This week I’d like to turn the spotlight to a band out of Sherwood Park called Yikes. Yikes is a group of awesome, fun loving dudes who love to play classic rock. That’s really it, they’re a modern band but in many ways they are a classic rock band. The band’s...
Let me start off by saying I am not a hardcore Star Wars fan. At the same time, I definitely enjoy the outstanding franchise and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series is no exception. After Disney purchased Lucasfilm and Star Wars, Star Wars: The Clone Wars...
What happens when you poorly attempt to hold a massive event, place it in the searing heat, then hire slap-dash security who go around dumping out people’s water while they wait in line and accompany said security with slap-dash medics? Well, a few people die and over...
Originally Snapchat was a way to send photos or videos lasting 10 seconds, updating your friends with small moments in time. Whether you’re sending it to a specific person or adding it to your 24-hour story, it was limited. Recently Snapchat has released an update...
When you decide it’s time for a night of dancing, you must first choose a suitable venue for such an occasion. You don’t always know what type of music you will be moving your body to later in the evening. While you usually have a rough idea in your mind and you may...
George Orwell was more than just a brilliant author and enticing storyteller. If you’ve been paying attention to Canadian politics lately, it appears Orwell also had the power to see into the future. In his ground breaking novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell tells the...
Whether you happen to be a hater or a lover of the changing trends in our music – it doesn’t matter, because they won’t be going anywhere, anytime soon. What is a trend? The word “trend” is defined as a “general course” or “veering in a new direction.” Trends are the...
Did your grandpa ever read stories to you when you were young? Or maybe he even made up his own stories and told them to you. These stories, either read or made up, are some of the best story experiences we had as kids. In Louis Malle’s My Dinner with Andre, the main...
Picking the correct playlist of tunes for a wonderful night of partying requires painstaking research and diligent planning. Selecting certain tracks to be played at specific times will affect the mood and energy of a room. It’s amazing how this process can make such...
Midterms are on the horizon! So are finals, for that matter. Are you sure you’re absorbing all of that knowledge you’re shelling out the big bucks for? Use these science-backed study hacks to improve your learning success. Create a staggered study schedule Do you...
