BY: DANIEL KORN California is, by a wide margin, the best state in the US for solar energy. Over a million homes in the state have solar panels installed—compared to the second-best state, Nevada, which only has about 50 thousand…
Hippies, drugs & street art: at this lawless commune citizens build their homes on the oceanfront
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Off the Eastern coast of Denmark, in the heart of Copenhagen lies Freetown Christiania, a hippie commune with its own government and unique set of laws. Potheads, hippies, artists, idealists, and non-materialists are all welcomed in this…
8 reasons why living in a small space is the key to having a big life
An emerging movement of tiny house enthusiasts are working to reconcile the mistakes of generations past, where giant houses were once embraced as the ultimate symbol of achievement only to leave their owners as empty as the spaces they occupied.…
Ecocapsule is a portable, completely self-sustaining home that lets you live anywhere in the world
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Maybe your job requires you to travel or move around a lot, and you’re sick of living in hotel rooms with views of concrete parking lots. Maybe the pencil-pushing desk job has you thinking that you’re on…
9 totally free adventures to take in America to satisfy your wanderlust
BY: ZOE MELNYK For some, adventure is all about the distance; the farther the destination the larger the experience. Adventure doesn’t necessarily need to be defined by the miles travelled. An expedition an hour away from home can be just…
Photographer travels America with his rescue dog pursuing the country’s greatest adventures
Photos by: Theron Humphrey You might remember Maddie the dog, a warm-tempered coonhound who became famous on Instagram for her unusual ability to balance on everything from tree branches to horsebacks. Now she is travelling mostly by motorcycle across America’s…
A non-religious man virtually eliminates local crime with nothing more than a Buddha statue
BY: TJ MOREY It is common knowledge that a person’s surroundings play a vital role in sculpting the mind, ideologies, and thought process of an individual. A stunning example of this is found in the case of the Buddha statue…
Ozzy’s genome reveals how he survived 40 years of drug abuse that should have killed him
BY: TJ MOREY Ozzy Osbourne—the singer of Black Sabbath from 1968 to 1979, as well as his own solo material beyond—is an enigma of sorts. A living heavy metal legend who influenced millions of people with his music, Ozzy has…
This family sold everything they own to visit 400 national parks in an Airstream Bus
BY: TYLER FYFE Thousands of dollars in renovations and several trips to Ikea later, the Works family found that although their life now looked like the picture-perfect images of home-décor magazines, between the marble-countertops and stainless steel appliances there seemed…
New solar powered floating farm can produce 8,152 tonnes of vegetables and 1,703 tonnes of fish a year
Javier F. Ponce and his team recently developed a sustainable floating garden system, run off of solar power, and estimated to produce over 8,152 tonnes of vegetables and 1,703 tonnes of fish a year. Ponce is an architect and founder…
Couples who camp together have better sex (and more of it)
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Sometimes sex lives can become more habitual than sensual. If your sex life feels like work, you may just need a vacation. According to new research, the best way to break your habitual lack of satisfaction is…
The couple from Idaho who changed the way we think about wild wolves (Photos)
As a child, Jim Dutcher had a fascination with nature—particularly the backcountry of the mountains and the animals that lived within them. Once, while exploring the woods, he encountered a curious grey wolf for the first time. It seemed unafraid…
Bastardilla is the female street artist making Colombia confront gender inequality
BY: LAURA ROJAS Colombia is often recognized for its vibrant art scene and culture, with big names such as painter Fernando Botero and Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez calling Colombia home. But aside from excelling in fine arts, Colombia’s…
This couple bought a cave for $1 and turned it into an incredible tiny home
BY ZOE MELNYK With a steep housing market and difficulty finding a stable job, young people are turning to cave homes for a more affordable alternative. This young couple in particular, Alexis Lamoureux and Lotte van Riel, managed to buy…
How Archie Karas turned $50 into $40 million at the casino
Gambling has been around since the dawn of man. It’s likely the wheel was invented because someone bet it couldn’t be done. Still, hearing about winning big at the casino is as rare as seeing a white person with dreads…
France just made it illegal for supermarkets to waste food, punishable by $75,000 or jail
BY: ROB HOFFMAN In the past few months France has established a number of green initiatives in response to a severe air pollution spike and an increasing demand from activists and an ecologically-concerned population. In the wake of their green roof…
Meet the man who quit money 15 years ago and hasn’t looked back since
BY: Jack M. Daniel Suelo may be the happiest man on Earth. He was born Daniel Shellabarger 54 years ago and spent much of his life in Arvada, a mid-sized community near Denver, Colorado. Fifteen years ago, in his late…
New cannabis coffee lets drinkers start their day on a “high note”
BY: MATTHEW CHIN With the legalization of recreational marijuana use in some states, the pot industry is rapidly expanding. In a study by The ArcView Group, the marijuana industry is one of the fastest growing markets in the U.S. with…
This start-up allows you to quit your job and become a working nomad
BY: MATTHEW CHIN In a job market with global unemployment feared to increase from the current 201 million unemployed by 11 million by 2019, the opportunity to work while travelling can feel far out of reach. With many workers feeling like…
Street artist turns trash into animal sculptures to remind us that pollution kills (Photos)
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA Artur Bordalo is a Portuguese street artist who began to keenly observe the way humans recklessly dispose of their garbage. He looked at the bald tires and tattered furniture that was littered around the neighbourhood alleys…