Arts
Living Analogue in a Digital World
We live in a digital age. I don’t really need to tell you that, you know. We write emails to our friends, not letters. We write notes on laptops, instead of notebooks, and I doubt […]
Year: 2015
History
Jurassic Province
When Jurassic Park opened in theaters back in 1993 it sparked dinosaur fever. The massive blockbuster, directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel of the same name, grossed $900 million worldwide in it’s […]
Lifestyle
Wild Jobs Part Three: Wildland Firefighter
Wildfires have dominated headlines for much of the past few months. So far this season there have been 1,638 wildfires with 101 burning on the same day, making May 18 the third busiest day since […]
Lifestyle
Meadows in the Sun
Most of the visitor’s to Sunshine Village arrive during the winter months for epic skiing and snowboarding, but an increasing number of people are discovering that the popular resort is also worth a trip in the summer. Sunshine […]
Arts
How to Succeed in Hollywood Without Really Acting: A Calgarian’s Guide to the Auditioning Process
Peter Skagen is a born and raised Calgarian whose book, How to Succeed in Hollywood Without Really Acting, was released earlier this year. The actor, who was inspired to join the film industry when he started […]
Community
Crackmacs: Living Life Anonymously On The Internet
If you have spent any time on social media, and have not heard of Crackmacs, its time you did. The husband and wife team behind the social media account has become a popular alternative source […]
Lifestyle
Cold Water Kings
When you think about the sport of surfing you likely picture turquoise water, radiant sunshine, bikinis and board shorts, bronzed bodies, and tropical oases in exotic locales. The City of Calgary, located in one of Canada’s landlocked […]
Arts
A Boat by Any Other Name: Bookish Boats at South Glenmore Park
Sometimes us literary types are stereotyped as being homebodies, but prove your non-bibliophile friends wrong this summer by taking your love for books outdoors. A lot of Calgarians gather around the Glenmore Reservoir for canoeing, […]
Health
4 Ways to Embrace “Funemployment”
This post is going to give you a little insight into my life. I, like many other Calgarians, fell victim to those pesky plummeting oil prices and lost my marketing and communications job this spring. […]
Lifestyle
Bragging Rights
It wouldn’t be too hard to argue that Bragg Creek and Kananaskis are the epicenter for mountain biking in this province. Novice riders are now discovering what veterans of the sport have known for years; […]