By Chris Adams
Late last Monday, gamers took a short break from running over the homeless and stealing jet-packs from military bases to descend upon the world’s media-peddlers in order to be the first to get their hands on Grand Theft Auto V. They were, upon leaving the midnight-release, shocked when the ritualistic death-simulator marketed at them for… Continue reading Gamers duped by release of kinder GTA
By Ashton Chugh
With each instalment of the Grand Theft Auto series, the game developers at Rockstar entice the masses with a potential gem. Grand Theft Auto V reportedly cost its developers over $250 million to make, grossed $800 million after it was released on Sept. 17 and was the fastest game to make over one billion dollars.… Continue reading Game review: Grand Theft Auto V
It takes a great movie to fill a 150-minute running time, make an audience emotionally invest in characters who sometimes do terrible things and thrill the audience from beginning to end, but Prisoners does that and more. This is a fantastic thriller that does pretty much everything it needs to do exceptionally well — to… Continue reading Movie review: Prisoners
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s feature-length directorial debut certainly could have gone worse than Don Jon: an unremarkable but functional movie about a man’s addiction to pornography. It also could have been a whole lot better. The problem comes less from Gordon-Levitt’s talent behind the camera — it’s shot fine and there are a few flourishes of style… Continue reading Movie review: Don Jon
By Reem Ghaleb
Egypt has endured political conflict since the Arab Spring protests in late 2010. A revolution in early 2011 ended Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year regime, leading to elections with Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood winning the vote. However, a year after coming to power, a coup ousted Morsi and placed civilian and jurist Adly Mansour as… Continue reading Gauntlet Q&A: Sarwat Nafei
By Ashton Chugh
Hundreds of Calgarians gathered on Friday, Sept. 20, at Connaught Park for Take Back The Night, an annual rally to protest violence against women. The rally began with speakers and performers. Afterwards, women marched through the streets unescorted by men to dramatize their right to walk alone safely. “The most symbolic thing we do during… Continue reading Demonstrators take back the night
Handsome Distraction have steadily introducing themselves into Canada’s alternative and indie rock scene since they formed four years ago. The four-piece band has seen several major successes over the past year while showcasing their music in venues throughout Canada. Despite swapping a couple band members, the band from Victoria, B.C. has completed three EPs which… Continue reading A Handsome Distraction in Calgary this week
By Jan Ong