The Vipers are gone??

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…

The Name of the Wind blew my breath away

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.…

Website of the Day: All Is Not Lost

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…

Sidewalk Picasso

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…