BY: LISA CUMMING When you’re a child, you are constantly watched, privacy is just a concept. Unfortunately now that I’m an adult not much has changed. One of the biggest concerns about privacy in the digital age is the “hackability”…
Here is how to bypass the government’s inaction and save the environment while sitting on your ass
BY: LISA CUMMING Crowdfunding has given us the ability to throw money at pretty much everything. This is how environmental activists are hacking the Internet to do something worthwhile. Naturfunding is the brainchild of crowdfunding giant Indiegogo and popular European…
Hipcamp is the Airbnb of camping
As an avid camper my perfect summer would consist of rugged forests, secluded trails, hidden sandy beaches and a night so quiet and still, you can hear your own thoughts. Commercial camping is great, but it also comes with its…
5 reasons you should hitchhike across the country and sleep under the stars this summer
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Hitchhiking is a traveller’s heroin. I’ve chased the high since I was 16 from coast to coast in the world’s second largest country on a budget of zero dollars and trail-mix, taken strange drugs with hippy kingpins,…
Norway is getting a man in a penis suit to fake ejaculate on people for sexual health
BY: LISA CUMMING A devious penis is running wild through the streets of Norway and showering people in gold. So maybe it’s not so much an actual anatomically correct penis, but a guy in very phallic-like dress. The stunt is…
Kelly Slater designs a sustainable clothing line from recycled fishing nets and plastic waste
BY: MATTHEW CHIN World champion surfer Kelly Slater is taking a stand on environmental protection by unveiling a sustainable clothing line made from recycled materials found in the ocean. Having been by the water for the majority of his life, he…
If you like jacking/jilling off, orgasmic yoga is your ticket to becoming a sexual god
BY: LISA CUMMING “I masturbated today…” is how sexologist Martha Tara Lee from Singapore starts off her video segments detailing the 30-day journey she took in orgasmic yoga. While the practice doesn’t say you need to necessarily start off each…
Want to chase the tail of adventure? Here are 6 realistic destinations for your broke ass
BY: ZOE MELNYK Have you ever looked at someone who travels for a living and thought, how is this possible? The answer isn’t magic, it isn’t a giant trust fund, and it isn’t winning the lottery. The truth is that…
Bar owner says “fuck you” to systematic sexism by only charging women 77% of their bar tab
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN On the night of July 7th (7/7) , The Way Station, a popular Dr.Who-themed bar in Brooklyn, stood up against the gender wage gap by charging women only 77% of their bar tab. The significance behind lucky…
The grandparent country of the green roof is still creating fairytale-worthy masterpieces
BY: LISA CUMMING A glance across Norway’s rural landscape from a bird’s eye view won’t reveal much. But from the ground homes and farms seem to emerge from the ground wearing helmets made of grass. Think Chia Pet lookalikes but…
Why I quit my high-paying corporate job to live off-grid lost in a desert eco-village
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA I graduated from a top school, came from a well-off family, and got a high-paying corporate job. Today, I’m what some like to call a hippie. Two years ago, I was living in Dubai, in an…
I was halfway through airport security in Detroit when the LSD began to take hold
BY: M. TOMOSKI I was halfway to Detroit Metro when I realized that my plan had been poorly timed. The flight to New York was scheduled for 7:30AM and no amount of caffeine or water was going to stop the…
Why I, and everyone else should have a personal vendetta against “glamping”
BY: LISA CUMMING One year at summer camp a spider attacked my earlobe and it swelled up to the size of a rather large grape. The camp hadn’t had the funds necessary to hire a full-time nurse so I rifled…
10 reasons to drop your shit job and take the ultimate road trip with your pals
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Luke Fraser and his good friend Bubby Vernon planned a trip to see the world while in the thick of their post-secondary education. Once they finally completed university, they flew to New Zealand and began their year-long…
This man grew an entire church out of trees to create a holy green oasis
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA After years of traveling abroad and observing a multitude of churches, Barry Cox was inspired to build one of his own. Using his New Zealand backyard as the canvas, he began to create a church full…
An Open Letter to Faith: There is no divine right to bigotry
BY: LISA CUMMING On June 26th the United States Supreme Court ushered the nation towards a more promising future by legalizing same-sex marriage everywhere. The Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment were finally recognized and applied…
Ex-Wall Street banker wants to show you why factory farms will be remembered as genocide
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN The once mysterious murder kingdoms more commonly known as factory farms are now under a magnifying glass firmly held in front of the critical eye of the public. From growth hormones, to claustrophobic cages, to never seeing…
Adult summer camp is the childhood nostalgia you’ve been waiting for
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The smell of bug spray and campfire smoke wafting through the air. A slightly out of pitch voice singing Wonderwall. Ghost stories. Bunk Beds. Friendship bracelets. Apparently that’s what summer camp feels like. Unfortunately for me, I…
Photographer analyzes brain waves to construct portraits of people’s ideal selves
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN With the alarm clock blaring, you wake up abruptly, roll out of bed and walk over to the sink half asleep. After washing your face and attempting to wipe away your exhaustion, you look in the mirror…
Denmark just produced 140% of their nation’s energy demand through wind power
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN Last Thursday was a scientifically historical day in Denmark when it reached a new energy record after producing 140% of the nation’s electricity demand through wind power. The unusually windy evening started off with 116% of the…