BY: DANIEL KORN Hong Kong has one of the densest populations in the world, with seven million inhabitants cramming into a landmass of just 426 square miles. The country’s living situations reflect this, with squat, tiny apartments that are often…
Akon is in the process of providing solar power to 600 million people in Africa
BY: DANIEL KORN Hey, remember Akon? The R&B popstar behind the 2006 sleazy club hit “Smack That”? You might not have heard much from him since then, but he’s actually been doing quite a bit, including producing songs for Kardinal…
Artists create powerful “anti-logos” to protest modern day slaves building the 2022 World Cup stadium
BY: DANIEL KORN Even before the current World Cup 2022 disaster, FIFA had come under fire for several indiscretions. As covered in a 2014 segment on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the burden of the World Cup forces countries…
An abandoned fishing village in China literally being swallowed by nature (Photos)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Gouqi Island, located in the mouth of the Yangtze River, is one of the 18 inhabitable islands of the nearly 400 in the Shengsi archipelago. The islands are surrounded by vast blue sea, golden beaches, deep caves…
Blind artist’s paintings will change your perception of what is and isn’t possible (Photos)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER John Bramblitt was only 30 years old when he lost his eyesight. He suffered from epilepsy since the age of two and as he grew older his seizures became more frequent and more violent. At first his…
Nigerian government sets example by legally banning female genital mutilation
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The Nigerian government recently took a big step forward by prohibiting the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). The practice involves removing part or all of a girl’s outer sexual organs for non-medical purposes. Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s…
There’s a secret country cabin with a private meadow hiding on a roof above Manhattan
BY: EDITORS In New York City, perched above bustling Greenwich Street atop the sixth storey sits a cabin with a grassy meadow and a southern-inspired porch like a Mark Twain wet dream. According to the New York Times, David Puchkoff…
A man rode his bike from Oregon to South America to prove that routine is the enemy of time (Video)
In the 1970s Jedidiah Jenkins’s parents walked across America, ending their journey in Oregon. Years later, Jenkins decided it was his turn to find adventure, so he quit his job to bike around the world. Starting his journey where his…
Urban algae farm eats highway pollution and turns it into organic fuel
BY: MATTHEW CHIN With road transportation being the greatest contributor of global warming in the atmosphere according to NASA, accounting for more than half of the carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide levels emitted into the air, the amount of pollution produced…
How Ken Kesey used LSD and a travelling bus of hippies to start the 60s psychedelic revolution
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Ken Kesey took his first tab of acid in a government control room. “How did the substance make you feel?” Asked the nurse. “I felt like I discovered a hole in the centre of the Earth and…
A humanitarian hairstylist is giving free haircuts to the homeless so they can feel confident
BY: MELISSA GONZALEZ Mark Bustos, a professional hairdresser from New York, found a way to incorporate his passion into helping the homeless. His usual cuts run for around $150 at work, but on Sundays Mark walks the streets and gives the homeless complimentary cuts. The idea…
Donald Trump’s presidential announcement sparks questions of crippling bath salts addiction
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA In a dishevelled and upsettingly erratic state, Donald Trump just announced his bid for presidency drawing concerns that he has developed a crippling addiction to bath salts. In the 68-storey Trump Tower, the real estate magnate…
UK’s largest supermarket chain “Tesco” vows to give away all left over food to empty stomachs
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…