Results for "Lee and Sean"

By Bryanne Miller

"We’re all pretty jaded and bored. But sometimes we’re not," says Sean MacDonald. This is how the former Ids vocalist dove into his solo career with his religiously inspired album Parasites and Kings. MacDonald found enlightenment, and on this album he wants to share that which affected him. One might automatically assume MacDonald to be… Continue reading God and MacDonald

By Bebe Vocong

"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive," best describes the underlying theme in Run For Your Wife. This comedy tells the story of John Smith (J. Sean Elliot), a seemingly ordinary British taxi driver whose double life slowly unravels after a simple heroic deed. John has been living in… Continue reading Dinner and a comedy

By Lee and Sean

Success is like sex-you always crave it and it feels good. During the climax of this weekend’s Panda Hoopfest in Edmonton, the women’s basketball team managed to come first with three stimulating wins.These wins were not easily won nor were they possible without the women’s wonderful work. In the first two games, they were comfortably… Continue reading Women ballers devour competition

By Sean Sullivan

In a world where people avoid foreign films because of subtitles, opera can appear daunting and inaccessible. A new pilot project is attempting to change that, organized by University of Calgary professor Maria Euchner, from the department of linguistics, languages and cultures. Coinciding with the opening night of Calgary Opera’s production of Richard Wagner’s The… Continue reading Opera for all

By Sean Sullivan

For fans of musical theatre, the University of Calgary Operetta Company is finally putting on the classical Broadway musical The Music Man from Meredith Willson. While the titles of such songs as Seventy-six Trombones, My White Knight, Lida Rose and (Ya Got) Trouble may not be immediately recognizable by some, director Colleen Whidden says these… Continue reading U of C Operetta performing classic musical

By Tobias Ma

I t’s Nov. 10 and here we are at the Taboo sex show, a yearly gathering of sexually-themed vendors and entertainment held at the BMO centre. I step past the coat check into a sea of flesh and earthly delights. The second I walk inside the amphetamines I popped earlier wear off and the dildos… Continue reading The Gauntlet goes to the Taboo sex show

By Sean Sullivan

Much of Marvel’s plans for its phase-two movies hinged on the success of The Avengers and whether audiences would accept the nearly magical technology and aliens that were brought into a cinematic universe which, for all intents and purposes, began with Tony Stark in a flying metal suit. Following the return of Tony Stark in… Continue reading Movie review — Thor: The Dark World

By Sean Sullivan

University of Calgary alumni Gillian McKercher and Calgary folk-rock artist Mike Tod have collaborated to produce an eight-episode web series, The Calgary Collection, that profiles local folk musicians. The series, released Oct. 19–26, includes interviews and music from Matt Masters, Spencer Jo, Mike Tod, Barry Luft, Nathan Godfrey, Robbie Bankes, Tim Rogers and John Leeder.… Continue reading Web series profiles local folk musicians