BY: ROB HOFFMAN One of Google’s newest recruits, 23-year-old Brandon S. was left scratching his head after being drafted from the East Coast to work at the San Francisco office: at an average of $2,000/month for rent alone, how does…
Hunter S. Thompson’s letter to aspiring photographers is a must read lesson in creativity
BY: CONNOR BRIAN It’s fair to say that in the creative process most of us have no idea what we are doing. Some turn to their next purchase feeling new equipment gives them the tools they need, while others find…
These are the most powerful passports in the world and the most useless ones that constrict travel
BY: EDITORS When it comes to passports, turns out all humans aren’t born free and equal. A passport is normally seen as a universal tool of freedom—but that convention isn’t exactly true. Earlier this year, The Visa Restrictions Index by…
Here are the 11 sexiest customized VW camper vans ever to grace road-life
There is hardly any vehicle on earth with more rugged sex appeal than the classic VW camper-van. Putting aside Volkswagen’s recent emissions scandal, the classic design that so many hippies once flocked to continues to attract a new generation of…
Civil War is leaving the door open for the liberation of women in Syria
BY: AIDAN MACNAB Aylan Kurdi was the two-year-old boy whose corpse, photographed washed up on a Turkish beach, shook the world. Sympathy for his tragic end ignited the globe. Refugees had been asphyxiating in crates, drowning in the Mediterranean, starving…
These journalists used Snapchat to live stream the migration of refugees from Syria to Germany
BY: DAVID LAO The huge influx of Syrian refugees towards the west has received an explosion of media coverage over the last few months, raising debates on topics including Europe’s treatment of refugees as well as whether or not they’re…
Stephen King wrote this letter to his 16-year-old self about drugs, booze and creativity
BY: EDITORS In the 1980s Stephen King was at the height of his career. He had written The Shining and Carrie. His work had been read by millions. He lived in a massive 24-room mansion. But he was also at…
The 6 NLP techniques that will turn you into an expert negotiator
BY: ROB HOFFMAN **This article is the second 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…
Memo written by the South Park creator about an R rating is the best memo ever written
BY: EDITORS South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have been known to ruffle more than a few feathers. When Jerry Seinfeld got in contact to say he would be interested in becoming a voice actor for the show,…
Single father redefines parental roles by teaching a hairstyling class for dads with daughters
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Single father, Philippe Morgese, would do anything for his daughter Emma. Despite the many challenges that come with being a single parent, Morgese is finding ways around them and doing everything he can to make Emma healthy…
Surfers ride the dangerous flowing rivers in the high mountains of the American West (video)
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Somewhere in the high mountains of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, a group of innovative riders is breaking ground on a new style of high-energy surfing. They’re challenging the pressurized blast of mountain rivers for a dose of…
Eye-opening video compares America’s annual death toll from terrorist attacks to gun violence
BY: JESSICA BEUKER On October 1st, a 26-year-old gunman opened fire on a community college campus in southern Oregon. The rampage left nine people dead and another nine injured. The gunman, Christopher Harper-Mercer, shot his victims in a classroom before…
Here are the weirdest Canadian political parties that you never knew existed
BY: AIDAN MACNAB This was the longest election campaign in over 100 years and as far as Canadians can tell, they have three options tomorrow: NDP, Conservative, or Liberal. But the truth is we have a much more diverse set…
Turns out washing the dishes prevents depression, decreases nervousness and inspires us
BY: ALEXANDRIA LEE To relieve stress, some smoke, others work out, and many choose the comforting bath, nap or meal. However, few follow a page out of a book from Monica in Friends by performing household chores for the pleasure…
The World Bank projects global poverty rates to drop below 10 per cent for the first time ever
BY: DAVID LAO If you haven’t noticed yet, life ain’t easy for everybody. Some of us get a free ride while others have to work ceaselessly to make ends meet. Today, being born into a bit more money can make…
John Steinbeck’s enlightening letter about the crippling, beautiful reality of falling in love
BY: TYLER FYFE It has been said that love is form of blindness. In the autumn of 1958, John Steinbeck’s oldest son, Thom, wrote home from boarding school. In the letter Thom wrote that he had met a girl named…
Want a day off work? Turns out your boss legally has to give you time off to vote
BY: JESSICA BEUKER “I’m too busy,” or “I work all day,” won’t cut it as reasonable excuses for not voting in the coming Canadian election. Because legally, your boss has to give you time off to vote. According to Federal…
This cinematic virtual tour of Banksy’s Dismaland is an eerie and disturbing satire of modern society
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Street artist, Banksy, once notoriously erected a guerrilla art piece in Disneyland—a sculpture of a Guantanamo Bay inmate that would haunt and confuse the whimsy-seeking “Rocky Mountain Railroad” riders for an entire hour. Recently, Banksy’s designed his…
This graffiti artist captured his wild train-hopping adventure from Mexico to Alaska
BY: CONNOR BRIAN Smeared in oil, tucked in secret corners of train yards, graffiti artist Swampy is well versed when it comes to sneaking behind the back of US transport. From Oaxaca, Mexico he sailed on the top of rail…
Turns out that women are more attracted to “mindfulness” than good looks, according to research
BY: ROB HOFFMAN A common stereotype casts men as the oblivious, emotionally cold and communicatively-inferior counterpart of women. These John Wayne-type macho-men are simply unwilling to give their girlfriends, wives or daughters the attention they deserve—especially if they’re competing with…