By Ryan Pike
This past weekend, the Juno Awards came to Calgary for the first time. Somehow, the Gauntlet managed to snag accreditation for both the highly-publicized awards show on Sunday and the low-key gala the night before. Intrepid boy reporter and Entertainment Editor Ryan Pike recorded his experiences for posterity with over 10 pages of disorganized, handwritten… Continue reading JUNOTACULAR
By Janice Tran
To Kill a Mockingbird is a piece of literature that anyone in North America with a high school diploma should be familiar with. Over 30 million copies of Harper Lee’s original novel have been sold since its publication in 1960. The book has won countless literary awards, among which is the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Even… Continue reading Workshop Theatre brings a literary classic to town
A few years back, during the Stanley Cup playoffs, the entire population of Toronto had dreams of championships dancing in their heads. It was the spring of 2002 and they just defeated their arch-rivals, the Ottawa Senators, and were headed to the eastern final against the “lowly” Carolina Hurricanes. The Leafs’ dreams went up in… Continue reading Gauntlet Sportspinions: don’t blame the Europeans for playing hockey
A few months ago, some whistling, bass, laidback drumming and the charming interplay between male and female vocalists made the Internet go bonkers. The reason for all the blogosphere gushing was “Young Folks,” a breezy love song by the comma-hating Swedish trio Peter Bjorn and John. The song was, in a word, perfect. It deserved… Continue reading Spun: Peter Bjorn and John
Europe is supposed to put North America to shame in just about every category imaginable, except possibly obesity and serial killings. Though the actual colonial ties have long been severed, or rendered obsolete, North Americans still look to Europeans as their cultural superiors. After all, they’ve got all that pretty art, actually appreciate opera and… Continue reading Europe’s final countdown begins
The 2006 International Peace Research Association bi-annual conference, “Patterns of Conflict: Paths to Peace” was held at the University of Calgary over the July long weekend, marking the first time in 25 years an IPRA conference has been held in North America. For four days 350 representatives from over 30 countries convened on campus to… Continue reading Talking peace: IPRA 2006
The short days of January are the big leagues for cliches. It’s always during the first few lectures when profs pull out their dusty ol’ colloquialisms and use them anew. Meanwhile, every student is heard spouting the same old resolutions about better study and sleeping habits. But not even the most blow-hard history prof could… Continue reading Film Review: Sex, drugs and twang
The recent federal election forum held by Public Interest Alberta gave candidates from all the major parties a chance to tackle the big issues facing Canadians in the upcoming election. Unfortunately, the Conservative Party was not present, so the organizers did the only logical thing they could: they had a bobbing duck sit in for… Continue reading More candidates forum hyjinxs
“Our band has always had a healthy disregard for what’s fashionable,” Daf Ieuan, drummer of Super Furry Animals explains why his band refused to lend one of their songs to Coca-Cola. “We’re a rock and roll band, not jingle writers. I mean, they offered us a £1,000,000 and that’s a lot of money to turn… Continue reading Music Interview: Super Furry darlings
Possessing a host of East Coast Music Awards and Juno nominations under their belt, Great Big Sea have just released their ninth album this past Tuesday. With a seamless fusion of traditional Anglo-Celtic music and rock, blending instruments like the mandolin and the fiddle with traditional drums and a guitar, Great Big Sea have built… Continue reading Music Interview: Great Big Sea Hard and Easy