Video of the Day: UVIC Dub
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“The Only Thing You Truly Own…”
I stumbled across the other day… and for some reason it really stuck with me. It is a painting done by Andre Jordan, titled Extraordinary Mind. If this catches your interest, you can check out the rest of his work on his website. I actually own his book, Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now, although I’m…
Parks Celebrate 100 Years
“On Monday April 12, 2010, The City of Calgary Parks was proclamated by City Council for 100 years” In celebration, the City of Calgary is bringing you a bunch of neat programming for the summer. They’ve got a geocaching challenge going on (no GPS, no problem – head to the library), and will be hosting…
The Karate Kid
After “The Spy Next Door,” Jackie Chan immediately shot a new movie with Jaden Smith that’s coming out on June 11th. It’s about twelve years old Dre Parker, who moves with his mother to China, ready to start a new life. He falls in love with his classmate, Mei Ying, but due to the cultural differences, he realizes that this…
Skate the Day Away
It’s nearly summer, which means you’ll want to be anywhere but indoors. If you love to skateboard or rollerblade, I’m sure you’ll be pumped to hear that community mobile skate parks will be popping up all over the city beginning later this month! The mobile parks will be open from 1pm-8pm daily (except on Sundays…
Waffle Vs. Pancake
Pancake: Why, hello Waffle, we meet again. It looks as if someone put holes in your face. Unlike you I have a nice smooth face. Waffle: Those so called ‘holes’ help hold in the delicious syrup and toppings, genius. Your toppings and syrup slide off and goes to waste, while people can pile up many…
How to Become a Millionaire: Part 1
A novel idea!!! *Disclaimer: This article is just for laughs as it is a satirical piece on how “wonderful” our book society has become.* Heylo folks! So, now that we, the world, are slowly coming out of a recession, youth are going into a new society of people, if the reader wills it, where anything may…
Video of the Day: Baby Hearing for the First Time
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All Ages “Club”
The New Black Centre for Music and Art has all ages shows every weekend, and this place is quite a jem when you consider all the clubs there are in Calgary. These days, it seems as though youth can’t see a live music performance by local musicians in a drug and alcohol free environment without spending…
Stanley Cup Final – Update
Two games have been played out and Chicago has triumphed in both of them; however, not by a lot. Game 1 was played in Chicago and it was a wild one. The Hawks ended up winning 6-5, but any game with 11 goals is going to be crazy. The Flyers had the lead at a…
No, I meant RAIN, A Tribute to the Beatles!
The weather in Calgary hasn’t been all too sunny for the season, but all the rain has reminded me of one of my favorite bands of all time! Rain – A Tribute to the Beatles, is an amazing band and their concert a couple of years ago was the first I had ever been to.…
Storky: How I Lost My Nickname and Won the Girl by: Debra Garfinkle
It’s been a relatively long time since I’ve read a funny novel, so reading this was quite refreshing. The story is told in a unique way, it manages to be funny and still present a realistic interpretation of high school. The story is told though the journal entries of a social outcast named Mike “Storky” Pomerantz’s.…
Environment Class: Desertification
Due to the over population, people gradually overgrazing, overdrafting of ground water and diversion of water from tivers for human consumption and undustrual use. These are causes the serious environmental problem; Desertification. This disaster is seriously progressing in developong countries which included desert in their country. The most serious part is the southern part of…
The iPad Lands Today!
Fellow Canadians! Our salvation is here! We have henceforth been freed from having to lug around massive laptops, slow smartphones and underpowered netbooks! Behold, the iPad! It lands in an Apple store near you today, and the online store has been opened up for Canadians to purchase them. If you’re in Calgary, your nearest store…
SaM’s Weekly Serving of NeRd: PAC-MAN
Last week, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the epic and legendary game of PAC-MAN, Google had their first ever interactive Google Doodle of the living game. All you had to do was “INSERT YOUR COIN” and start playing! Here’s a quick history of the beloved game: The original name of PAC-MAN on release was PUCK-MAN. It…