Free Gleek Out Workshop!

http://www.cjsi.ca/shinefmevents/gleekout/ Are you constantly singing? Or were you born dancing? Or maybe you just want to try something new? Well here’s your chance! This Saturday Sept 17, the Youth Singers of Calgary in conjunction with Shine 88.9FM and Cardel Place are holding a free Glee workshop for youth of all ages. Personally, I have been…

Cut!: The Art of Costume in Cinema

Last week I had the privilege of experiencing Cut! Costume and the Cinema, a beautiful limited-time exhibition at the Glenbow Museum. The exhibition is home to 43 incredible costumes taken straight from period films including but not limited to Pirates of the Caribbean, The Duchess and Finding Neverland. And as a lover of fashion, the…

iPhone + DSLR: Best of Both Worlds

We all know that the iPhone 4 can easily brag about it’s many features, from the App Store to its speed. However, its limitation is its camera. Though it has a praisable 5 megapixels, a 5x zoom, and HDR (High Dynamic Range) capabilities, it still can’t quite compare to that of a DSLR (Digital Single…

Ten common fallacies everyone should know about

If you are part of debate and speech at your school, you might have heard of a few of these. Basically, a fallacy is a mistaken belief, or a failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid. For instance, if you’re arguing with someone and they go “Well yea? You’re just dumb.” that’s a fallacy.…

Rainbow ants

Mohamed Babu, an Indian scientist, came up with a luminous experiment when his wife observed ants turning white in their kitchen after drinking spilled milk. From this, Babu decided to feed coloured sugar drops to ants in his garden and guess what happened? Rainbow ants! Babu explains, “As the ant’s abdomen is semi-transparent, the ants…