As Halloween slowly creeps around the corner, it’s necessary for any Halloween aficionado to decorate for this festive and sometimes scary season. The basic quintessential Halloween decoration is the Jack o’ Lantern. This carved pumpkin, lit with the frail light of the candle, can often provide the fearful ambiance that people search for to create…
Kara is a robot designed with the single purpose of making our lives easier. She is capable of everything a human does and more. However, when the android accidentally expresses her ability to think and feel, she discovers the horrible truth about her existence. This video is absolutely beautiful, fully capable of bringing the viewer…
The Gamestop Expo is an event that was started to show Gamestop store managers some new games and software from their partners. The expo occurs in Las Vegas at the Sands Expo center. This year, they opened the expo up for one more day for the public to enjoy. Electronic Arts, Activision-Blizzard, Sony, and Microsoft…
I’m really a big fan of short films, and this particular one caught my interest sometimes last week. I thought it was rather clever how the makers embedded symbolism and metaphors into the animation without any verbal hints. The story line is rather eccentric and is able to convey an unpleasantness without resorting to morbidity.…
Do you like guitar hero and other music games? Well here is a game for you! Osu is a Music game with many music genres within the game. Firstly maps are made by players and have a range of difficulties. There are thousands of songs in Osu which has an upside as well as a downside.…
Just thought, since all of the terrible events that unfolded on Calgary. It would be nice just to see some happy and uplifting weather news. In Vancouver, Global News: BC 1 meteorologist, Kristi Gordon, was doing the Noon News Hour segment until something frightened her. A spider had found his way onto the live news…
Summer break is just around the corner for most students and I just want to get the word out there of a cool program happening this summer called the Seminar on the United Nations and International Affairs. It is a weeklong camp for teenagers that focuses on international issues through debates with representatives of the United…
FASHION SHOW This first video is this really cool thing they did in Japan. If you can’t afford to buy new clothes, or if you just want to see what they would look like if you tried them on, without actually wearing them, well Google has the answer. With just a projector and Google Images,…
Spring in Calgary means an awakening for all of us to start enjoying the street life that we have. Taken a look at this display of vibrancy from GlobeTrotterAlpha on Youtube with footage taken last year! Update (6/5/13) – There is also a Stempede edition from last year too: These tours are super long, but super…
Hey guys, So I’ve been roaming around on YouTube for quite some time now, and today, I decided to take the time to look over my profile, subscriptions and all that jazz until I realized that I am subscribed to 156 different channels. ‘I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 22~’ Ha, just kidding,…
Yann Tierson is probably one of my favorite contemporary pianists. He has a way of conveying emotions through the simplicity of his work, proving that complex sheet music is not essential to writing a breathtaking song. The 2001 film Amelie contains a collection of his works, so beautiful and moving that the movie would be…
Alright guys, I know Valentine’s Day had long since passed. But, it’s never too late for a little romance. As you can probably tell (from my past posts), I’m a big fan of short films. I find them to be simple but efficient for conveying ideas. I recently came across this film from my YouTube…
Here’s a short video to shine some light on your Valentine’s day.
With the Valentine’s Day hype and all, this mini film is the quickest way to get into the the spirit. Show it to your significant other to get into cupids good books. Telling the tale of a New York city young man stuck in a mundane office job, his life changes forever when a pretty…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nbRhuZLDvs Hello engaged youth! Do you ever wish you could be in charge of this city? That’s right, the wish to have your fancy ideas be implemented in the city of Calgary. Well now is your chance. Madeline Gustavson, a grade nine student was chosen last year as the Mayor for a Day. She…