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 […]
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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 […]
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
Birding 101
Several years ago during a weekend camping trip a discussion broke out between my wife and I about which species of deer, White-Tailed or Mule, we had just seen walk through the campground. An acquaintance, […]
Lifestyle
What’s SUP?
With the recent snowfall we’ve had in Calgary, imagining yourself in an aquatic environment decked out in your swimsuit might be difficult, but floating the Bow is a traditional summer pastime for many Calgarians. Growing up […]
Food & Drink
Buying and Eating Locally, In Two Recipes
I’ve made a serious effort over the past few years to buy locally as much as possible. As someone who spent years working for small, locally-owned independent businesses, I’ve become intimately familiar with how important these […]