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.
On Ukraine’s Got Talent, Kseniya Simonova did a sand art piece about the Holocaust, and the video of it on YouTube has gotten almost 5 million views. I think that art is such an awesome way to express how you feel about anything that has affected you in your life, or even things you’ve just…
I recently read an article by Douglas Hopper which made me revisit some thoughts I’ve had on Lady Gaga and her role in popular culture. I’m not a fan of Lady Gaga’s music. Her brand of pop-dance isn’t my thing. But beyond her music, there is something I can appreciate about her. She’s a determinedly…
Going to the movies is one of our favourite ways to amuse ourselves nowadays. They’re fun and can also help reduce stress. Over the last few months, Avatar was HUGELY discussed by EVERYONE. It got a lot of high praise for the awesome 3D graphics and in-depth story. But this month…guess what? The most-talked about film has become Alice in Wonderland! This movie is 3D as well,…
Combining music and social networking is one of the many popular gimicks of today’s online world. I’ve blogged about LoudCrowd and The Sixtyone, and other websites like Last.fm follow similar formulas. But what’s wrong with a little formula when you get free stuff out of it? I recently stumbled across RCRD LBL which has partnered…
Now if you don’t live under a rock chances are you’ve heard the song, I’ve Got A Feelin’ or Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed Peas and you’ve probably danced along too. I like to blare it when I’m getting ready in the mornings, but that is besides to point. After a short break,…
Back when I was junior high school I remember Gorillaz making quite an impact on the radio and amongst my classmates, particularly the hit “Feel Good Inc.” What I don’t remember is ever really listening to them – just a group I never bothered to get into. So when their third LP (Plastic Beach) dropped…
This is slightly unusual for me, but I am going to review a novel intended for a preteen audience. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick follows a social outcast named Max, a teenager who is very large and has an intellectual disability. He lives with his grandparents because his mother is deceased and his father is in jail.…
Continuing on in the adventure of exploring new authors…Here’s where I’m at: Zombie novels are lame… at least that is what I believed until I read World War Z by Max Brooks. I thought World War Z was going to be another one of those zombie stories where a group of people find a bunch…
Ever since the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics have come and gone, the television (or rather any channel not playing the Olympics) definitely felt the cold neglect. Fear not! The Oscars is coming to your TV, along with many celebrities and great films trailing closely behind. What are The Oscars? The Oscars, more formally known as the Academy Awards, are…
To understand this novel the reader must have some basic knowledge about the cold war. The reader must also understand some misconceptions people once had about nuclear war. For example, some scientists once believed that only Labrador and New Zealand would be able to survive the radiation caused by a nuclear war. The story takes…
…it’s really all any Canadian seems to have on his or her mind these days. No doubt, most of the country has spent the last few days watching Team Canada kick Germany and Russia’s butts in hockey at the Olympics and move on the semi-finals – one step closer to GOLD! We love our amazing players…
Higher Ground has had great success with its three-course vegetarian meals, and now the Calgary Downtown Association is teaming up with a list of the city’s top restaurants to provide three-course meals at a set rate from March 5th-14th. Lunches will be served for either $15 or $25, and dinners for $25 or $35. Although this might…
The “Where It’s Art” series, until now, have focused mainly on visual art. Today, I’m branching out into another area of fine arts – music. I’d like to introduce you to some artists that I feel have an extremely high talent:exposure ratio. Perhaps we can decrease it a little bit. I’d like to start by…
“They were getting more and more interested in unusual sounds, they were trying out new instruments and always coming to me saying, what, what ideas have you got for this.” – George Martin, Music Producer for the Beatles 1965 is the year that The Beatles really came out of their previous genre of music and…
OK, pause, and rip yourself away from the Olympics for just one second. Fact or Fiction: Cow-Town-Calgary has no appreciation for the arts. Answer? Fiction! Now, sure, we’re no New York, New York, but Calgary has its fair share of haute-art opportunities. This upcoming weekend, on the 26th and 27th, Calgary is gearing up to be a…