BY: SINEAD MULHERN Lucas Patchett and Nicholas Marchesi (both 20 years old as of October) felt that not enough was being done about Brisbane’s homelessness problem. So they came up with an incredibly innovative idea. They set up washing machines…
Why you should travel the world with your lover before you say “I do”
BY: RYAN BOLTON “Take that person [you love] and travel around the world. Buy a plane ticket for the two of you to travel all around the world…. And if when you come back to JFK and you’re still in…
Powerful photos show the untold story of immigrants illegally crossing the border
By: Nicola “Ókin” Frioli, all rights reserved. Will all who come to the United States really enjoy equality and freedom? Photographer Nicola “Ókin” Frioli tells the untold story of heartbreak and devastation that many migrant families suffer when seeking security and opportunity…
This photographer wants to show you what electronic waste really looks like (Photos)
For several years Italian photographer Valentino Bellini has been traveling through India, China and parts of Africa telling the hazardous story of e-waste. Bellini’s photo story BITROT focuses on our extreme consumerism but also highlights the green alternatives that many…
The 10 best places to get naked in public without raising too many eyebrows
There’s a reason why nudity is becoming a popular additive to public spaces and activities—from nude beaches, to yoga classes, art galleries and snow-sledding. Pairing nudity with already-popular sports, practices and hobbies is guaranteed to attract attention and the business…
Mailman spends 33 years building this palace from pebbles found on his mail route
Ferdinand Cheval was walking his usual mail route when his foot caught on a stone that sent him stumbling. When he turned to look, the strange rock reminded him of a dream he had in which he has built a…
A deserted lot in Wyoming will become one of America’s first vertical farms
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Long and bitter winters can mean many things: depression, fatigue and grumpiness to name a few. But months of heavy snow are also a downer for agriculture– often forcing winter-heavy cities to import their fruits and veggies…
This company will pay you $22,000 to take an epic summer adventure and blog about it.
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Imagine getting paid to hike, swim, camp and climb. That’s the job that Canadian outdoor brand Woods is offering to two individuals this summer. The brand is looking for two people to take on travelling the 17,000…
Armed rangers fight to protect the last male northern white rhino left on Earth
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In the last 50 years, the rhino population of Africa has dropped 96 per cent. This is largely due to the greed and ignorance of poachers. Rhino horn has two main uses – ornamental use and traditional…
This filmmaker goes BASE-jumping with his dog in a wing suit (Video)
Scrolling past the caption “skydiving dog” on your newsfeed likely conjures expectations of a video ripe with campy-dog close ups, jump-cuts and a cartoon soundtrack more relevant to a TVO Kids show than a BASE-jumping short. And yet, Dean Potter…
Leo DiCaprio is building an eco-island to conserve Belize’s forestry and aquatic life
BY: JESSICA BEUKER If you didn’t fall in love with Leonardo DiCaprio when he portrayed Jack Dawson in Titanic, or that time he made a powerful address at the UN summit meeting on climate change, or even when he created…
Together a blind man and double amputee have planted over 10,000 trees in China
“I am his hands, and he is my eyes” says Jia Haixia, 53, who was born with a cataract in one eye and left completely blind after work-related accident in 2000. He talks of his symbiotic relationship with his long…
Why Americans should be jealous of Finland’s wildly progressive education system
BY: DANIEL KORN Much has been made of Finland’s incredibly successful education system. In the 1960s, faced with economic turmoil after a series of smaller wars throughout the World War II years, Finnish Parliament made the wise realization that the…
5,000-year-old underground city recently discovered 113 metres below the earth
BY: ZOE MELNYK A construction company in Turkey accidentally discovered what is possibly the largest underground city in the world, after starting an urban renewal project right above the city’s surface. Turkey’s Housing Development Administration planned on using the land…
Watch Travis Pastrana jump out of a plane without a parachute
Travis Pastrana has lived most of his life either sailing through the air or spiralling upside down. So when he decided to jump out of an airplane without a parachute, he probably thought of it as just another checkmark on…
5 easy brain hacks to increase your confidence
BY: ZOE MELNYK It’s been suggested that people wouldn’t recognize themselves in public because the view that we get from the mirror isn’t an accurate representation of our everyday appearance. It might be just as difficult for us to recognize…
The Bible Belt consumes the most gay porn in The United States, according to Pornhub
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Apparently the Bible Belt is America’s biggest consumer of gay porn. This news comes after Pornhub (one of the largest porn sites in the world) released numbers on U.S. viewing habits for each of the states. Their…
The WCRF determines the exact number of drinks a day that causes cancer.
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has pinpointed the exact level of drinking that is associated with liver cancer. According to The Guardian, the WCRF said this has been the biggest review so far of the evidence…
The brilliant marketing campaign that turned diamonds into a precious stone
BY: ALEKSANDRA TARABIC In today’s fast-paced world, offering uncertainties to even the luckiest, finding the reassuring promise of forever has become as rare and as valuable as a radiant diamond. Diamonds, a precious stone, offer many that promise of “forever”…
I never want kids and everyone should just accept that
BY: SINEAD MULHERN I’m going to go ahead and say that thing you’re not supposed to say. I don’t think I’ll ever be a mother. I hope I never become a mother. I don’t have the desire to raise children.…