If you haven done so, please read my introduction to “The Mortal Instruments” before reading this review. So I was looking for a fast paced book that I could just read, be entertained, and then forget. Being the problem solving genius that I am, I typed in “fast paced novels” on this search engine called…
I promise I am not a spokesperson from Starbucks. Here is the result of another photo shoot at the coffee shop.
While Kathleen Edwards may not be a familiar name to many, Bon Iver sure is. This is one of the points singer songwriter Edwards made about the advantages and disadvantages of having Justin Vernon, Bon Iver’s frontman, as her new beau. In an interview with the Globe and Mail, she said, “The nice dull side…
Today I’m going to talk about one of the most popular, influential and well-known sport teams in Calgary. That’s right, I’m talking about the Calgary Vipers. Now the fact that my first sentence is very ironic is sad because it displays a lack of awareness for Calgary’s very own baseball team. Many Calgarians know every…
I know that the name of fantasy has been somewhat defaced by the emergence of books such as Twilight (I apologize if I’m offending anyone with this statement) and various other dark “romance” books whose only selling point is that they take advantage of the teenage girl’s tendency to be attracted to supernaturally sexy/bad boy personalities.…
By Andrew Greene
A larger-than-life book adaptation of a beloved classic, Moby Dick, was recreated for the first time in Canada. Calgary Opera shines in this nautical tale, combining a humongous whale of a tale with an impressive nautical set.
Have you ever wondered what life might be like without books, magazines, the Internet, or any other information resources? It might be a crisis for us to finish our homework without Wikipedia (oh, the horror of SOPA!), but in many parts of the world, there is immense censorship, from books to the internet. Even here…
The Mortal Instruments is a series that has been recommended to me multiple times in the past. I’ve always been reluctant to read it, based on the assumption that it’s too girly, and perhaps I’m right. But when I finally got around to reading it, I concluded that girly or not, a good book is…
Who’s got powerful vocals, musical talent, volunteerism and good looks? Megan Nicole! She’s a 17- year- old uprising singer and songwriter who started posting covers of various songs on YouTube starting last year.
I love OK Go. They prove that music videos can be original, imaginative works of art, rather than just closeup shots of good-looking people dancing suggestively. (Besides, they sound pretty awesome, too!) One of my favourites is “All Is Not Lost.” If you use Google Chrome (high five!), go here to see the video with…
Another great band from Canada!
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This Chinese proverb accentuates the importance of what I consider to be the greatest tool a person can be given: education. I believe that education is paramount to having a successful…
Youth flocked to the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and took over this performance. Why? Because it was Tchaikovsky on the program!
Julian Beever, better known as The Sidewalk Picasso, is the producer of anamorphic drawings – optical illusions created with chalk. This English artist brings pavements to life across England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. Although the following pieces of artwork do look as though they have depth and dimension, they are completely flat. How…