After last week’s failure to investigate Crepes & Cravings, MJ and I finally managed to pay this little store a much-deserved visit. Before I start, I would like to apologize for the lack of pictures – we got a little caught up with eating and talking and then we forgot… but we will definitely remember…
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As we all know, winter never sleeps in Calgary, with mother nature dealing out large amounts of snow over the last three weeks. Along with the usual inconveniences winter snow brings, a parking ban instilled by the City of Calgary…
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Recently Theatre Calgary released their 2012/2013 season in which I am extremely excited for. The plays I am most anticipating are Pride and Prejudice, Anne of Green Gables, and the Kite Runner; all books I have read and enjoyed immensely. Along with these, the season also consists of Next to Normal, God of Carnage (both of which…
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We always go onto YouTube to find the latest videos. It’s a given that most of these videos feature mostly pointless content (such as cats), but a new channel is brought among us today, Mr. CGPGrey. CGPGrey utilizes YouTube to teach. If you take a look at his videos, you can tell he tries to…
DetailsMy vote is for the latter. A street vendor in China creates a dragon-shaped lollipop using nothing but a marble slab, a spoon, and some caramel. For something done so spontaneously, where every motion has an impact on the final product, this man is highly impressive. He uses caramel, potentially one of the most viscous…
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The annual Calgary Kiwanis Festival is in full swing for 2012. This is a music festival that features amateur musicians performing repertoire in their musical instrument, at all grade levels. Giving almost 9,500 musicians the chance to perform for their peers and receive adjudication from the most high-caliber professional musicians, thousands of youth involved in…
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What do you do if you’re bored, feel like being challenged and/or hope to be (or are) a programmer? You play Lightbot! A game designed by Coolio_Niato, this game is about a robot who is trying to light up tiles. You can walk, rotate (which is mind-boggling!), jump, light up a tile and call functions.…
DetailsEver wonder what it would be like to take a ride on your own personal rope swing – one that just happened to be the largest in the world? The people in this video set up the world’s largest rope swing in Moab, Utah, and awesomeness ensues.
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If you have yet to do so, please read my review of “City of Bones” review before reading this one. The plot for this novel goes like this: Clary wishes to return to her normal life, but her mother is in a magically induced coma, and the world of the shadowhunters refuses to loosen it’s…
DetailsFinally! I remember seeing the “We only use 10% of brains” poster in my math class. Drove me nuts.
You don`t come across many people in your lifetime that epitomize your values and everything you want yourself to be, but once in a while, you stumble upon someone that is capable of these things. Not only does this girl have admirable ambitions in life, a mature mindset and achievements beyond the average teen, but…
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The Mayor’s Youth Council with Sarah! (She is in the middle of the photograph.) A few months ago, the Mayor’s Youth Council of Calgary, along with Mayor Nenshi, had the amazing opportunity of meeting a young girl with big dreams. Sarah applied to be on the Mayor’s Council, but age restrictions kept her from being selected.…
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Is the pen your weapon of choice? Would you like your world of literary creations… rewritten? Have a flair for the extrodinaire? In other words (no pun intended), if you are a youth who is passionate about writing, the Write Now conference is for you. On March 24, the Calgary Public Library will be hosting a fun…
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