Video of the Day: Goldeneye in real life
Warning: There is a lot of gore in this video. [youtube 7RR5V0rmN4o] The epic, classic game is now in real-D! Too bad they didn’t use DK Mode!
How to become the mayor
This year, the promotions committee from Youth Central‘s Mayor’s Youth Council launched a new contest for all youth in the city – it’s called… druuum roolll please… Mayor For A Day! You may of heard about this contest through your friends , your teachers or through our Facebook page (like us here). For those of…
Proving that arts are underappreciated in society
I recently stumbled across an article about how much arts are truly appreciated in society. Though it was published in 2007, I found it extremely reflective on the state of things today.
Video of the Day: Super Saiyans are real
The way this guy spent his Valentine’s Day makes mine seem exciting… I think he’s being pretty legitimate in the first half, but hold on until the end of the video! (: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYxCrugJj_o
5 reasons why fans are loving Knicks newcomer Jeremy Lin
If you’re a basketball fan, then you’ve probably heard of one basketball newcomer, Jeremy Lin. The newest member to join the Knicks, he really has been causing quite a storm in the sports world.
Keppler 22b: a second Earth?
Despite all the prospects of having another habitable planet like the Earth in sci-fi movies, little support for the prospect from the scientific community has arisen in the past few decades. That is, until Dec 5, 2011 when NASA announced the presence of an Earth-like planet located 600 lightyears away that orbits a sun-like star…
Buried in cash; Whitney Houston’s “tribute”
While some of us are still in remembrance of the great Whitney Houston, some people have gotten over it real fast. The day after her death, all music stores hiked up the prices on all Whitney Houston memorabilia and music instantaneously. Netflix also had to remove all media even hinting at Whitney Houston, at the suppliers request. The…
The Fun Theory
Changing for the better sounds easy enough, yet it is incredible how many people would rather take the easy way out because telling them to do so is just not enticing enough. Well, what better encouragement is there to change people for the better than with FUN! To sum it up: “fun can obviously change…
Video of the Day: Validation – YOU are awesome!
A nice little cozy film for you amazing individuals out there!
Not afraid of the cold, eh? (How ’bout a winter swim?)
In Canada, we like to think of ourselves as the “True Great North,” unaffected by the cold. We joke about living in igloos, skiing to school and having pet polar bears.
So what’s all this complaining I always hear about it being cold out?
Calling all Piano Lovers!
For all of us piano players out there, we are all aware of the grueling Bach Prelude & Fugues, or the ever repetitive Czerny exercises. These, of course, are not bad pieces as they are absolutely crucial for your development in the fundamental skills of piano, but every once in a while, we all need…
All kinds of music in one single space
To say I am a music lover is an understatement. That’s why I was beyond stoked when CBC announced the launch of their new website, cbcmusic.ca. From classical to singer-songwriter music to jazz to pop, the new and free website has genres to suit every taste, along with blogs, playlists, live concert recordings and artist…
Kids on marriage
Kids really do say the darndest things. Bill Cosby can vouch for that. But what would they say about marriage, a concept we presume they know very little about? Without a doubt, their responses are much more entertaining and at times, makes you wonder: how much of this world do children actually understand? A lot…
Video of the Day: Brave student gets up on stage and plays with Dave Brubek
In the middle of the performance, a random student from the crowd hops up on stage and joins in with legendary pianist Dave Brubek. The smile on the Dave Brubek’s face gets me every time. It happens at around 2:05
Video of the Day: TED Talk – Do schools kill creativity?
Absolutely amazing TED talk from Sir Ken Robinson, an amazing speaker about all things education. This video will totally change the way you view education, creativity and the world around you. So use your creativity and think of ways to change your world: enter the Mayor For A Day contest and use your creativity to…