Dim Sum is the Chinese version of Sunday brunch: served anytime from mid-morning to late afternoon, with various bite-sized portions of food served in small bamboo steamer baskets and lots of tea. It’s a lazy, long meal. Most dishes are very light in flavour, portions are small, and each plate is shared by the whole…
American novelists and humourist Mark Twain wrote an autobiography called “Life on the Mississippi”. “Two Ways of Seeing a River is an excerpt from this book, and is Twain’s account of learning to be a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River. He delves into the changes in attitude he experiences concerning the river after becoming a steamboat pilot.…
Calling all witches! If you are a basic witch like me, you must have been just as excited as me to hear about this year’s Halloween themed Starbucks Frappuccino, the “Witch’s Brew”. This drink is a witch’s dream. Yum! Toad’s breath, bat warts, and lizard scales, the perfect ingredients for a witch. I usually do…
In February 2014, London-based, award winning journalist, Reni Eddo-Lodge published a blog titled, “Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race.” It explained the vastly recognized frustration that people of colour experience describing struggle to those who can’t wholly relate and refuse to listen. In the blog she explains, I cannot continue to…
The third Avengers movie recently came out on the 27th and I was lucky enough to watch it without reading any spoilers online. Don’t worry, I’ll try to keep this post relatively spoiler-free as well for those of you who haven’t seen it. First things first, OH MY GOD. Bring your tissues and inhaler, people,…
Many people seem to like banana bread. I tried out four different recipes so you don’t have to. I did not include banana bread with add-ins like nuts or chocolate. All of them contain three bananas. Click on the links to find the full recipes. 1. To start, there’s a recipe from Mr. Breakfast. Please…
A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in order to secure his family’s future.
Now that 2017 is coming to a close, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge all of its treasures that I have discovered throughout the course of the year. Here is my Best of 2017. Best Restaurants NOTaBLE NOTaBLE is an immensely praised and highly rated restaurant in Calgary. Seriously, one visit will let…
A memorable cast of characters. Hilarious antics. Infinitely quotable. One of the best comedy series ever to air.
Halloween is right around the corner, and there is no more appropriate time to talk about fear. The origin of the holiday is literally people trying to scare away the things that scare them. Back on the topic of fear, I recently played the scariest, most stressful, and downright traumatizing game I’ve never had the…
This post contains no spoilers. If you have any sort of social media, you probably would’ve heard of the Netflix TV series which recently premiered, titled 13 Reasons Why. With Selena Gomez as an executive producer and former Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh being involved, the show had lots of promotion even before it came out on…
After one long year of being away from social media and the spotlight, Ed Sheeran has finally made a comeback. His highly anticipated album, titled ÷, dropped on March 3rd, and the fans are in a frenzy. The entire album has been scattered about the Spotify Global Top 50 chart. It’s currently the #1 album on iTunes. The single Shape of…
The finale of Sherlock’s fourth season is a huge collection of events that all feed into one thing: Sherlock’s character development. *Spoilers to follow*
For as long as I can remember Harry Potter has been in my life. It started with my dad taking time at night to read the books before I could and then myself going on to reading all 7 another 3 times through. I grew up surrounded by the story and saw each movie that…
here are bands, and then there are bands. You know, the ones that understand you and are your go-to for a musical pick-me-up? Yeah, those bands. Once in a blue moon, even, those bands perform in your city during their tour. And that’s how it all starts. The 1975 is an English rock/synth-pop/indie/alternative band that…