3 Things for Calgary: My Version

On Friday, mayor Nenshi launched a campaign called “3 Things for Calgary” – advocating for a better community by encouraging our community members to do three things that will make Calgary a better place. When I heard Nenshi said, “It could be big things like, join your local community association or it could be small…

Child labour: The dark side of chocolate

What comes to mind when you think of child slavery? Sweatshops, right? That’s certainly how it was for me. But would it surprise you to know that almost half of the world’s chocolate is produced by child slaves? About 40 per cent of the world’s cocoa is produced in the farms of West Africa, particularly…

Video of the Day: Hey Ya

I think I speak for the masses when I say that Justin and Jeremy’s Spirit Fingers are by far the best you’ve ever seen. The twins give quite the performance and offer great homage to Outkast with their dance. Andre 3000 would be proud. The best part is that you can automatically tell that the…

The evolution of Apple computers

Following the unfortunate death of Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs, many Apple fans have begun to reflect on the path of his achievements. Here’s a look at how the aesthetics of the world’s “coolest” computer has changed over the decades. 1976 – The Apple I computer (really high-tech, I know): 1977 – The introduction…

Rock, Paper, Scissors: How to win every time!

Always wonder why someone manages to beat you each time at “Rock, Paper, Scissors” without pulling a sweat, while you are struggling to keep up with their lightning fast moves? No more shall the “Rock, Paper, Scissors” champions have such pride in their “skills”, because the tricks to winning are actually quite simple. Are you…