I came across this riveting collection of images from the World War II era on The Atlantic. They are doing a series of pictures in chronological order, updated every Sunday until October 30, 2011. Here are a few of my favourites, but be sure to check out the rest from the World War II in…
Well, OK, so London Bridge itself isn’t actually falling down, but the rest of the city, along with various others in the United Kingdom, are alight with burning buildings and cars, as the citizens of the country riot. How did this all start? On Aug. 4, London police shot Mark Duggan – an alleged crack…
What happens when you take a mathematical constant, in this case, tau (two times pi), and apply it musically? Musician and YouTuber Michael Blake assigned each note and chord on the major scale a number from 1-9. After doing so, he took the first 126 digits of tau, and played them using the scale he…
Earlier this week, City Council approved a plan to develop an arts hub in the East Village district of Calgary. The $225-250 million proposal includes the building of a new Central library to replace the Castell Central Library, close to 1st Street Station. Along with the library, it is being reported by the Calgary Herald that…
For those of you that have been to the Stampede this year, you may have seen one of the performances by human cannonball David “The Bullet” Smith Jr. Currently the world record holder for the longest human cannon ball shot, Smith Jr. launches himself 46 metres (about 150 feet) across the Saddledome Plaza everyday…
[youtube LNkq9t-gRdA] The Calgary Stampede officially starts today, and kicking off the festivities is the parade of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, followed by the Calgary Stampede parade, led by the “Man in Motion” Rick Hansen. I’m pretty stoked about Stampede, as it is always a blast (money spent notwithstanding). However, I know that…
[youtube NsEdOSYf9x8] I recently came across this video while browsing around on Yahoo! What’s happening is truly remarkable – a mirage of a city is being seen across the Xin’an river from the city of Huanshan, in China. So while we may be seeing reflections of the sky as puddles of water on the ground,…
Wait, what? If that’s what you are thinking right now, you’re in the same boat that I was when I first came across one of Nike’s new slogans. The sporting apparel giant has used the widely renowned “Just Do It” trademark for over 20 years, but has started up a new “Nike 6.0” campaign this month.
You know those moments where you’re bored and just clicking around when you come across something super awesome? Well, that happened to me today. Our friends over in Japan have blown my mind again. The Tokyo National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation has built a model of the Earth. They did this with 10…
I was stumbling online the other day when I came across this awesome video of the fabled Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Norway. If you’re like me, you enjoy finding out how things like the Aurora Borealis work. Pretty much what happens is the sun releases streams of charged particles known as solar winds. These…
As the school year comes to a close, we can all start looking forward to summer vacation! One of my favourite parts to summer vacation would definitely have to be all of the awesome movies that come out. Here is a list of 5 that I cannot wait to see…