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Joel Plaskett stretches his songwriting muscles in the pursuit of imperfection
Kate Black, Gateway Staff
Joel Plaskett is still constantly learning through his craft — and this time around, he’s taking a lesson in artistic efficiency.
The Big Foldy Painting of Death
Andrea Ross, Gateway Writer
At six feet tall and 127 feet long, artist Ian Forbes’ painting The Big Foldy Painting of Death is a tremendous work, both in stature and in style.
Shane Koyczan turns inner thoughts into spoken word art
Madeline Smith, Managing Editor
Shane Koyczan is a man of so many words, after 13 years of sharing them, he still has plenty left.
Fashion Streeters: Kate Ma
Julianna Damer, Gateway Staff
The Gateway seeks out the most fashionable people on campus.
The Wooden Sky reaches for new creative heights
Justin Bell, Managing Editor
For Wooden Sky frontman Gavin Gardiner, a mellower sound was a natural reaction to spending more time at home.
Cast of American Pie reunites for a new adventure
Katherine Speur, Gateway Staff
With an abundance of sexual escapades and hilarious misunderstandings, American Reunion proves that maturity doesn’t necessarily come with age.
OLP opens their next musical chapter
Chris Gee, Gateway Staff
Over the past two decades, Our Lady Peace’s sound has been undergoing a subtle but noticeable transformation.
A summer of superheroes and sci-fi at the cinema
Kory Orban, Gateway Staff
Summer movies are meant to quench all your primal film thirsts, and this summer is shaping up to be pretty impressive.
The Maids offers a twisted take on femininity
Tom Blazejewicz, Gateway Writer
With an examination of gender and violence, playwright Jean Genet’s The Maids takes performativity to extreme, dark places, where following through with murderous fantasies leads to horrible realities.
Social Intercourse
Alana Willerton, Arts & Culture Editor
The Gateway takes a look at events for the week ahead.
Winning at cheating: a not so comprehensive guide
03/30/2012
Life is hard. There’s no secret or manual — we’re all just sort of playing it by ear. There’s no right or wrong way to go through life, just an easy way and a hard way. The hard way involves work, dedication, motivation, aggravation, archaeological excavation, rhyming skills, etc. So we can all agree the hard way is way too hard. It’s clear you need to take the easy way out. After all, with great effort comes great responsibility.
New Dean of Science has high hopes for his faculty
05/20/2012
Artificial intelligence has been the focus of Jonathan Schaeffer’s research during his past 28 years at the University of Alberta, but his new role as Dean of Science will rely solely on his own intelligence.
The Gateway Opinion Podcast Sells Out!
For the final show of the year, Ryan, Darcy and Adrian sit down for an hour and talk about stuff they like.
