5 Board Games To Try With Friends!
No more broken friendships caused by Monopoly!
The Unique Appeal of Dystopian Fiction
…and why it’s important to us
Fortnite Battle Royale – Hit or Miss?
If you “keep up with the times”, so to speak, then you would know what Fortnite is. Kids and teens alike all over North America are obsessing over this game, and some may think, “Why?” Well, I’m here to teach you. Welcome! Fortnite is a completely free to play multiplayer game developed and published by Epic Games. Now,…
Attempting to Answer Philosophical Questions
I think about life a lot, often having an existential crisis every day. Who are we? What are we even doing here? Do we even have a purpose? The greatest philosophers haven’t thought up an answer to those questions, what makes me fit to answer them? Absolutely nothing! But that’s why it’ll be interesting! Does…
The Early-February Stock Market Dips: Should You Be Worried?
February 5th saw some of the worst drops in the market in history. Was this an isolated incident, or did it point to the start of something worse?
Don’t fall out of your chair laughing!
You’ll want to PUNch me after this blog 😉 Here’s 10 jokes: What happened when two artists had an art contest? IT ENDED IN A DRAW What do you call a snobbish criminal going down the stairs? A CONDESCENDING CON DESCENDING Did you guys hear about the egg joke? YEAH, IT CRACKED ME UP…
New Coca-Cola Drinks for the first time in over 15 years.
Since 2002, The Coca-Cola company hasn’t changed its coke flavourings. That was four days ago. For the first time in what seems like forever, the brand is launching two new flavours with a vintage look. The two flavours dubbed Coca-Cola Georgia Peach, and Coca-Cola California Raspberry will be popping up around american restaurants,…
Spontaneously Learning HTML
If you know me personally, you might already know that I’m into coding. I’m no expert at coding my any means; in fact, it’s been a while since I last coded anything in Python. Over the long weekend, I was inspired to start learning something I’ve set aside for years, and that’s, as you may…
How to Tell a Mother Her Child is Dead
This week, 3 teachers and 14 students were the victims killed by a gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida.
Top 5 Winter Olympic Events to Watch Now!
Hello everyone, this is my first blog: the top 5 events in Pyeongchang’s 2018 Olympics you should watch! Hope you enjoy! 5. Halfpipe Both men’s and women’s halfpipe are such entertaining events! The tricks, cheering crowds, and anticipation is something you don’t want to miss out on. Every athlete puts on their greatest show for…
Stages Of Having A Crush
In honour of Valentine’s Day, I will share with you the totally relatable 8 stages of having a crush. No doubt that everyone who has ever lived has had a crush on somebody before. It’s just apart of life. Don’t tell me you don’t catch feelings because we all know it’s a lie. Even though…
February 2018 Blogger Of The Month: Dylan Zhao
Meet Dylan Zhao. Currently in grade 12 doing full IB at Western Canada High School, Dylan boasts a wide array of interests and involvements which range from economics and philosophy to his involvement in his school’s debate club and Model UN team. His latest achievement? Being Youth Are Awesome’s February 2018 blogger of the month.…
Dialogues #1: Apple Slowing Down Phones
Hi everyone! This is the first post of a new series that Youth Are Awesome is doing, called “Dialogues”. Every month, we will post a short blog post about a controversial topic that occurred in the previous month, and we’ll have an open discussion/debate in the comments section of this post! Without any further ado,…
Underrated Movies/TV Shows That Deserve Your Attention Now
I’ve been watching movies and TV shows for a long time now. Long enough to identify which ones are garbage and which are not. But one thing that has bothered me the most, is that the ABSOLUTE BEST films and shows (in my opinion) are coincidentally the most unpopular ones. It’s such a shame that…
Long receipts are absurd… or are they?
The Question: These days, I rarely get receipts shorter than a 30cm ruler for purchasing a bag of chips at just about any store. It’s totally absurd so I wanted to find out why do stores did this. Before researching this shower thought, I wanted to list out a few of my own reasons for…