The fun stuff. Calgary has a ton of amazing stuff that happens in our city. Reviews of new movies, or albums, art shows or news about sports.
One of the worst parts of growing up: Halloween isn’t the same. Once you reach your teenage years, you aren’t that innocent, grinning kid skipping from door to door. To many households, you’re that creepy nuisance who adds to the candy bill. We’ve all been or at least seen those teenagers who throw on a…
As Halloween slowly creeps around the corner, it’s necessary for any Halloween aficionado to decorate for this festive and sometimes scary season. The basic quintessential Halloween decoration is the Jack o’ Lantern. This carved pumpkin, lit with the frail light of the candle, can often provide the fearful ambiance that people search for to create…
Halloween: the perfect time to go out all night and get candy. Oh wait, we live in Calgary; it will probably be raining or snowing. But have no fear! I have made a list of a few costumes that are funny, scary, unique and warm! 1. Hannah Montana: Everyone will be going as Miley Cyrus…
The atmosphere of Parkluxe engulfed me like a flame even before I entered the building. People in extravagant costumes and designer clothes stepped out of their limos, which conveniently parked right in front of the doors. Limo after limo after limo, it was something I had never seen before. During the event, the large but…
October can be easily romanticized into the month of orange, of fluttering leaves and pumpkins and first snowfalls. After months of lazing haze, October is when the wind realizes its duties with a sudden swiftness. Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late! it echoes after the white rabbit. The prospect of winter, of…
As we near Halloween, avid spooksters will need to check out one of the biggest halloween parties in Calgary: Screamfest 2013. The annual event takes place on during the night on the weekends leading up to Oct 31, and is filled with spooky entertainment, contests and most importantly, haunted houses. Screamfest will be open from…
In the past few months, the City of Calgary has invested quite a bit of money in making our city more beautiful, to be exact, 1% of all the expenses put aside for projects. Huffington Post Alberta, Article from October 9, 2013 Just a few days ago, one more piece was added to our city, called…
1. Discovery All of us have a friend who has immersed themselves in the world of a fandom. I happen to be the friend who is part of almost every fandom and I must be really annoying. That friend probably talks about the wonders of their fictional world with a passion most people don’t understand.…
When I read the Calgary Herald article about the New Black Arts Centre for Music and Art shutting down I was truly saddened. As a young musician myself, I can say on the behalf of many that I would love to have the chance to play in a band, even if it was just a…
Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending PARKLUXE 2013, an event aimed to celebrate local artists and designers. This particular event took place at the Telus SPARK center and was attended by many lovers of art and fashion, as well as professionals. I was utterly amazed at every detail of the fashion show itself,…
I just got home from helping out at a debate workshop at my school, and I have to pack to go on an outdoor ed trip tomorrow, and that’s just the tip of my busy-life iceberg. But even still, I like to add things to it. So this post may be short, but hopefully short…
About two weeks ago, one day after school my boyfriend showed up with a beautiful surprise for me: a bouquet of roses. I did all that I could to help them last as long as possible, change their water daily, fed them plant food, trimmed their stems, but regardless of my efforts, after two weeks…
I’m BACK (to YAA). Okay, I admit it isn’t that exciting. Even then, blogging still invigorates me; blame school for preventing me from doing a bunch of posts. Autumn is an exciting season though. Most summer lovers will disagree with this, but I get more excited when fall is here. The yellow, orange, and green…
According to The Independent, there could be a plausible cure to the dreaded symptoms of jetlag. The study conducted by Japan’s Kyoto University could even cure the effects of working irrepressible hours into the night. And yes, I am speaking on behalf of all the students out there. We have built-in clocks within our bodies.…
Many people would be overwhelmed with fear when faced with a task of jumping down from a rooftop especially when you don’t know where you would fall or how deep the fall is. However, we can overcome our many fears as proven to us by Beatrice Prior, the main character in the International Bestseller, “Divergent”…