Tim Horton’s has nothing on this place! In a tiny nook in southeast Calgary there sits an amazing cafe called the Cornerstone Music Cafe. I was unaware of this great place until I came over to it during YYC’s Hot Chocolate Fest, where I managed to drink in the indulgence that was my Hot Mayan…
If you think that the Lego Movie is just another way to cash in or is just a trashy film made to sell more LEGO products, then you’re very wrong. There’s just something amazing about the Lego movie, in a weird way. Not only is the Lego Movie a brilliant mesh of childhood nostalgia, eye…
With the Sochi Olympics winding down, I’d thought that showing these few interesting Olympics videos would remind you of the Olympic spirit shown in the games this year and in the past, and maybe make you crack a smile or two. Seems like Star Wars AT-AT walkers are invading the Olympics. đ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il2ex8trQjg A little…
16-year-old Grace Chan has been an active youth volunteer at Immigrant Services Calgary’s Youth Volunteer Program for nearly two years. She has been recognized by Kids up Front and Youth Central as a part of the Pay it Forward project for her dedicated exceptional volunteer work. Grace has volunteered numerous times at various non-profits organizations and has assisted…
Move over Angry Birds, there’s a new bird in town! Nearly a week ago, the indie game Flappy Bird was released on the Google Play Store, and yet in a matter of days it found itself at the top of the free charts with over 10 million downloads. Why the sudden smash hit, you ask?…
For one week only at select theaters, Cineplex is hosting The Great Digital Film Festival, where cult, sci-fi, action, superhero and other classic films will be showing specially on the big screen in clear digital format. Not only do you get a chance to see some great movies in theatres again, but admission is only…
So you’re on study break finally done all your exams, and find yourself with loads of free time. What are you going to do? Well, if you’re like me you end up scrolling through the internet. During these hours long expeditions, I find some pretty interesting websites that are worth the look at. So if you’re…
Elif Bilgin, a 16 year old from Istanbul, Turkey has accomplished creating bio-plastic from banana peels. Driven to find alternatives to petroleum produced plastics, Elif used trial and error over a period of two years with 10 failed experiments before coming up with a plastic that could retain its quality and structure long term. Despite…
Earlier this week, Sophie, a 7-year-old girl, wrote to Australia’s national science organization CSIRO, asking if they could work on making a dragon for her. Yes, a dragon. The letter read as follows: Hello Lovely Scientist My name is Sophie and I am 7 years old. My dad told me about the scientists at the…
It’s 2014! You know what that means⌠New Year’s Resolutions all around. After all, an new year can bring a new you, right? Maybe not.  Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind people who make resolutions, and I don’t hate the idea of them, but in all honesty, who actually manages to stick with them…
Christmas Day. The day that everyone anticipates near the end of the year, and the one kids look forward to the most. But when all the presents are opened, all the food eaten, and the day finished, what do you do next? It’s inevitable that all good things must come to an end, and Christmas…
It’s that time of year again. With less than a week left until Christmas, people are rushing to buy their last minute gifts. If you’re like me, than you probably also find yourself rushing around, or just don’t have too much time to get gifts. So for those out there in need of some  last…
Recently while I was browsing around YouTube I came across a very thought provoking video called “I Forgot My Phone.” Have a look: As you can see from this short video, the title seems to be a misnomer, seeing as how a least one person in each segment of the video has their phone with…
As we are nearing the end of the year, we are also nearing the end of the semester. For many, I’m sure that means more work to do and a lot to study for. If there’s one thing I know about highschoolers and work, it’s that it is usually put off. Whenever people find that…
Last weekend, one of the most anticipated movies of the year was released: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the movie adaption of the second book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Having read the book series and enjoying the second book the most, I was very expectant that the movie would be a solid…