You can be a toe tapper, a head banger or a fearless solo dancer — whatever your grooving type might be — The Darcys will catch you with their album, Warring. An eclectic collection of artistic sounds, this Toronto-based art-rock band has assembled a promising third album for a 40-minute escape from reality. The album… Continue reading Spun: The Darcys
Month: September 2013
Golf course review: Blue Devil Golf Club
Don’t be discouraged by the name. Blue Devil Golf Club is neither hellish nor marked by an abundance of water hazards. Rather, the large number of sand traps will cause you the most difficulty while playing this course. And even then, the sand traps are rarely a problem along the fairway, only becoming a problem… Continue reading Golf course review: Blue Devil Golf Club
Sportspinion: ESPN abandons documentary
Aimed at exposing the National Football League’s failure to properly deal with the health of their players, the upcoming documentary League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis has unintentionally exposed another crisis of denial aligned with the game of football: ESPN’s poorly-handled decision to walk away from the documentary. ESPN cut ties with PBS’s Frontline… Continue reading Sportspinion: ESPN abandons documentary
Athlete profile: Andrew Buckley
His accomplishments include back-to-back MVP seasons at Rundle College and making the Canadian Intercollegiate Sport semi-finals with the Dinos, which he says were the best football memories of his life. His dad has been the most influential person in his life, from throwing the football in the backyard to coaching him up until university. Academically,… Continue reading Athlete profile: Andrew Buckley
Dinos pass toughest test at Kickoff
By Curtis Wolff
The Dinos football team continued their winning ways on Sept. 14, in front of a raucous crowd of 5,202 fans who gathered at McMahon Stadium to watch Kickoff 2013. Despite facing their stiffest competition of the season, the Dinos improved their record to 3–0 with a 36–24 victory over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, who… Continue reading Dinos pass toughest test at Kickoff
Student’s sandwich stolen by eagle
By Sean Willett
On the afternoon of Sept. 14, fourth-year geophysics major Cayleb Graves had his lunch stolen from him by a large bird of prey. His sandwich, which had only just been purchased from Subway, was reportedly plucked out of his hands and carried away in the talons of the bird. “I was just about to take… Continue reading Student’s sandwich stolen by eagle
Student discovers perfect not awkward position for hands in pictures
One University of Calgary student may have discovered a solution to one of the greatest dilemmas since the beginning of portraiture. After two decades of struggling with awkward hand positioning in photographs, third-year philosophy student Anthony Foster decided to take matters into his own unphotogenic hands by creating the ultimate hand position. “I never knew… Continue reading Student discovers perfect not awkward position for hands in pictures
Spun: Miesha & The Spanks
By Kayla Ross
This duo certainly packs a punch in their third studio album Girls, Like Wolves. The combination of Miesha Louie on vocals and guitar with Stuart Bota on drums creates a raucous punk-rock album rife with blazing guitar riffs, resounding lyrics and powerful percussions. Oh, and don’t forget the howling. This is garage rock at its… Continue reading Spun: Miesha & The Spanks
Book review: Tampa by Alissa Nutting
What if Humbert Humbert in Lolita or Patrick Bateman from American Psycho was a woman? That is the question that Alissa Nutting addresses in her deeply unsettling debut novel Tampa. The story is told from the perspective of 26-year-old Celeste Price, a gorgeous junior high teacher who seems to have it all: a stable career,… Continue reading Book review: Tampa by Alissa Nutting
Gauntlet Q and A: Rob Huebert
By Riley Hill
Canada’s vast Arctic is home to few people but many riches. In recent years, record ice melts have opened up new northern sea routes, exposing shielded natural resources and making the Arctic more valuable than ever. In a rush to cash in on the region’s new wealth, Canada, Russia, the United States and other northern… Continue reading Gauntlet Q and A: Rob Huebert