BY: JOHNATHAN MOSS Photos by Lee Jeffries Accountant by profession, self taught photographer by design, Lee Jeffries left his longtime career to capture the soul that breathes through our city streets. He uses the homeless as his primary focus, casting a light…
This prefab eco-home in the forest spins around at the push of a button to let in optimal sunlight
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Eighty miles from New York City’s bustling core is a rotating wooden structure, resembling an alien spacecraft and designed to withstand nearly any disaster. It is an ecological mansion of epic proportions that resides atop a 28-acre…
Why you should embrace uncertainty with confidence and raise a middle finger to comfort
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Back home it’s the weed, movies, senseless drinking and social media scrolling that try to pry away the crippling boredom. But they are all exhaustingly under-stimulating. You can’t get high enough to make the Internet worth it,…
There are no guards in this prison—instead it’s run by the world’s most violent gang (Photos)
BY: M. TOMOSKI When the family members of inmates come to the Penal de Ciudad Barrios in El Salvador for their routine conjugal visits the police stand guard outside the prison walls and only outside. In 2013 British photographer Adam…
Use this tax loophole to let the government fund your next trip around the world
BY: ZOE MELNYK It’s not a scam. That’s right, you won’t go to jail for this. But with the right criteria, you can get the government to fund your trip across the world. Before the comments start pouring in with…
They told me to go after my dream— too bad I wanted to be a female Hollywood director
BY: ANGIE PICCIRILLO When you walk the hallways of any elementary or middle school, the walls are lined with inspirational posters pushing kids towards higher education, and reminding them to “follow your dreams.” The pessimist in me is somewhat sad…
Photos tell the disturbing yet intriguing stories of feral children from around the world
BY: CONNOR BRIAN Images © Julia Fullerton-Batten There has long been a fascination with feral children, who in their earliest stages were neglected by their parents, lost to the wilderness, and raised by animals. They live isolated in the woods…
For $455 this course will teach you everything you need to know about living off-grid and organically
BY: STEFANIE PHILLIPS In the mountain range of the Czech Republic, beside the Slovakian border is a village of houses made from natural materials, all built by the residents that occupy them. The Ekoosade—ecoVillages in English—is isolated from the rest…
Ghostly photos of workers might taint your fond memories of your favourite childhood toys
BY: CONNOR BRIAN The truth is innocence is never pure, not even your childhood memories are safe. The excited squeals of a child unwrapping their presents is a warm embrace, and not often does the thought of millions of labourers…
That time Ai Weiwei flipped off the world’s most “important” monuments to prove a point (Photos)
BY: CONNOR BRIAN “I think there is a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression.” says Ai Weiwei in an interview with BBC Radio 1 in 2011 He is a man who has experienced the exact opposite of…
These stories of dying people experiencing their final wish will tug on your heart strings
BY: JESSICA BEUKER “Would you like to have the opportunity to sail again?” Kees Veldboer asked Mario Stefanutto. The terminally ill retired seaman replied, “impossible.” Stefanutto was restricted most of the time to a hospital bed, only ever leaving when…
Adorable photos of a rescued baby raccoon that lives with a family and thinks she’s a dog
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Last year, Rosie Kemp found an injured baby raccoon that had fallen out of a tree in her backyard in Nassau, Bahamas. The little critter had a broken back leg and had been abandoned by her mother.…
Jeep just re-released a modern take on everyone’s favourite ’70s surf 4×4
BY: TYLER FYFE Sure the classic Volkswagen Hippie Van is stylish, but it’s a bit like the pseudo-manly costume of a bearded hipster who can’t even change a tire. That’s why Jeep is re-introducing their retro California surf 4×4 that…
Chernobyl’s evacuation zone has unintentionally created a human-free oasis for countless rare animals
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Recent surveys of the thriving animal population within Chernobyl’s disaster zone rekindles the awkward truth that if humans were to disappear from the face of the planet, it would likely be the greatest turn of events that…
These aren’t photos of traditional Chinese landscapes; they are mountains of man-made garbage
BY: ELI ROSS All too easily your eyes can mislead your mind. Nostalgic imagery is deceiving. As your eyes scan across the foggy mountain peaks and calm rivers that wind through green pastures you probably mistook these photographs for a…
IKEA’s mini-greenhouse lets you grow your favourite plants all year round
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Living in a northern climate can be a pain in the ass for those who appreciate homegrown food, herbs or spices. Autumn and the approaching cold means growing season is, for the most part, put on pause…
It turns out that believing your willpower is unlimited is an express route to happiness and success
BY: SWIKAR OLI “Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners,” says Iago, admittedly one of Shakespeare’s more impulsive villains. But maybe that’s why he knows better than others that, if it weren’t for our willpower’s…
The face of a California farmer staring at gaunt brown grass will haunt me forever
BY: TYLER FYFE It had been a year of broken records. Mostly though, it had been a year of broken families. The state is suffering the worst drought in 500 years and above the burned-over countryside hangs the acrid smell…
A woman used drain cleaner to make herself blind, so that she could find peace
BY: EDITORS Jewel Shuping would spend hours staring directly into the sun. Her mother had told her that the UV rays would damage her vision, but while most children dreamt of becoming a firefighter or princess, Shuping wanted to be…
This Chinese amusement park has a death simulator where you can be “cremated”
BY: JESSICA BEUKER People have always been fascinated with death. The uncertainty of what is an inevitable event causes many to wonder, “Will it hurt?” “What will happen to me after?” While there is no way to answer these questions,…