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Calgary Expo 2025: Cosplay Visual Feature

1 week ago | thegauntlet.ca | Nazeefa Ahmed

The University of Calgary’s independent & student-run newspaper since 1960 Photos by Michael Sarsito By Mia Gilje, Michael Sarsito, May 7 2025— Tagged: 2025, calgary expo 2025, cosplay, expo, visuals feature The Gauntlet...
Calgary Expo 2025: Parade Visual Feature

1 week ago | thegauntlet.ca | Nazeefa Ahmed

By Mia Gilje, Michael Sarsito, May 7 2025—From cosplayers to celebrity guests, this years POW! Parade of Wonders started off Calgary Expo: 2025 with an absolute bang. After beginning at 10:30 am, the parade participants started marching from Victoria Park, making their way along 12th street and slowly heading towards the BMO center grand staircase for the opening ceremonies at 11:15 am. The creativity and passion of the Calgary cosplay community was vibrant and clear.
Theatre Calgary’s Blithe Spirit is an irresistible feat of lively wit

1 week ago | thegauntlet.ca | Nazeefa Ahmed

By Ansharah Shakil, May 4 2025—Noël Coward’s comic play Blithe Spirit has a timeless charisma that has lasted throughout the years, from its first performance in London in 1941 to its continued current revivals. The longest running non-musical in London prior to The Mousetrap opening in 1952, Blithe Spirit has made its way to Broadway, the cinema twice, radio and television, a musical stage and countless others, including Theatre Calgary’s recent production in April.
Vampires, demons and forces of darkness: Buffy cast reunite at Calgary Expo 2025

1 week ago | thegauntlet.ca | Nazeefa Ahmed

By Ansharah Shakil, May 4 2025—Infamous vampires from iconic pieces of supernatural media had their metaphorical moment in the sun at Calgary Expo this year, with stars from Twilight and Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Julie Benz, James Marsters and David Boreanaz appearing. 28 years after Buffy the Vampire Slayer first premiered, it remains a pop culture phenomenon and one of the greatest, most influential television series of all time.
Awoowaakii: Theatre Calgary brings Blackfoot family drama to life

2 weeks ago | thegauntlet.ca | Nazeefa Ahmed

By Josie Simon, May 1 2025—Theatre Calgary’s production of Awoowaakii invites audiences into a Calgary apartment where a Blackfoot family navigates identity, forgiveness and belonging. Written by local playwright Sable Sweetgrass, Awoowaakii tells the story of Chrissy Sipatsimo, a transgender Blackfoot woman raising her late sister’s son Richie. They share their apartment with Chrissy’s friend Toni, a drag queen with big dreams and a big personality. The plot unfolds when two events collide.
Studying abroad: A retrospective

2 weeks ago | thegauntlet.ca | Nazeefa Ahmed

By Ansharah Shakil, May 1 2025—If you study abroad, you’ll find yourself. That’s the cliche I heard a million times before I even applied to go abroad. I don’t think it’s completely true — at least, I don’t think I understand with complete clarity exactly who I am. What I do understand is something just as important and valuable to me, and what they say about the experience remains true: it will absolutely change you, if you let it.
Parting shots from outgoing EIC Nazeefa Ahmed

2 weeks ago | thegauntlet.ca | Nazeefa Ahmed

April 30 2025—Late-night copyediting sessions often had me reflecting on Matthew McConaughey’s memoir, Greenlights. In it, the Texan actor suggests that life’s red rejections and yellow uncertainties aren’t dead ends — they’re signals to change course. He encourages people to be “less impressed and more involved” in their lives, charting a course toward as many green lights as possible.
Adventures, spells and treasures: Frieren Beyond Journey’s End’s Mallory Rodak’s Calgary Expo 2025 takeover

2 weeks ago | thegauntlet.ca | Nazeefa Ahmed

By Michael Sarsito, Hannah Caparino, April 30 2025—Calgary Expo 2025 had a number of guests and voice actors make appearances for fans to interact with. Mallorie Rodak, most known for portraying Frieren in the English dubbed version of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, attended Expo to speak on the voice acting industry and being part of a beloved franchise. Anime fans can instantly recognize the name Frieren, especially since it just won Anime of the Year at the 11th Anime Trending Awards.
Hazbin Hotel voice actors explore character arcs and performance at Calgary Expo 2025

2 weeks ago | thegauntlet.ca | Nazeefa Ahmed

By Hannah Caparino, April 30 2025—Calgary Expo 2025 brought together a variety of guests, panelists, creators and more to curate a show that was the epitome of pop culture. From photo ops to autograph signings, Expo had a number of activities that everyone could take part in. One aspect that opened and closed the festival were the panels that featured veteran or upcoming voice actors in their respective shows.
Album Review: Japanese Breakfast’s For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

2 weeks ago | thegauntlet.ca | Nazeefa Ahmed

By Ansharah Shakil, April 30 2025—The stories that inspired For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) are numerous, from the title — taken from John Cheever’s short story “The Chimera”, which is also used in lead single “Orlando in Love” — to the tracks that reference Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, Italian Renaissance poem“Orlando Innamorato”, Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain andmyths like that of Leda, Icarus and Venus.