Vote for the new “Seven Wonders of Nature”: Canada is counting on you!
Until Nov 11, 2011, you can vote for the New 7 Wonders of Nature. Be sure to rank the only Canadian finalist as one of your top seven: Canada is counting on you!
Nelly Furtado advocates for Free the Children at Toronto’s We Day
Free the Children is a program that advocates for children living in poverty. It was created by Craig Kielburger when he was 12 years old. The program holds an event every year in Toronto and Vancouver that raises money for children living in poverty in third world countries. Here is an inspirational video of Nelly…
Video of the Day: John Butler Trio – Ocean
One of the best instrumental guitar pieces ever. Just incredible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAkOhXIsI0
Film Festival 2012: Youth by Youth Cinema Competition
The Calgary International Film Festival is known for its broad display of up-and-coming international filmmaking talent. However, not all of the talent displayed at the festival each year is from the artsy adults that are often associated with the event.
Paper Sculptures
Calvin Nicholls, a Canadian sculptor, has taken art and paper to an incredible level. The 53-year-old artist from Ontario has an amazing talent creating 3D sculptures out of just paper and toothpicks! Nicholls combined his interest in art and wildlife to create masterpieces which he has won many awards for. He began experimenting with paper…
A review of Cirque Du Soleil’s Ovo
Last weekend, I attended a performance by the legendary and world renowned Cirque Du Soleil and words cannot even describe how amazing and spectacular the show was. They are visiting locations around Canada presenting the show Ovo. This show has the story about a mysterious egg and the characters that the performers are shown to be like…
Movie review: Piano in a Factory
Piano in a Factory, a film directed by Zhang Meng, tells the story of a father’s love for his daughter. Even as state-run industry begins to waver, the economic liberalization is evidently far from reaching the city that the film takes place. Chen Guilin (Wang Qianyuan) plays the accordion in a local band with a…
TV Review: Ringer
Although there is often little time to watch television given my busy life as a student (to which I’m sure many of you can relate), I made sure that Ringer was on my list for this fall. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar (remember Buffy the Vampire Slayer?), Ringer is a brand-new thriller/drama about a recovering addict who goes…
Book Review: A Song of Fire and Ice
Over the past summer, I started reading the Song of Fire and Ice series, by George R.R. Martin after browsing through the library one day. An epic fantasy that currently spans five of a planned seven books, A Song of Fire and Ice paints the picture of a fictional society split into two continents –…
A different kind of revolution: Food trucks!
Ice cream trucks aren’t the only trucks that hit streets this summer. Making a debut appearance at the Calgary Food Truck Festival on Aug 11, six food trucks emerged onto Calgary’s street-side food scene. Each food truck features a unique culinary delight from all of the others, ranging from perogies to gelato. That day was…
Photo of the Day: Harry Potter’s Invisibility Cloak…?
Life imitates store shelves as artfully attired Chinese artist Liu Bolin blends into a display of soft drinks at his Beijing studio August 10. Assistants later painted him to complete the illusion.
Video of the Day: Daniel Beaty – Knock Knock (Truly astounding poetry)
I came across this video when doing some research for the Speech and Debate Club at Churchill High School. This man truly exemplifies the art of public speaking, his posture, voice control, volume, and tone are all flawless. The poem itself also struck quite a chord with me. As Daniel Beaty repeats the lines knock…
Song of the Day: In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg
Or, alternatively: The most epicness you will ever experience in two and half minutes. [youtube xrIYT-MrVaI] Most people have probably heard of this iconic theme before. For example, it was in the award winning Social Network and also served as the basis for the famous Inspector Gadget theme. However, the original song in all its…
Photo of the Day: Summer, gone.
A mural on the wall of a building by the beach on the Mediterranean coast of France Anyone missing the bright, glorious days of summer already?
Emmy Award highlights 2011
According to Jane Lynch from Glee, host of the 2011 Emmy Awards, in her opening musical number, “TV is a vast wonderland, a kingdom of joy in a box.” I’ll admit that there is some truth to that statement, even where there are better, more productive things to do… like IB homework. Nonetheless, here to celebrate another…