On behalf of everyone here at Youth Are Awesome I’d like to wish every reader a happy holiday and a wonderful new year. I’m sure after the total lunar eclipse on the Winter Solstice everyone will be having a stellar time to make up for time lost. Hopefully the end of the year will draw…
Being one of my passions in life, I think music is an important factor in the lives of men. As a listener of an extremely wide range of music, I am sometimes distressed to see that many people don’t explore music outside of their comfort zone. I listen to a lot of jazz, rock, electronic…
Like many graduating high-schoolers, I will be applying for post-secondary education this year. In fact, compared to some of my colleagues, I am already one of the late ones to apply. This rush to grab available spots in universities is perhaps why one of the newest articles in Maclean’s magazine has caught my eye. The…
Now that the Quran burning-ruckus has subsided, everyone can go back to living their lives, especially us Canadians. Because nothing racy EVER happens in Canada, for no where is more tolerant in the world than Canada. So then is the following event just a misunderstanding, or just the tip of the iceburg? Nathan Rehburg, a…
… in CANADIAN POLITICS that is (sorry if you were expecting something else.) Nenshi is the new mayor of Calgary as anyone keeping an eye on local news should know. Harvard graduate, business owner and Muslim, Nenshi targeted the young, the intelligent and those who wanted a gust of fresh air over the city. For…
It almost seems like I am doing a series on this. We’ve seen right-winged shifts in France, Britain, Sweden, Denmark and other European countries long touted as being some of the most righteous supporters of human rights and freedom, equality, and fraternity for all. We would’ve all thought years ago that these nations would be…
There has been quite a big hubbub over gay rights in the past month or so in America, particularly in the army. The question of whether or not gay men can serve in the military has brought about much commotion and ended when the Pentagon declared that the recruiters must accept homosexual applicants. The general…
Taking a break from global political issues, I’ve decided to write about something cool that has happened recently in the field of science and technology; an innovation that may change the face of technology forever. The specific event is the recent Nobel Prize awards and the category is in the field of physics. Russian-born scientists…
Being on the alternative rock scene for about 13 years now, Interpol has consistently been one of my more popular groups in the genre. Three years after their highest ranking album Our Love to Admire, Interpol has returned with their fourth album, self-titled Interpol. You won’t find the most insane guitar solos here, nor the…
Sweden’s general election finished on Sunday with the center-right Sweden Democrats taking the house advantage with 20 seats. Some Swedes have seen this as a turning point in the political climate of Sweden for the Sweden Democrats are known for their tough stance in immigration and social welfare. They believe that multiculturalism in Sweden has…
On Tuesday, the Senate of France passed legislature banning the full burqa veil to be worn in public by a tremendous majority of 246 to 1 in favor of the bill. All it needs is French president Sarkozy’s signature. “Liberté, égalité, fraternité.” Those were the words on the Declaration of the Rights of Man coming…