Moi BCIT. Today marks our 16th day in Helsinki. This past week we officially started classes at the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. We are taking five full-time courses: Investment and Portfolio Management, European Business Area, Branding, Small and Medium Enterprise Management, and Finnish. We will also be taking an intensive week-long ethics course, but…
Hei from Helsinki! This January I travelled to Helsinki Finland with another BCIT BBA student to study for a semester abroad. I’ll be here until the end of May and you can follow along here at the Link where I’ll be posting weekly updates about my experience abroad. A lot has already happened in the…
If you grew up in the ’90s with a VCR, there is a strong likelihood your parents have a collection of VHS tapes with made-for-TV specials recorded on them for each occasion. Earlier this year, I highlighted my favourite ’90s Halloween special The Halloween Tree here at Link mag and that got me thinking about…
November was a good month for music, both right here at home and abroad. Local band We Are The City released their album Above Club, which I reviewed earlier this month here. On the same day Mutemath released their first album in four years, Vitals. Here’s a brief rundown of the album and why you…
Former Peak Performance Project winners and current multi-dimensional artists We Are The City have definitely had their hands full the past two years. The band’s 2013 project “Violent” included a full-length studio album, a feature-length film written by the band and partners and directed by drummer Andrew Huculiak, a film festival circuit, and a European…
There are a bunch of worthwhile documentaries out there, each with their own merits. Some are very educational and informative, some are entertaining and mind-boggling, and some are just downright shocking. I’ve picked two off of my all-time favourites list that manage to check all those boxes. If you’re a business student, chances are you’ll…
This Halloween take a trip down memory lane this Saturday with your old pal nostalgia and watch The Halloween Tree, a 1993 cartoon feature from Hanna-Barbera. The Halloween Tree was written, directed, and narrated by Ray Bradbury. If the name sounds familiar, it should. Best known for his 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury was one…
The Vancouver International Film Festival wrapped up last week after two weeks of showcasing over 375 films from 70 countries. I had a festival program riddled with highlights and stars next to films I wanted to check out, but due to my BCIT student schedule (I’m sure you can relate) I could only manage one.…
Ridley Scott’s newest sci-fi feature The Martian was released last weekend to much anticipation, and it had some big shoes to fill. Matt Damon plays astronaut Mark Whatney, the sixth crewmember of a manned research mission to Mars. During an unexpected storm on the red planet, the crew is forced to abort the mission in…
I want to issue you a challenge: Watch more movies without having seen the trailer, in a state of pure, blissful ignorance. You’ll love it, I promise. I issue this challenge after noticing a pattern in my moviegoing experiences. Those movies that I’m genuinely excited for -that I watch every trailer, discuss every possibility with…
I haven’t entirely decided what the focus of this blog is yet. I know I’m supposed to write about movies but that’s sort of like telling someone they’re supposed to earn money. How? The options are endless. I could write top 10 lists, I could write reviews, or I could rant and rave about directorial…