BY: ROB HOFFMAN **This article is the third instalment in a weekly column that explores effective techniques of communication, persuasion, and self-help using a background of NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) to understand and influence the subconscious language patterns of the people…
Why Pro Athletes are leaving the big money behind for peace of mind
BY: AIDAN MACNAB A pro sports career almost only exists in dreams. Even if someone spends their entire life crafting an athletic pursuit, unless they have the proper, very specific physical characteristics and all aspects of their lives are nurturing…
Only one man has been back to Disney World’s secret abandoned island. This is what he saw.
BY: ALEXANDRIA LEE In the depths of Florida’s Walt Disney World, away from the screaming children and perpetually-grinning mascots, an abandoned section of the theme park shows a darker side of the Happiest Place on Earth. Located in the middle…
An abandoned island in China has been overtaken by a masterpiece of lush greenery
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Far off China’s eastern shore lies the once-thriving and now-abandoned community of Gouqi island, which has received its fair share of attention from the stunning photography of Jane Qing. Gouqi is clustered into a group of about…
In the next few years, MDMA will be a legal and therapeutic way to get high
BY: ROB HOFFMAN The day after I swallowed MDMA for the first time was almost as magical as the night I had spent on the drug. The world seemed less complicated, and the darkness in my life shrank in comparison…
Here are some things that Canadians can hope for now that Harper is out
BY: ERIK HUSTON The October 19th election was a doozie. Tensions have always been high between parties but never have the stakes been this stacked. Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, Tom Mulcair and Elizabeth May battled it out in an intense…
This expandable bike trailer is a mobile home that turns the world into your backyard
BY: ROB HOFFMAN It may be slow, but that’s exactly the benefit a growing number of travellers are seeking when they trade their cars for well-equipped bicycles to take cross country. By designing a towable living space, many have turned…
There’s an invisible art gallery in radioactive Fukushima to prove a point about catastrophe
BY: MELISSA BOODOO In March 11th, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, triggering a tsunami that claimed thousands of lives and wiping out entire cities along Japan’s coastline. The tsunami also hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, causing the…
People are drinking blended Frog Juice to satisfy their lovers in bed
BY: EDITORS In the sacred birthplace of the Incas, sheltered by the deep blue water of Lake Titicaca, swims a frog known by biologists as Telmatobius culeus—and by locals as “The Scrotum Frog.” The frog has gained its name for…
This wolf sanctuary lets you watch the northern lights while you cuddle with wolves
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Ah wolves—the poster boys of Mother Nature’s glorious craftsmanship. There is hardly any beast in the animal kingdom that can compare to the shear majestic force of a wolf’s powerful frame, sleek coat and eternal stoic glare.…
A small African nation is building a massive plant to become the world’s solar super-power
BY: DAVID LAO The saying “the grass is always greener on the other side” was created to describe the inherently curious nature of humans. It has been related to envy and jealousy, but also the need to accomplish more, to…
The psychology of Instagram and the shifting sexuality of a new generation
BY: REGAN MCNEILL I guess you could say that for as long as I possibly could, I have tried to bypass social media. Before the birth of Instagram, there was Facebook. After briefly enjoying the novelty of “creeping” people I went…
A Brazilian street artist is turning trash carts into art to send a powerful message
BY: TREVOR HEWITT While Xzibit pimps trashy cars, artist Thiago Mundano pimps trash carts. Brazil generates more than 200,000 tons of trash a day, with approximately one million trash collectors – known as catadores – responsible for 90 per cent…
Orange peels are being used to suck the mercury out of polluted waterways
BY: STEFANIE PHILLIPS I buy a carton of orange juice almost every week, but I’ve never once thought about where the peels from the 16-or-so oranges went after the making of my beloved juice. But chemist, Dr. Justin Chalker and…
Berlin transformed a decrepit Nazi airport into a gorgeous green-space larger than Central Park
BY: STEFANIE PHILLIPS When the last planes flew out of the Berlin-Tempelhof Airport they left behind acres of barren land. The airport was one of Europe’s three largest pre-WW2 airports. It was further developed and extensively used by The Nazi…
What Wes Craven told me & the 12 films you should watch this Halloween to honour him
BY: ANGIE PICCIRILLO The recent death of horror master filmmaker, Wes Craven had me pretty upset when I saw the article pop on to my newsfeed last month. Not just because I’m a huge fan, but because I had gotten…
Chicago is turning their busiest train into a rolling library for one very good reason
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Chicago also has a notoriously bad education system. It’s also a city plagued by gang violence. It’s a vicious circle that the Windy City desperately needs to break out of. Seventy nine percent of Chicago 8th graders…
The treehouse lifestyle is for adventurers, nature lovers, the wild and peace seeking
BY: JESSICA BEUKER “Daddy, build me a treehouse.” A request that has been bellowed excitedly by almost every young child at some point in their life. The idea of having your own escape, a place you can go to think…
13-year-old girl shares a legendary bond with this massive golden eagle that hunts wolves
BY: ROB HOFFMAN In the hills of western Mongolia, photographer Asher Svidensky captures the loving bond between 13-year-old Ashol Pan, and her golden eagle. For a number of Mongolian cultures, including the Dukha people, building a relationship with wolves, eagles…
This 32-year-old biked across 30 countries to show his OCD who’s boss
BY: LAURA GARRIDO It is not uncommon for many of us to feel trapped in the world we were born into, consumed by the idea of following a cookie-cutter narrative for our lives. Despite the fact that these planned-out lifestyles…