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.
Collaborating with Fairy Tales, Pride Calgary and Mosaic created a positive and fun queer youth night that bought together youth from all different backgrounds. The night included snacks, drinks, a special movie screening and Ninja cookies!
Everyone’s heard the age-old adage, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Well, apparently those thousand words can end up being worth 120 million dollars. At an art auction this week, the famous painting titled “The Scream,” by Edvard Munch…
How do you portray the effects that Dungeon & Dragons will have when exposed early in life? Sam Potts, one of the best information designers made this infographic…
Experience cuisines from all over the world with this video!
This past weekend, lying in the shadow of this year’s extremely crazy Comic Con, was the Calgary Festival of Arts and Crafts. From Friday to Sunday, there were hundreds of vendors selling home-made handcrafted goods like bags, clothing, food, candy, art, soap, metal work, and jewellery. You name it,it was probably there. This festival gave…
On the 28th I went to check out the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo. My first impression? There are a ton of daring people in Calgary (and I applaud all those who went all out to wear an awesome costume). My leaving impression? There’s too many people in Calgary. The lines to get into the…
*Disclaimer: This post will sound increasingly fangirl-esque as you progress. I was excited.
In his poem, The Hollow Men, T.S. Eliot wrote, “This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang, but with a whimper.”
Ever wondered what is up with the catchphrase “Keep Calm and Carry On”? Here’s the answer! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrHkKXFRbCI&feature=player_embedded
With the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo coming up this weekend, I got a chance to talk with Mr. Steven Hodges, spokesperson and organizer for the Expo. Check out his responses below…
The original Batman. The father of Marvel Comics. Weasley twins. The voice of Winnie the Pooh. Star Trek. Do these sound familiar? I’m sure at least some of them register with readers, regardless of age or interest.
Guess what, it’s youth week! And to kick off the event, the Calgary public library played host for Snap Judgement, a story slam competition concluding the 9th annual Calgary Spoken Word Festival. The event was last Sunday (April 22) at the downtown public library, and what a way to start Youth Week! The CSWF is…
This weekend, Calgary will be hosting a comic and entertainment expo at the BMO Centre on the Stampede grounds. There will truly be something for everyone at this event- whether your interest be comics, anime, gaming, science fiction or cartoons. There will be countless exhibitions, vendors selling unique merchandise as well as photo and autograph…
You may or may not be right, but (cliche as it sounds -) you’ll never know if you don’t try. (And just because you don’t look good in a dainty little tutu doesn’t mean you can’t become an incredible break dancer. Those are two totally different worlds.) I’ve always admired b-boys/b-girls who can break into…
If you haven’t already done so please read my review of City of Ashes before reading this. Basically, Clary travels to the city of bones to find a cure for her mother’s coma. Despite being a Downworlder, Simon also enters the home of the Shadowhunters due to various circumstances and finds himself imprisoned by the…
During my trip to the zoo, this is a capture I made of these couple of cuties. Has anyone seen a better display of penguin love at first sight?