Last week, the nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced. By the looks of the nominees, it seems that the Academy (of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) is making an effort to appeal to the general public more than in previous years. James Cameron’s Avatar is tied for the most number of nominations (nine…
I can honestly say that I’m a guy who loves reading. But when I go looking for books, I will only select one written by a handful of authors who I trust. My friends have always made fun of me for being paranoid. So naturally, I made a new years resolution to be less paranoid.…
As Symphony Steve of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra describes, a live orchestra performance is the “closest you will ever come” to legends like Beethoven and Mozart. But orchestra tickets are normally out of the budget for students, often selling for close to $100. Thankfully, the CPO has a program in place for students called “cpossibilities“.…
Canada Day is indeed in July and is indeed months away… 5 months, to be exact. But the City of Calgary is looking for volunteers to join the planning committee for Calgary’s Canada Day Celebrations now! What do you do for this committee? Well, basically, you plan the Canada Day Celebrations at Prince’s Island Park…
The man just won the Australian Open for his 16th Grand Slam single. How can he not be the greatest tennis player of all time! Roger Federer, a Swiss tennis player, regained his number 1 status, and is playing some of the best tennis the world has ever seen. Throughout his career, Roger holds the record…
When I saw the trailer for “The Book of Eli” the first thought that came across my mind was Fallout 3: The Movie. I’m not trying to be funny, I literally thought that they were making a movie based in the “Fallout 3” universe. After seeing Avatar, I’ve had enough of movies with cliché plots…
So this is America. They must be out of their minds. – Ringo Starr Welcome to Part 4 of my series on the history of The Beatles. In the year 1964, the British Invasion hit and artists from Great Britain became popular in the United States. The movement was first started by The Beatles (of course!). This is also…
I love music and listen to the radio frequently. Sometimes, don’t you feel that the songs we hear all the time become a bit repetitive? Sometimes we buy a song and listen to it so much until we need something new. I love hearing a remix of my favorite song on the radio. It’s like…
Michael Jordan. The NBA website lists him as “the greatest basketball player of all time.” Throughout his career, Jordan earned nicknames for his great defense, prolific scoring, and amazing dunks. Jordan didn’t always get things his way in basketball. He was cut from the team in Grade 10 and 11 because of his height, but…
Kensington is by far my favourite place to hang out in Calgary. With stores like Hot Wax and Mañana, I could spend days there without a second thought. But above all, what keeps me coming back are the coffee shops. The Higher Ground is one of my personal favourites. It boasts a 100% organic and…
For the last month Avatar has been the movie virtually everyone has been talking about. In the first week since its release my Facebook news feed lit up with glowing reviews in the form of status updates. Almost everyone told me they loved it. Initially uninterested in the film, my curiosity eventually grew to the…
Part 2 of “Please Do Not Taste the Artwork” is here! Fast food is a sign of the commercialism of society! Of loss of creativity! Of conformity and lack of imagination! If I’m wrong I’ll eat my hat! Well, maybe it’s not… I’m not actually wearing a hat – that shoe might…
Update: Check out The Wooden Sky in Calgary on February 12th at 8pm. They are playing at Broken City along with The Rural Alberta Advantage. may be a group forged in a downtown Toronto garage, but they have taken their “folk rock” sound across Canada to perform, record, write songs, collaborate, explore Canada and make…
With exams nearing, the pressure and stress that comes with them are magnified 10 times. I am sure most of us can all use a break, and what better way to get rid of stress and have some fun at the same time than ice skating? The Calgary Olympic Oval is a top notch speed skating…
“Warning: This book contains lewd humor, underage drinking, illicit fantasizing and very bad decision-making”. This is actually writing on the back of the book. I can not tell whether this is to attract readers or because this warning is mandatory. The novel follows Carter, a typical freshmen boy trying to get through the year. This novel…