By Andrew Kuzma
Welcome to the age of ego-casting, where information is available when and where you want it, and the best part: you never have to hear anything with which you disagree. On Tues. Sept. 26, Communications and Culture Dean Dr. Kathleen Scherf spoke about the revolutionary iPod and some of its cultural impacts as a part… Continue reading Online Exclusive: iCulture with Dr. Kathleen Scherf
By Andrew Lee
Almost half the global population are said to be predominantly introverted. Yet they are rarely identified, like a species on the verge of extinction. Are they all in hiding? Introverts can be likened to oranges masquerading as apples in a world of apples. However, the difference between extroverted traits and introverted traits needs to be… Continue reading INTROVERSION
By Andrew Lee
The first time I met Duncan Stokes face to face was when he showed up at my front door yesterday. A couple of days from now, he will catch a flight to Los Angeles to buy a motorbike and then ride down to Machu Picchu, in Peru. One word comes to mind when I think… Continue reading Surfing the world
The National Hockey League returned on Oct. 1, and unlike last year, hockey fans are looking forward to a full season. Gauntlet sports writers Suneil Sachdeva and Fabian Mayer have answered some burning questions about the next 1230 games. Will the new division playoff format negatively affect the playoff hopes of Eastern Conference teams, who… Continue reading Head-to-head: NHL preview
In loving memory of Andrew*, 25-year-old father, friend and son. You’re where you need to be. I hope you’re happy and content — the world will miss you greatly. Do you remember the faces you used to see in the hallways of your high school? The blurred images of captured potential about to break free… Continue reading Giving up the ghost
Well, it finally happened. America looks to be slowly joining the growing number of nations that allow same-sex marriage. Now, I’ll spare you my regular “it’s about damn time” argument, complete with moral positions regarding equal treatment, freedom and the like. Of course I’m ecstatic that President Barack Obama looks to have taken the first… Continue reading The state of America’s same-sex unions
That’s it, I’m seriously done. This political correctness thing has gone too far. I know it’s not very Canadian of me. I know we’re the Superman of toleration, the Mecca of diversity and respect and all that. But after last week’s Canadian Broadcast Standards Council ruling that the Dire Straits classic “Money for Nothing” has… Continue reading Education must replace the censorship of music
The news of the terrible shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and several others in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday added a new shocking dimension to the already tumultuous American political calculus. Whether left or right, Democrat or Republican, an unfortunate truth was demonstrated — in a society where political rhetoric often purports to be absolute truth… Continue reading Online exclusive: A recipe for a massacre
By Andrew Swan
So many movies based on comic books are being made these days and it is no wonder that some of them fall tragically short in comparison to their print counterparts. Very few comics or graphic novels can translate into silver screen gold, but Push finds a way to do just that. It is a refreshing… Continue reading Psychic thriller makes for great sci-fi movie
Sebastien Grainger is hungry to play some shows. After releasing his self-titled LP this October, he’s been on the road with his backing band the Mountains to promote the hell out of the record. Grainger, the drummer and vocalist behind the phenomenal Death From Above 1979, is still haunted to this day by the DFA… Continue reading The hunger of Sebastien Grainger
