Well, it’s almost Christmas, and Theatre Calgary will be performing its annual production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol staring Stephen Hair as Scrooge. In A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is a wealthy businessperson, who discovers the true meaning of Christmas. A Christmas Carol will be playing at Theatre Calgary from now until December 27. …
DetailsI know many of us are depressed by the fact that the last new episode of Glee until April will be airing tonight. Excited for the episode, not excited for the ridiculously long and unecessary hiatus. Luckily, I have found something to sustain us all. Who needs Glee when you can watch this instead: [youtube…
DetailsIt is contagious, difficult to control, may bring out a tear or two, may hurt your stomach after awhile, and you can get it anywhere and anytime. What is it?? Laughter! We’ve let you know how beneficial laughter is for you before, and today we’ll let you in on even more benefits! You know the old…
DetailsHey there sports fans (or Andrew fans, rather 🙂 )… We’ve been following our buddy Andrew’s progress on the Score’s show, Gillette Drafted (you can check out our coverage here and here, on this search for the next sportscaster), on which he is a top 5 finalist, and tonight is the LIVE finale!! Andrew flew…
DetailsFor all of you that celebrate Christmas, soon you’ll start to hear your favorite Christmas songs on the radio, and seeing your favorite Christmas movies on T.V. You might try to find the perfect gift, or spend a great amount of time making a wish list. Something to remember in the midst of this month is…
DetailsOne of today’s big things is being able to stream video of anything you want, such as sports, movies, television, music, the outdoors etc., live over the internet. This opens up a whole new way of communication and entertainment possibilities as people can set up 24/7 channels that stream movies to anyone on the internet for…
DetailsThis past weekend, Calgary’s Santa Shuffle went on, regardless of the blizzard from the night before! About 400 Calgarians participated in the event, despite the strong winds that day. Not only was the weather just windy=, but it was also cold, icy, and generally miserable (can you sense my dislike of the cold?!). Props to those of you who went…
DetailsI love seeing the evolution of things and learning about history (yup, I’m kind of a geek that way!), so imagine my delight today when I came across This Day in Tech, one of the blogs on Wired.com, which follows different events that have happened in the world of what else…tech! Some of the posts…
DetailsI’ve been covering the novels of John Green for a few weeks now, and this week I’ll be talking about his novel, An Abundance of Katherines. This novel follows a “teen prodigy” named Colin Singleton; he is an 18 year old with a rather strange taste in women. He does not care about looks or…
DetailsUncyclopedia is an encyclopedia full of misinformation and utter lies. You might say it puts the “psych!” in “encyclopedia”. It’s sort of like Congress or Parliament, but unlike Congress or Parliament, we do have a sense of humor. I ran into this encyclopedia kinda by mistake. Fortunately enough, the subject I was reading off from…
DetailsIndustrial development has brought us many benefits such as cheaper products and new products, and has created a market that is filled with various types of products. To prevent consumers from being hurt by products with harmful substances, food products are inspected by the Food and Drug Administration in the US, and the Canadian Food…
Details…You know the ones with tails and fur? I’m talking about monkeys of course! If you’ve lived in Calgary long enough, chances are you’ve heard about Calgary Zoolights. If you have not gone yet, let me convince you (which is not going to be that hard). Over 1.5 million lights cover the Zoo in a…
DetailsYes, the almighty YouTube has graced us with it’s presence once again on Youth Are Awesome. Why? Because it’s awesome! But this time, we are talking about how you can get famous around the world for free, just by posting videos on YouTube. A very well known example of a YouTube star is Fred Figglehorn,…
DetailsWe recently posted about the U of C’s Fairly Traded Market Day and a few of us were able to attend last weekend. We were able to find awesome holiday gifts for friends and family, and for surprisingly reasonable prices, too. Just because the Market is over doesn’t mean you can’t still buy fair-trade goods for…
DetailsThat’s right, the Santa Shuffle Fun Run & Elf Walk is here! This Saturday (or tomorrow!), December the 5th, 10:00am, at Eau Claire Market, you can run 5km or walk 1km around Prince’s Island Park to benefit those in need of the Salvation Army’s Services. This annual event is held…
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