Video of the Day: “Exile, Vilify” Portal 2 Video Contest Entry
Today’s Video of the Day features a phenomenal entry to the Portal 2 Video Contest. Each picture is hand drawn! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zioUV6IzoCE
TV Spotlight of Week: Curb Your Enthusiasm
This week’s TV spotlight is on a TV sitcom called Curb Your Enthusiasm. It stars and was created by the one of the co-creators of Seinfeld. This TV show started on October 2000 and revolves around a fictionalized version of Larry David, who he portrays himself. In the sitcom and partially in real life, he…
Video of the Day: Lady Gaga performs “The Edge of Glory” unplugged
It’s really a shame that she doesn’t sing like this all the time, I guess there is no market when she isn’t wearing a meat suit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_GMgkcc2KM
UCity: Partying for all ages
If you’re under 18 and want to go out dancing with a bunch of people the same age, look no further than UCity. Maximum age of 18 and a drug- and alcohol-free environment make these events safe and fun. This particular event was a DJ competition downtown at The Mansion. Warning: some of the dancing…
Video of the Day: What Tau Sounds Like
What happens when you take a mathematical constant, in this case, tau (two times pi), and apply it musically? Musician and YouTuber Michael Blake assigned each note and chord on the major scale a number from 1-9. After doing so, he took the first 126 digits of tau, and played them using the scale he…
World Poetry Movement Contest
Do you love poetry? Do you often find yourself writing poetic lines and showing them to your friends? Well how about showing them to a panel of judges? The World Poetry Movement is holding a contest where prizes include money up to $1,000 and an opportunity to get your poem published! Isn’t that amazing? Now…
Video of the Day: The Axis of Awesome: 4 Chords 2011 Official Music Video
You might remember this comic trio from last year when they published the 4 Chords Song, a song incorporating every pop song in the last 40 years using the same four chords. They just released their music video, and added a bunch of new songs! Enjoy!
Photo of the Day: Sunset from Downtown Vancouver
Photo credit: Vicky Price
University of Calgary’s New Reading Program
If you decided to apply to the University of Calgary for this upcoming fall semester, then you’ve probably received your acceptance letter (yay!) as well as your copy of Little Princes by Conor Grennan. If you haven’t started reading it already, I highly suggest to do it! Not only is it suggested that you do…
The Evolution of Calgary: East Village
Earlier this week, City Council approved a plan to develop an arts hub in the East Village district of Calgary. The $225-250 million proposal includes the building of a new Central library to replace the Castell Central Library, close to 1st Street Station. Along with the library, it is being reported by the Calgary Herald that…
Care for a stroll in a cemetery in Montreal?
In the Cimetiere Mont Royal It has been my great luck to be able to practice some of my French with fellow blogger, WeiJia, in a trip to Montreal, and one of the first landmarks that we explored in Montreal was the Cimetiere Mont Royal. This cemetery is interestingly segregated by domination, with people of the Catholic,…
A Bonjour From Montreal
Summer has been passing by in the blink of an eye. It’s hard to believe that we are almost half way through! This summer, I have had the great fortune of being able to travel to and live in Montreal for five weeks while learning French at the Universite of Montreal. It was the first…
Photo of the Day: A Castle On the Ocean/海の上のお城
Last summer, when we vacationed in Japan, we came across a place in Tokyo that had this mindblowing origami castle. The official name of the origami work is called A Castle On the Ocean or 海の上のお城. I found out later that the paper castle was created by Wataru Itou (伊藤航), a young student of a…
Calgary Quiz
How well do you know Calgary? Test your knowledge with this short quiz! 1. What does the name Calgary mean? a. Where the trees stand b. Cattle herder c. Bay farm d. Muddy Water 2. Where is Calgary named after? a. Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull, Scotland b. Calgary Trail in Edmonton c.…