By Curtis Wolff
In his seven years as a baseball analyst for Sportsnet, Gregg Zaun has developed a straight-talking style has made the former Blue Jays catcher the face of baseball analysis in Canada. The Gauntlet talked to baseball’s Don Cherry ahead of his appearance at the Dinos baseball and fastball fundraising dinner on Feb. 6, covering everything… Continue reading Q&A: Former Blue Jay Gregg Zaun
By Ian Gregg
Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks have set the year’s standard high with Surviving Progress, a well-paced Canadian documentary that wants to make sure that modern civilization doesn’t self-destruct. Inspired by Ronald Wright’s bestseller A Short History of Progress, the film depicts trends of progress throughout history while warning of the negative consequences of humanity’s tendency… Continue reading Surviving Progress may be harder than we think
By Ian Gregg
Calgary may not be the most metropolitan city in the world– anyone who wants to take it down a couple notches can easily point out the phallic symbol we chose as our flagship building, or rebuke the idea that we stand out as a glittering prairie jewel. As of January 5-28, the city’s dissenters have… Continue reading High Performance Rodeo meshes local and global stage art
By Ian Gregg
No true winners rose from the ashes of the 1950s Korean clash, where the north and south managed to carve a physical and political line across the peninsula. The line, decorated with land mines, soldiers and watchtowers, is guarded carefully. This line is the demilitarized zone in the war that is still technically (because a… Continue reading The Koreas display symptoms of tension
By Curtis Wolff
Mourning the demise of another edition of the Toronto Blue Jays is not an unfamiliar act for Canadian baseball fans. The end of September has marked the end of the season for the Blue Jays for the last 20 years. Not since their World Series victory in 1993 have the Blue Jays played a postseason… Continue reading Nightmare season ends for the Jays
By Fabian Mayer
On Jan. 19 and 20, Calgary’s Olympic Oval hosted the exciting, world-class speed skating World Cup. Skaters from around the world competed in front of a sizable crowd in what was the last race prior to the World Sprint Championships on Jan 26. and 27. The race was a part of the International Skating… Continue reading World Cup speed skating hits the Oval
Students travelling between MacHall and Science Theatres are no longer able to cut through Science A. The building is now under construction — an inconvenience when it is -30. “Often with construction, there’s a little bit of short-term pain now, but I think it’s going to be some really long-term gain,” said Students’ Union president… Continue reading Science A construction causes disruption
Sled Island festival’s biggest attraction is undoubtedly its music. Though the festival has waded into other artistic territories and media over the course of its five-year run, the music remains the nucleus. With that in mind, I weighed my decision about attending this year’s comedy showcase heavily. It landed smack-dab in the middle of Friday… Continue reading Sled Island Comedy Showcase review
Gregg Gillis- more commonly known as Girl Talk- doesn’t have a problem with challenging paradigms. He produces tracks entirely from samples of popular songs, deftly biting drum beats, pianos, vocals and anything else that catches his ear and weaving all of the pieces together in a meticulous and methodological way. The songs are often short,… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Girl Talk: eclectic is an understatement
By Jon Gregg
There are a lot of myths surrounding just what exactly is a solar community. We have one not too far away– shocking isn’t it? Drake Landing of Okotoks, Alberta was created four years ago as a pilot project by ATCO Gas and Sterling Homes to see if solar panels actually make your typical suburban home… Continue reading The quest for clean living