The Sir Winston Churchill High School community has created a short video to show our gratitude. To all our teachers, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, police, firefighters, bus drivers, and all other essential workers – THANK YOU. For keeping us safe, for keeping us fed, and for keeping us protected. We ❤️ our heroes. Music Credit –…
I can’t remember the last time I wrote something creative that was not for an English class personal response to text assignment; so, with all this newfound time on my hands I thought I’d pick up a metaphorical quill (keyboard) again and try my hand at creative writing. Today’s short story is inspired by a…
At this special point in time, all of a sudden, what was unimaginable has become mundane, and what was ordinary is now extraordinary. We are stumbling through this unusual time. People from all over the world remain just as different a month ago as they are today, but somehow, we now share one more universal…
Last week, I stopped by the Glenbow Museum to see their newest exhibit, Vivian Maier: In Her Own Hands. The installation, besides being beautiful, was insightful into the modest life of a brilliant and largely undiscovered film photographer and the time period that made her ‘observational photos’ so moving. Vivian Maier was a nanny with a…
Monstress is a serial graphic novel written by Marjorie Liu and illustrated by Sana Takeda, following the story of teenage girl Maika Halfwolf in what is described as “an alternate, matriarchal 1900s Asia brimming with arcane dangers” and on the brink of a species war. Since its release, it has garnered widespread praise from…
This past September, my mom, sister, and I traveled from London, Ontario, all the way to Calgary, Alberta, where we would live. It was quite the experience. Now, we’re in Calgary. Things are very different here, in ways that aren’t ever really mentioned. There are obvious changes, but also a lot of smaller details you…
The Plaza Theatre in Kensington has been playing A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood this week. My friend, Katrina, who had already watched the movie starring her favourite actor, Tom Hanks, decided that I needed to see it. She was right. The movie follows the inspiring true story of Mr. Rogers, as he is interviewed…
Often referred to as the ‘princess of polkadots,’ Yayoi Kusama is a painter, sculptor, performer, and installation artist. She utilizes entire spaces to reflect on experiences of her past and create a Kusama world. Kusama’s talent and brilliance has largely gone unnoticed her career, that was until social media turned her art into a perfect…
Cultural pluralism is a term used when smaller groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities, and their values and practices are accepted by the wider culture provided they are consistent with the laws and values of the wider society. Over the years, Canada has become more and more open to the idea…
TikTok is a video-sharing social network that is targeted to teenagers. Most of the users on this app create videos hoping to “blow up,” or gain more media exposure. This app contains different types of videos, varying from comedy to acting. Though TikTok can be amusing and entertaining, it can be very addictive. Some users…
Share a Coke with Santa this Christmas! There he is: jolly old Santa Claus, smiling joyfully, and holding a bottle of Coke for all to see. The legend that “Coca-Cola created Christmas” circulates every holiday season. But the reality of what Coca-Cola did to Christmas is slightly different from the legend. Instead of creating a…
Lips! Lips! Lips! Lips! Lips! In the Plaza Theatre, the audience shouted at the silver screen. It almost felt wrong; I’ve been taught from an early age that movies are strictly to be enjoyed in silence. However, with the provocative nature of the film, my idea of tradition seemed to be out of the question.…
In the fragmented world that we are living in today, it is more important now than ever that we are able to get to know and support our fellow neighbours. One way the community of Edgemont aims to promote this type of community building is through its One World Celebration. One of the greatest ways…
I recently finished reading this book while I was sick. Amongst a pile of tissues and wrapped in a blanket, I found that the book was beautiful, and I regret that I could not appreciate it in more dignified manner… oh well. Frankly, I have no idea how to describe the complex yet wonderfully captivating…
When thinking of simple instruments, what comes to mind? Maybe you’re thinking of a little toy drum or one of those small, rainbow xylophones. Or maybe a kazoo crosses your mind. A kazoo is a sort of wind instrument that the player hums into instead of blowing air. It is wider at one end and…