BY: ZOE MELNYK Following close in France’s footsteps, the largest UK grocery store chain, Tesco, recently decided to donate any edible leftover food to charity instead of throwing it away to rot in a landfill. The decision came from the…
In 1998, the real life Forrest Gump went for a walk and hasn’t stopped since
BY: JACK M. November 1st, 1998 was a Sunday. Depending on where we were at the time, most of us were probably doing something very ordinary—shopping, watching the football game, walking the dog or making breakfast. It was, however, no…
You can now do downward dog while chilling with sheltered cats at this yoga studio
In a room full of bright and colourful mats, women stretch out, arching their backs and practicing deep breathing techniques. Among them is Breezy. She stretches and poses with the other women in the room, focusing on relaxation. Only difference—she’s…
7 reasons why experiences will make you happier than material things
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Whenever I ask a friend if they would like to accompany me on one the magnificent trips I’ve planned in my head, the answers range from, “It’s just so expensive to fly anywhere,” to a definitive…
This tick’s bite will turn you vegetarian by making you allergic to meat
BY: TJ MOREY Many of us love to devour the charred flesh of animal carcasses, so much so that the animal kingdom presumably hates our existence by now. While feasting on our four-legged and feathered comrades is considered to be…
How your clean ass is coming at the expense of the environment
This article is sponsored by: BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA From corncobs to fruit skins, to moss and seashells, depending on the region, the less advantaged would wipe with just about anything they could get their hands on. Wealthy segments of…
A former Tesla executive is about to revolutionize public transportation with electric-powered buses
BY: MATTHEW CHIN A former executive of Tesla Motors now plans to revolutionize bus commuting in America. Ryan Popple began working at Tesla Motors as a senior finance analyst in late 2007, back when the company faced a financial crisis.…
An Israeli startup just invented a tree that can charge your electronics with solar power
BY: TJ MOREY Humanity is finally embracing the prospect of harnessing the power of our sun. Solar energy is going through a period of constant program iteration, from giving it for free to poor households in California to using it…
A 9-year-old girl is building shelters and growing food for the homeless
BY: ZOE MELNYK When most children have their first homeless-person encounter, they are usually stricken with fear, confusion or told by their parents to simply ignore the less fortunate. At age five, Hailey Fort had a much different experience when…
NASA is developing a supersonic plane to halve flight times and reduce environmental impact
BY: MATTHEW CHIN NASA recently announced eight new studies to improve supersonic technology in order to become a more efficient, cheaper and relatively eco-friendly form of commercial air travel. The total of the eight studies equate to about $6 million.…
The Church of Cannabis is now a legally recognized religion and weed is its holy sacrament
BY: MATTHEW CHIN In Indianapolis, Indiana, following the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a controversial law that has been known to deliberately suppress LGBT rights, has unintentionally helped The First Church of Cannabis become a legitimate establishment. The RFRA states that…
Salvador Dali’s illustrated version of Alice in Wonderland will give you nightmares (Photos)
BY: DANIEL KORN The story of Alice and her descent into the loopy, maddening world of Wonderland has been a cultural touchstone for over a century. Both the original 1865 Lewis Carroll novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the colourful…
You could live at this lakeside eco-hostel made entirely out of recycled materials for $2.50 a day
BY: MATTHEW CHIN In Bolivia, one of the most isolated countries on earth with most of its landscapes untapped, one woman built an environmentally friendly hostel next to the lake. Hermana Libertad dubbed her eco-hostel “Kasa cultural Sol y Luna”…
Baby-faced hipsters are dropping thousands of dollars on beard-transplants
BY: DANIEL KORN It’s a good time to be a dude with a beard. It used to be that a beard was a signifier of belonging to some sort of deviant subculture—a hippie, or a biker, or a metalhead. Now…
If you’re sick of high rent, make like this guy and build a tiny house inside a dumpster
BY: MATTHEW CHIN With the price of rent in Brooklyn on the rise—increasing to an average of about $2,700 per month—the cost of living in New York has a hefty price tag. Gregory Kloehn, an artist based in Brooklyn, is…
Stanford just drafted the perfect plan to get America running on 100% renewable energy by 2050
BY: TYLER FYFE A new study by Mark Z. Jacobson of Stanford University in collaboration with U.C. Berkeley is the first guidebook for all 50 states to run on 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050. If progressive politicians at…
An underground movement of monks is using street art to fight for human rights in Burma
BY: TYLER FYFE Jeffrey Durkin is trying to avoid security on the rooftop of a mid-construction San Francisco parking garage as we talk on the phone. It’s not a situation that’s entirely out of the ordinary. With a history in…
Piano tuner paid off his student debt in a single year by becoming intentionally homeless (Video)
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Piano tuner Richard Roberts lives on the streets of London with nothing but a backpack, bicycle, and sleeping bag. While living with looming student debt in an expensive apartment, Roberts realized that he was “scratching at the…
Art As A Weapon 7/7
In the final part of the series, those at the forefront of the movement are using their knowledge to inspire the younger generations to take part. Yi-Yi explains that art is a weapon for change, and to use it as…
Art As A Weapon 6/7
Beardtruck Films’ Art as a Weapon is a documentary series examining the power of art in the volatile Southeast Asia state Burma (Myanmar). The sixth part of the series, “Freedom to Lead”, is devoted to Aung San Suu Kyi, an…