Video of the Day: “Well it’s not exactly brain surgery”
Comedy sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb… well it’s not exactly brain surgery is it?
Pet advice from the Oatmeal
Where to find more stuff like this? Click here. Yeah, so I figured that it’s an important skill to have. Do your pets some justice and pet them properly. Enjoy~
Become a Reading Buddy at the Calgary Public Library
Our friends at the Calgary Public Library need volunteers for their awesome Reading Buddies program at the Shaganappi Library!
Film Festival 2012: Youth by Youth Cinema Competition
The Calgary International Film Festival is known for its broad display of up-and-coming international filmmaking talent. However, not all of the talent displayed at the festival each year is from the artsy adults that are often associated with the event.
iPhone 5 coming soon!
After all these months of waiting, it’s finally here, the iPhone 5! Well, sort of, anyway. Apple has officially announced that the October 4 iPhone Media Event will be held at their headquarters in Cupertino, California. This means finally after all these months, we’ll finally see if the iPhone 5 will live up to all…
Women granted the right to vote in Saudi
Living in North America, in a country like Canada, it can be easy to overlook the many basic rights we have as citizens that others across the globe lack. While that may seem like a curious phenomenon to us, it is a reality for women, especially in the Middle East. Saudi has long been considered…
Paper Sculptures
Calvin Nicholls, a Canadian sculptor, has taken art and paper to an incredible level. The 53-year-old artist from Ontario has an amazing talent creating 3D sculptures out of just paper and toothpicks! Nicholls combined his interest in art and wildlife to create masterpieces which he has won many awards for. He began experimenting with paper…
Time flowing backwards; science fiction to reality?
Now most of us know that time travel is mainly science fiction, and will probably remain that way for the foreseeable future, right? Well the answer is: Not Really.
Video of the Day: Don’t argue with an ibex!
Bahahahahahahahaa… can’t… stop… laughing… This is what it’s like talking to my parents sometimes…
Stocking is the new planking
We are all aware of the trend that has taken Facebook profile pictures by storm, and that is planking. For those of you that don’t know, it’s taking a picture of you lying belly-down on the most peculiar object you can find; it can vary from the ground, to a chimney, to between two plane…
A review of Cirque Du Soleil’s Ovo
Last weekend, I attended a performance by the legendary and world renowned Cirque Du Soleil and words cannot even describe how amazing and spectacular the show was. They are visiting locations around Canada presenting the show Ovo. This show has the story about a mysterious egg and the characters that the performers are shown to be like…
First aid guide for hikers
Whether you are a PE/Leadership student in school or you often hike in the summer for sport, you might want to go over certain safety rules and precautions before facing the wild. One of the most important aspects is to bring First Aid treatment and other necessities that will protect your health. Here are some…
Console Wars: Which controller is better, Xbox or PS3?
Read part 1 of this series here: https://youthareawesome.com/console-wars-intro/ Controllers are an essential part of every console and accessories; well, except the Kinect. Controllers have evolved a lot since the first Atari controller. The Playstation controller has a smooth surface with two analog sticks together whereas the Xbox controller has two analog sitcks with a D…
Movie review: Piano in a Factory
Piano in a Factory, a film directed by Zhang Meng, tells the story of a father’s love for his daughter. Even as state-run industry begins to waver, the economic liberalization is evidently far from reaching the city that the film takes place. Chen Guilin (Wang Qianyuan) plays the accordion in a local band with a…
Photo of the Day: Five year anniversary of the Dawson College shooting
Although this wasn’t as tragic as 9/11, and there wasn’t a high death count. It’s still sad to see events like this happen, especially here in Canada.