The True Meaning of Fighting

Fight. What does this ensemble of five letters mean to you? What memories –  but more importantly emotions – are evoked when somebody mentions FIGHTING, or speaks of a FIGHT? Is the first thing that pops into your mind an argument you had with your significant other regarding which of Starbucks six new frappuccino flavours…

Guardians of the Galaxy movie review

Guardians of the Galaxy is directed by James Gunn, and it starts Chris Patt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Batista and Vin Diesel. In the movie, Peter Quinn finds himself part of a bounty hunt after stealing an orb wanted by Ronan, a bounty hunter with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To survive, he joins Rocket, a tech…

Poetry: A Color of the Sky

This is one of my favourite poems, taken out of the poetry collection “What Narcissism Means to Me” by Tony Hoagland. Credit to the Poetry Foundation for a copy of the poem. The poem is accompanied by a fitting picture of Boston University, which I took. Windy today and I feel less than brilliant, driving over…

Video of the Day: There is no perfect father

Often, we forget what a blessing is it that we still have family members around us. Children often ignore what the parents do for them on a daily basis, and too many times they take what they have for granted. Parents have brought their children into the world, fed them, gave them water, provided them…

Sidney Crosby: Save talent on the ice

Remember when we all stayed glued to our television screens while the gold medal hockey game in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics had just reached the critical turning point? Both the Canadian and USA star-studded teams entered overtime. All players on the ice glistened with sweat as every moment seemed to last a decade, and every…

Visit the Burj Khalifa!

Are you an acrophobic? Afraid of heights? I don’t suggest you visit the Burj Khalifa anytime soon. I actually did know about the Burj Khalifa before my Physics teacher mentioned it during class but I never thought to look it up on YouTube. I know this is old news and many of you know about…

Playlist for the Planet

Music, music music! Everybody loves music! You know who else loves music as much as anyone else? It’s Canada’s own environmental activist, David Suzuki! Suzuki has proclaimed that thhere shall be a playlist for the environment. Or, more appropriately, a Playlist for the Planet. But, the thing that is really nifty about this is that they are allowing all…