unique perspectives on a common theme, and the small, digestible chunks are appealing to a culture raised largely on Chinese food and television. On the other, the quality… Continue reading Theatre review: A flavour for any taste
The world has a new nuclear power. Last weekend North Korea announced it successfully detonated a nuclear bomb in an underground facility. This left the rest of the world scrambling to determine whether North Korea’s claim was true and to denounce it, whether it was or not. Reactions from the United States, Japan and North… Continue reading Holding on for a hero
By Nano-Ellen
When the brass decided the Gauntlet‘s budget wasn’t big enough to sustain separate Advice and Time-Travel Divisions, we fought tooth and nail for you, our readers. To think: a professional newspaper running without advice or time-travel; ludicrous! But it was for naught–budget restraints caused by the so-called “digital revolution” are forcing every rag to lose… Continue reading The Ancient Chinese Art of Advice
The Dinos men’s basketball team defied gravity Feb. 11-12 as they kept their game–along with their playoff hopes–up in the air. After some turbulence on Saturday afternoon against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, our men were keen to jet-set their way into the last playoff spot of the season. Regina served as a warm-up ground… Continue reading Ballers win fight for playoff spot
Don’t you ever just want to puke because you see something so bloody frustrating and ridiculous? Well, we did, about seven or eight times because of what we found. Well, there was 10, but space permitting you’re getting the pick of the litter. Seriously, you’ll never believe where we got this crap7: Martha Stewart Let’s… Continue reading Top seven or so WTF situations of 2005
Athletics Tue., Aug. 16 Jared Macleod cleared a great hurdle. His second place finish in the 110m hurdles should ensure his name is heard less quietly in the future. Jocelyn Adu-Gyamfi narrowly edged out some tough competitors to long jump to fifth place. Wed., Aug. 17 Kristian Hunter managed eighth place over the 3000m steeplechase… Continue reading From the 2005 Summer Universiade in Izmir, Turkey