Akira Kurosawa – A Legacy
Akira Kurosawa, iconic Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. Kurosawa has directed 30 films in an astonishingly successful career spanning 57 years.
VEGAS!!
Sorry I haven’t posted in a while =( Probably because I was in VEGAAASSS!! =) Here are some pictures I took of the city that never sleeps.
Deconstructing Dad: the Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott community screening
Epic chases on assembly or in the middle of canyons, either with the infamous Bugs Bunny or some other general character from Looney Tunes, and the music that fuels the feel of animation? They are those of Raymond Scott’s compositions. Raymond was an ingenious composer, musician and a primitive engineer, and was also a creative,…
Library Events
The Central 2nd Saturday SLAM! Come down to the Central Library to enjoy a Spoken Word Extravaganza for the youth of Calgary! Poets storm the stage to share their words and beats to packed-out, cheering crowds. Judges from the audience score their performances in three intense rounds of poetic excellence, until a winner is crowned.…
A discussion on the use of watermarks…
… and a few other things that held my interest this week. First of all, lets talk about watermarks. A watermark, or faint but noticeable alteration to an image, can be used in a few different ways. A professional photographer, who makes his living by selling copies of his work, may very well put a large, obvious…
Ways to Wear it: 7 Different Ways to Wear A Scarf
When winter first began I received a request on the different ways to wear a scarf. I thought it would be really difficult to explain how to wear them because of the complicated instructions it requires, but thought it was an amazing idea. I found a great video that shows a few different ways to…
Video of the Day: The song makes me happy
Have you guys heard the song “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars? This song absolutely makes you happy whenever you feel down. Hopefully you guys will enjoy! =) Let’s be happy [youtube 77GNAskGguY]
Learn Something Old at the Glenbow Museum!
The Glenbow Museum is simply one of the best places to visit in Calgary, and I’m not saying this just because I’m currently pursuing a History degree or because I am an amateur artist, but because there is always something amazing for everyone in one of the many exhibits at the Glenbow Museum. The Glenbow…
Ways to Wear it: Layering Tops with Dresses
There are many different ways to wear a dress. For most of us, we spend time picking it out then throw it on and wear it how it was meant to be worn, alone. Which is definitely an amazing way to wear a dress, and is a classic, so you can never go wrong doing…
A Legacy to be Remembered
In 1982 a movie was released by Disney. While memorable, it was not a traditional Disney cartoon based on a more-or-less famous fairy tale. The movie told of a world not far in the future where anthropomorphic computer programs lived in a digital realm and where a sentient program has turned the realm into a…
TRON: Legacy Movie Review
Recently I saw the much acclaimed Tron Legacy in 3D. When I first heard of the movie and saw that it was a Disney movie, I didn’ t really expect much since Disney has never appealed to me. This is because many of Disney movies have been mostly family movies so Tron seemed like it would…
Video of the Day: Finding Bibi
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Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Dancing Men
You are what you read. Stuff yourself with poetry, short stories, comic strips, novels, and scripts, and you leave yourself always full of wonderful literature and you’re never hungry. That is why I am trying to ingrain the habit of reading good literature right before I go to bed, and I had the great pleasure…
SaM’s Serving of NeRd: LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Where would the nerds of the world be if it weren’t for Harry Potter? I have no idea, but I know I personally wouldn’t have turned out to be so lame awesome without it 😉 Now, the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 game has somewhat recently come out for consoles, but what some of you may…
“Music for a Winter Evening” benefits concert!
Music can uplift souls, and in this case, raise money to go towards The Mustard Seed. A good friend of mine had invited me to see this wonderful benefits concert at the Jack Singer Hall at the Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts. “Music for a Winter Evening,” in its 10th annual Christmas fundraising concert,…