Tyler Hilton's "Forget the Storm" has finally arrived! The highly anticipated album features ten tracks that showcase Tyler's 'southern rock meets California country' vibe to the best of its ability. My favourite track, "Kicking My Heels" has the most infectious chorus that I've heard in a while, and the bridge is breathtakingly beautiful. 1. Kicking …
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Support the largest environmental event in history on Saturday, March 31st! From 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM. millions of people worldwide will unite to switch off their lights for Earth Hour, an annual movement that provides an opportunity for communities to join forces in sending out a powerful call to action on issues related to …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N5b7LFX5JI David Archuleta has embarked on a new adventure. For the next two years, he will be taking a break from his career, his loved ones, and the life he knew to serve as a Mormon missionary in South America. In his final video blog, the sweet and spiritual singer profusely thanks his supporters for …
Failure sucks. When you are informed that you have fallen short of reaching your goals, you cannot help but feel the tremendous blow to your confidence and self-worth. As the antithesis of success, failure is a condition that we strive to avoid in all of our efforts. But by doing this, we may miss the …
The world is watching The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins's gripping series of a dystopian society whose government marches their children off to fight to the death has hit the big screen. The adaptation captures the essence of Panem and its districts, the control of the Capitol, and the brutality of the arena - all while …
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In honour of Women's History Month, International Women's Day, and the YWiB SFU International Women's Day Conference, here are a few words of wisdom from some remarkable women: "We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better." - …
13 Going on 30 struck a chord with me when I was 15. Like Jenna Rink, I aspired to be like the pretty, popular, and successful women that I saw the magazines, and I anticipated the day when those dreams would come to fruition. With my mind always focused on the future, I often forgot …
Can you picture a world where we didn’t know who Atticus Finch, Holden Caulfield, and Harry Potter were? These iconic characters may have never entered into our imaginations had literary censorship prevailed in all of its contested cases. Organized by the Freedom of Expression Committee of the Book and Periodical Council, Freedom to Read Week …
As I have expressed in my previous posts on the Golden Globes, 2011 was one of my favourite years for film. On this Oscar Sunday, the 84th Annual Academy Awards brought this incredible 2012 awards season to a close, giving Hollywood one last chance to recognize the great cinematic achievements of the past year. These …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH8JuizIXw8 Last year, three of the films nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards featured women in its leading roles (Black Swan, Winter's Bone, The Kids Are All Right). This year, the frontrunner for many of the awards at tomorrow's Oscars is The Help, a movie which features a cast of strong female characters. …
