BY: DANIEL KORN Unmanned aerial vehicles—more commonly known as drones—have become one of the dominant issues of the early 21st century. The anxiety surrounding drones has to do with the technology’s military applications—the fear that either a paranoid government or…
5 easy ways to drastically increase your willpower in a time overrun with temptations
BY:ALEKSANDRA TARABIC Procrastination often takes the reins on our everyday lives, and we’re left putting off the goals and/or plans we need to reach a sense of fulfilment. Regrettably, when submitting to distractions, all we’re doing is weakening the competition…
This is why your Zombie Apocalypse plans are doomed to fail
BY: PATRICK MALONEY Everyone you know, including yourself, has a zombie apocalypse escape plan—and this is despite not knowing the fire escape plan for our own homes. Zombie culture is at an all time high in popularity due to The…
Here are 8 “special” food recipes to get grandma high at family dinner
Adding weed makes just about everything in life better—especially when it comes to food and creating “special” recipes. As the great Michael Kelso once said, “Someday I’m gonna own a restaurant, and everything is gonna be “special.” And then when…
How Instagram is fuelling a movement of urban explorers (Video)
You can find them in the catacombs of abandoned subway stations or on the rusty ladders of skyscrapers swaying in the wind. The high towers in the city skyline are Everest in the eyes of these youthful explorers who are…
This bandaid could replace vaccinations and save millions of lives
BY MATTHEW CHIN The doctor’s office is always a source of anxiety and fear, especially when there are needles involved. Needles are undesirable, especially when immunizations can cost upwards of $200 if you are travelling. Fear and the cost of needles…
Woman practices “baby yoga” while the world watches in horror (Video)
BY: DANIEL KORN Before we begin, please observe the video below: Now, like a television show psychologist, I ask you: how does that make you feel? I, for one, feel anxious, nervous, and a little grossed out. I think of…
How to retire at 30 and to pursue your passion
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Getting a post-secondary education, accumulating debt and working from your early twenties to late 60s is a great deal if you love your job, but more often than not, people are unhappy with their careers. In America,…
This former Survivor contestant has been professionally wandering the world for 8 years (Video)
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA You’d be hard pressed to find a more interesting vagabond than Cao Boi. Cao Boi, pronounced “cowboy,” is an ex-Vietnam War refugee, former pirate, 2006 Survivor contestant, and served in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division.…
Skateboarding coach used travel and ayahuasca to overcome substance abuse
BY: MICHAEL LYONS In this world of post-secondary degrees and political correctness, Netflix and net income, self-help books and selfie-sticks, iPhones and IPAs, crushing banality and cutting mediocrity, most of us just want an authentic experience; for a moment when…
If you’re hopelessly addicted to travel add these 20 world festivals to your bucket list
There is no better way for travellers to understand a country than to embed themselves in its cultural celebrations. World festivals are living museums of traditions that let you live and breathe the culture instead of being an onlooker. If…
America’s unfair and counterproductive workers’ rights desperately need a facelift
BY: SARAH HOWELL According to a study by Time magazine, Americans said they can’t “afford to use their vacation days.” Furthermore, the findings suggested that, although many Americans are employed full-time, only 15% of workers felt comfortable taking vacation days.…
Photographer captures the lives of a hidden slum that resides beside an active railroad (Photos)
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA Kolkata based photographer Debosmita Das first discovered the slum that runs along an active railroad on her route to work. The residents welcomed Das into their community and allowed her to photograph their dangerous lifestyle. In her…
This Is How Businesses Are Accommodating Your Wanderlust
BY: ALEKSANDRA TARABIC What do you think when you hear the phrase “distributed team?” A distributed team is a work force of a company or organization, distributed globally and running business 99% remotely. The remaining 1% is saved for that…
Amnesty says a Canadian mining company made profit off the eviction of thousands from their homes
BY: MITCHELL THOMPSON The US State Department says that during this time, Myanmar “continued to be ruled by a highly authoritarian military regime widely condemned for its serious human rights abuses. The military Government, known as the State Law and…
Irish activists are using clever street art to fight the ignorant opposition to gay marriage
BY: AOIFE RYAN For a small island nation with a population of just 4.5 million people, Ireland’s cultural and political reach has spread remarkably far across the globe. This year, May 22nd to be exact, the controversial marriage equality referendum…
This 17-year-old dropped out of school to become a modern-day shepherd in the Alps (Photos)
Photographer Clementine Schneidermann began photographing her brother six years ago when he dropped out of school at the age of 17, to become a shepherd and live in the mountains with his two dogs. For the first few years, Nicolas…
How to start and run your own skateboard company when you’re broke and frustrated
BY: PATRICK MALONEY When we first started up I was broke, frustrated, and confused. It was the best time ever. At one point my business partner at the time wandered away with a box of boards, sold them, and moved…
Wealthy businessman buys $8 million rescue boat and saves thousands of migrants in makeshift vessels
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Civil unrest in parts of the Middle East has left many citizens to gamble between makeshift boats on the open ocean and the danger ashore. Taking to the sea, many are trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea…
How a diagnosis put me on the other side of privilege and completely flipped my perspective
BY: JAKE KIVANC If you flip on the TV, the radio, scroll down a social media feed, you’ll see it: riots, protests, campaigns against inequality. What kind of inequality? Racial, sexual, gender-based inequality. Some of us have something to say,…