Back when I was junior high school I remember Gorillaz making quite an impact on the radio and amongst my classmates, particularly the hit “Feel Good Inc.” What I don’t remember is ever really listening to them – just a group I never bothered to get into. So when their third LP (Plastic Beach) dropped…
Looking to be inspired this week? The 2010 Global Youth Summit (GYS) put on by the wonderful people at the YMCA is THIS FRIDAY and you can still register! GYS is a community initiative created by and for, Calgary youth who are interested in international philanthropy. The event provides opportunities to both attend and volunteer. The theme “Make…
This is slightly unusual for me, but I am going to review a novel intended for a preteen audience. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick follows a social outcast named Max, a teenager who is very large and has an intellectual disability. He lives with his grandparents because his mother is deceased and his father is in jail.…