Street Art: What are you stepping on?
Here is some really amazing street art by artists Kurt Wenner and Edgar Muller.
3 Things for Calgary: Incorporating the Community + Life
Calgary is buzzing about Mayor Nenshi’s new campaign called 3 Things for Calgary. It is basically 3 things that you can do to make your street, neighbourhood and city a better place; and Calgary definitely needs some improvements. You don’t necessarily have to go out and start a campaign or anything, but it can be…
Website of the Day: The Quiet Place
Sometimes, there are so many things running through our heads. Sometimes we want to get away from it all and focus on ourselves. We tend to forget the importance of achieving a balance in life. There’s too much work and not enough play. There’s too much stress and not enough relaxation. I’ve only recently discovered…
75 Tastes of Calgary: Food to try in the city
Calgary is a city that isn’t really famous for much – we have the Stampede as the primary attraction to the city. But as is the case with any urban setting, Calgary has tons of hidden gems, if you will, all over the city. For its 75th anniversary, Where Calgary Magazine has compiled a list…
Five amazing interpretations of famous songs
Personally, I love listening to song covers, both professional and amateur. Since each and every developed artist is bound to have different styles of performance and and sound, it’s always interesting to see my favorite songs interpreted by different musicians. However, even better than a straightup cover is a song interpretation. It’s really amazing how…
Poetry: leaders in our history
Would the poor, Be in a better condition, Without Mother Theresa, Willing to open the less fortunate’s door? Would we have an airplane, If Orville and Wilbur Wright, Would rather stand in the rain, And believe in no term called flight. Would we have a kinder way, To readdress wrongs without Ghandi? Would…
Video of the Day: Justin Bieber… Raps?
Justin Bieber is one of the most polarizing celebrities in the entertainment industry today. On one hand, you have the screaming fan girls for whom the Biebz can do no wrong. On the other hand, however, are the majority of teenagers that ostracize him, or the adults who don’t have a clue on who he…
3 things you can do for Calgary
Every day, Youth Are Awesome bloggers are posting on the three things they can do for Calgary as part of the City’s 3 Things project. My Three Things are: 1. Donate food and clothing This winter, I plan to donate food and clothing. There are many organizations and charities that take non-perishable food and clothing…
The next 10 years of inventions
Over the past 150 years, humans have advanced technologically at an increasingly rapid pace – we’ve gone from horses to cars; cars to planes; and planes to spacecraft. Nowadays, people (at least in the developed world) drive cars more often than not; there are flights across the globe on a daily basis; there are even…
Battlefield 3 Online Multiplayer
Warning: Battlefield 3 is an “M” rated game (17+) There are basically four game types in the online multiplayer – team deathmatch (team vs. team, first to get a certain number of kills win), squad deathmatch (multiple squads, first to get a certain amount of kills win), rush (team vs. team, attackers must plant and…
Vicky’s 3 Things for Calgary
Three. A small number, really. But Mayor Nenshi’s “3 Things For Calgary” campaign shows the impact that three little things can do. When considering how I would Calgary a better place, I tried to include a variety of “things”: Become more involved in the artistic and cultural events taking place in the city. Attending film…
Nyan Cat tee and the tediousness of creating a t-shirt
I’m sure all of us know what the popular web meme Nyan Cat is, but in case you don’t: Anyway, my friend showed me a t-shirt design based on Nyan Cat which I thought was awesome so I just thought I’d share it: Also, I never knew there was so many steps in printing…
Government withdraws funding for the Canadian Environmental Network
This month, it was announced that the Canadian government would withdraw funding from the Canadian Environmental Network. This network helps to connect the federal government with Canadian citizens and environmental groups.
It’s in you to give: donate blood now!
Do you enjoy saving lives and feeling good doing it? Then blood donation is for you! Well, as long as you’re over the age of 17 and are in good health. Each year my school sets up a blood donation campaign, and I am thrilled to finally be able to participate. Giving blood has always…
How to cure your insomnia
Are you one of those people who can never fall asleep? Do you envy people who can fall asleep the minute they close their eyes and you wonder why you can’t do that too? Well, tonight is your lucky night ‘cause here are a few easy ways to catching some ZZZ’s: 1. Counting Sheep 2.…