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Youth Are Awesome, commonly referred to as YAA, is a blog written by youth for youth. YAA provides the youth of Calgary a place to amplify their voices and perspectives on what is happening around them. Youth Are Awesome is a program of Youth Central.

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Yearly Archives: 2009

The Sounds of Anti-Christmas

Now don't get me wrong I love Christmas and I especially love winter.  I like going skating, drinking hot chocolate and having to deal...

A Harry Potter Update: Listen Up Fans!

Earlier this year, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was released in theaters.  For all of you that may not have had the...

Practical Disasters – Ep. 2

Since the holidays are just around the corner, a lot of people are spending time participating in ice-related activities, like ice-skating and ice-fishing, etc.  It is...

Take a Closer Look

'Did that statue just blink and move?' The answer  is yes,  it actually did, but that is no ordinary statue.... it is a 'living...

Feeling Creative?

Windows' Paint is soooooooooooo 5 minutes ago.  Thanks to the internet, you don't even need your own computer, or a pad of paper and...

Awesome Websites: What Does the Internet Think?

A few weeks ago I came across this website: What Does the Internet Think? The premise is simple: it answers the question that the site's...

Read This: Storm Thief

Storm Thief is a novel by author Chris Wooding.  The novel is set in the future on an island-city known as Orokos.  Orokos is...

The Cons of The Twilight Saga

I'm guessing most of you have read The Twilight Saga or at least heard of it.  Earlier this week, Sam posted her thoughts on...

More Christmas Lights!

We talked about them earlier this week, and in the spirit of the season, let's chat about them again: Christmas lights.  This time, the...

Is Vinyl Making a Comeback?

Last summer, I had the good fortune to peek into a garage sale while walking home and find a record player for the excellent...

Bucky Award Highlights: Getting the Gravy

Live from Vancouver, CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence gave out the Bucky Awards last week.  The full results can be found on the CBC...

Everything You Need To Know From: The Dudes

The Dudes are not to be messed with. They are a four man band from Calgary that make rock songs that come from the...

Books are better than movies: the Twilight Saga

Yeah, yeah, it's a bit overkill now, but before the fame and Robert Pattinson, the Twilight Saga was actually really good! Personally, I loved...

Last Christmas by Crazy Frog?

It's that time of year again! Christmas is in the air. We all love our classic holiday songs, but there are some awesome remakes...

Practical Disasters – Ep. 1

"Practical Disasters" are disasters that have happened in the past, and may happen in the future.  Obviously, I am not talking about a scenario...

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