2009
ARTICLE
Invictus
by Pamela Hruska
It remains a challenge to review movies based on real life stories, especially ones based on iconic legends who continue to champion dramatic impact on this pla…
FOOD & DRINK
Fresh
by Pamela Hruska
Food and diet causes confusion that at times consume me. Fads of what to include or exclude in ones diet does not simplify the process, and I find packaging ver…
FOOD & DRINK
What the Squash?
by Pamela Hruska
For years I have been strolling by the squash pile at the supermarket, as these unassuming colorful and funny shaped items seemed only to be decorations. With n…
FOOD & DRINK
Does Your Knife Really Cut it?
by Pamela Hruska
I have a longstanding debate with my co-columnist as to which are the most important knives to have in your kitchen.At this point, I cannot recall which Mrs. Ne…
FOOD & DRINK
Confessions of a Sugar Bear Poacher
by Pamela Hruska
I am completely passionate for and in love with sour gummy bears. I affectionately refer to them as 'sugar bears'. Introduced to me for the first time at a youn…
2008
MOVIE
Nights in Rodanthe
by Pamela Hruska
If anything, this movie highlights the fact that in any stage of life, you will not evade the debacle of trying to solidify a really firm idea of exactly what you want. Based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, this film captures the author’s style quite closely.
MOVIE
Get Smart!
by Pamela Hruska
Nik at night used to play hour after hour of Get Smart. Sure the show was cheesy, but I was young, and used to dedicate time to it anyway. The test? Is a resurr…
MOVIE
The Dark Knight
by Pamela Hruska
A heavy weight surrounding this film leaves me asking myself what shapes my impression about it all. The world will go into theatres this Friday with conception…
ARTICLE
Mr.Rat
by Pamela Hruska
A neurosurgeon presented research on traumatic brain injuries. The subject: Mr. Rat. The type of brain injury being studied? A diffuse axonal one. This means somehow the mad scientist will need to invent a way to shear a large portion of the neural processes that allow one neuron to communicate with another.
2007
ARTICLE
Urban Design
by Pamela Hruska
Chaotic and hasty. Building after building is being torn down with open pits sitting around for long periods of time. Roads are being ripped up everywhere. Traffic lanes are being closed during peak hours, and yet to come is the possible one year closure of a main block in Calgary's downtown core..
ARTICLE
springseven: shaking confinements
by Pamela Hruska
It is amazing that this sphere of electonica is constantly changing, coming up with reinvented ways of naming conventions applied to new sounds. One year later we noticed a big change in the styles and sounds we heard. It had evolved.
ARTICLE
Movie: 300
by Pamela Hruska
Let’s get to the fundamentals; there are blood, guts, ripped abs, and hot women throughout. The twists? Apparently feminism was alive and strong in 480 BC where women could shank men. And cross-dressing, at that time, seemed acceptable in Persia. Who knew?!
2006
ARTICLE
The Fountain
by Pamela Hruska
Sentiments created and shared through the main characters leave you contemplating your own life, it's meaning, and challenges you on your thoughts on life and death.
ARTICLE
The Departed
by Pamela Hruska
This film laid down some new classics for the male population to memorize, recite and cherish for decades to come. The Departed is going to be one of those. It's outstanding. Its cast is big, its plot is big, its impact, truly, is big.
ARTICLE
Graz: Austria's hidden Gem
by Pamela Hruska
The mix of modern and historic design works amazingly well, and sets a tone for the visitor. This tone is one depicting elegant old culture that accepts the modern and new, and that strives to continue to develop a future of unmatched enriching charisma that pushes usual, ordinary limitations.
ARTICLE
Aqua
by Pamela Hruska
I was out for dinner the other day, and believe it or not, the latest up and coming for fine dining will be a water list. That’s right, not the wine list, the water list.
2005
FOOD & DRINK
How about them Apples?
by Pamela Hruska
It was important to select an inconspicuous grocery store for the task, as ringing through 10 different bags of one apple each did not seem to make my cashier very enthused.
ARTICLE
Reflection
by Pamela Hruska
It seems an impossible task to articulate the magnitude of the Indian Ocean Earthquakes, or the devastation that has accompanied it.
2004
ARTICLE
Property of the Region?
by Pamela Hruska
Telling someone life altering news, and mandating they must not smoke while on hospital property all at once seems a bit inhumane.
ARTICLE
Busdriver - Cosmic Cleavage
by Pamela Hruska
Being original in this saturated day in age is rare, and this is an album which should be highly commended for doing so.
2003
ARTICLE
CN Tower
by Pamela Hruska
When one thinks of Toronto, the image of the CN tower is surely a forerunner. Boasted as 'Canada's Wonder of the World', it is an impressive 553.33m high tower…
ARTICLE
New Zealand: Head Over Heels!
by Pamela Hruska
After being lost, tired, hungry, staying in a circa 1900's prison cell like hostel, and quite affected by the stench - my friend and I took on one last adventure on our way south..
