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.
“We just had this amazing inner feeling of: ‘We’re going to do it’. I don’t know why… we were just cocky” – George Harrison In March of 1957, John Lennon, vocalist and guitarist, formed The Quarrymen with a couple of friends, he was only 16 at that time. Soon after, Paul McCartney, a 15 years…
So the hottest track being played right now is Jay Z’s “Empire State of Mind”. This track features Alicia Keys and has one of the hottest hooks we’ve heard on a track this past year. It’s Jay Z and Alicia’s Key’s love song to New York which is their home city. It was only a…
Welcome to part three of my series reviewing television programs. If you missed the previous part you can check that out here. If you are into the mystery or sci-fi genre, then the television show Fringe will be right up your alley. Fringe follows a FBI “Fringe Division” team who use unconventional, fringe scientific methods to…
This is the second part of my search for John Green books. This week I read Let It Snow, it is a collection of three Christmas love stories (these are love stories that guys will enjoy). The stories are all slightly related and are all quite interesting and funny. The book was written by John…
“Sigh”… I was really expecting something different when I decided to read this novel. You see, from what I had heard, it is a story that takes place in a world that has suffered a zombie apocalypse. Groups of people built towns surrounded by fences to protect themselves from the zombies, and now, many generations…
“I declare that the Beatles are mutants. Prototypes of evolutionary agents sent by God, endowed with a mysterious power to create a new human species, a young race of laughing freemen.” – Timothy Leary Raging crowds, raving teens, and disapproving parents, what do all three of these things have in common? You guessed it! The…
Paper Towns is one of the best books I have every read. Then one day, a thought hit me – if Paper Towns is my favorite novel, why haven’t I read more books from the same author? It would make sense that if I’m look for a book similar to Paper Towns, I would read…
Earlier this month we blogged about Make It, which was an awesome opportunity to purchase “ethically made, one-of-a-kind handmade items” from local designers and artists. On Saturday November 28th, you’ll have a similar opportunity to make ethical purchases – this time from international vendors – at the University of Calgary’s Fairly Traded Market Day. Put…
A number of the YAA crew have been frequenting a local bubble tea store before our committee meetings recently. *atomic, the creation of entrepreneurial siblings Jessica and Russel Bohrson, has a menu full of creative bubble tea combinations (hot and cold), sandwiches, and salads. I was able to try out a new addition to the…
Gone is the first part in a series of novels. It is about a town that gets trapped in an impenetrable dome and everyone over the age of 14 disappears. The kids in this novel mostly belong to one of the two groups: the kids from Perdido beach and the ones from Coates academy. The kids…
Welcome to week two of my series reviewing television programs. If you missed it, Part 1 on Corner Gas is here, and if you want a bit of info on how you can watch the latest in TV, try here. Today I bring you another great Canadian television show which is now in its third…
This Halloween, I watched a movie called Paranormal Activity. This is a strange movie, and by that I mean it is very different from the traditional horror film. How so? Well, in a normal horror film something would pop out of no where accompanied by a loud sound, making the viewer jump. Also in a normal…
So I’m sure you’re all familiar with Taylor Swift’s Love Story… But what about Thug Story? She’s eight foot four and rapping hardcore… 😉 [youtube s_9850zW0RM 375 300] Taylor Swift and T-Pain performed this song in June 2009 at the CMT Music Awards, so this is still pretty recent. I’ve listened and watched this more…
When one walks down the streets of Kensington here in Calgary, one often comes across the question, “which coffee house is the right house?” Well the answer here is, The House! The Coffee Sanctuary, as it is often referred to, was started by The First Alliance Church and is run by volunteers. At The House…
Following up on my previous post of how to watch your favourite television programs on the internet, I present reviews of television shows which you might be interested in! Today I start with a great Canadian television show which ran for a strong six seasons from 2004-2009. The show of discussion is Corner Gas. Corner…