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.
As you may have seen, I’m still exploring authors who’s work I’ve never read before. Read on to find out what I thought of the latest novel… If you are looking for a cheerful, light hearted story, It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini is not what you’re looking for. Here’s a quote to prove my…
Reviews of Martin Scorsese’s psychological thriller, Shutter Island, have been mixed. The film is of the sort where only the last act brings to light the true understanding of the story you’ve been watching unfold for the last hour. (Read: twist ending.) The thing about telling stories this way is that the build up to…
Today I have a bit of a hint as to what the next “Where It’s Art” series will focus on. Feel free to try to guess what it is as you gaze at these vegetable masterpieces. Ju Duoqi’s current art began in 2006 with several kilograms of peas. She now uses all sorts of vegetables…
As I’m sure many of you have noticed, it snowed here in Calgary yesterday. What does this mean? More skiing and snowboarding! So for you snow-enthusiasts out there, you better mark this date down… February 27, 2010! The 3rd Annual Big Snow Blast will be taking place at Canada Olympic Park from 6pm to 9pm.…
Barry Bonds. Left Fielder. The greatest baseball player the game has seen. Why? Barry Bonds has a record-setting 7 MVPs, 4 of them consecutive. He also holds the All-Time Major League home-run record at 762, and other various titles, including holding the record for single season home runs. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and played…
I mentioned a few weeks back that I’d be trying out some new authors that I haven’t read anything by yet. This week: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld. In this novel, the world is on the verge of war between the Darwinists and the Clankers. In this alternate reality, world war one is fought between the Darwinists…
Now you may remember a post from a few weeks ago interviewing The Wooden Sky, and hopefully you took a moment to listen and if you loved what you heard, I have some awesome news for you. Megatunes has been hosting concerts for some time now and tomorrow (aka Friday, February 12th, 2010), The Wooden Sky…
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…