BY: JESSICA BEUKER 1. Look into their eyes When you are meeting someone for the first time make eye contact with them and smile. Try to notice their eye colour and the extra seconds of eye contact will likely produce…
Netflix binge watching is re-wiring our brains
BY: MICHAEL LYONS Popular political drama and Netflix original House of Cards recently aired its third season—all at once. Flying in the face of television convention, the model for Netflix-original shows is to set a date to release an entire…
Beautiful photos predict what Americans will look like by 2050
BY: CONNOR BRIAN To categorize humanity into 5 separate races is a flawed notion. In an era of sexual liberation and globalization there is an increasing trend in interracial partnerships. So biologically, hereditarily and anthropologically speaking, it does not simply…
Why “Sugar Babies” are selling sex to pay off their student debt
BY: DEXTER BROWN With daunting and insurmountable college debt, some young and starving students have turned to SeekingArrangement.com to find a sugar daddy or sugar momma (a wealthy, older person looking for love or companionship) to help pay for their college…
After 4 years and $60,000 of debt, I realized university is overrated
BY: JESSICA BEUKER For most of my life I never imagined going to university. At a young age, being as dramatic and theatrical as a kid could be, I wanted to be an actress. At the very least I’d perform…
Why average Alaskan citizens were given guns and recruited as spies
BY: SINEAD MULHERN It would take a certain kind of person to live in Alaska during the 1950s. Back then, the population hovered around 130,000—quite a small number considering the state covers 1,717,854 square kilometers. Those shy of rugged terrain…
This artist shapes bongs like guns to protest war
Long-time artist and flame-worker Robert Mickelsen has spent the past few years of his life designing impossibly intricate “weapons of peace” for high-class stoner use all over the world. His blown-glass gun replicas are as beautiful as they are functional.…
This guy proposed to his girlfriend with a scavenger hunt around the world
BY: BRITTANY ROSEN From Japan to Spain, this is the most expensive, sweetest and thoughtful proposal, likely, of all time. The proposal was the result of four years careful planning, according to Amy Linville, the soon-to-be wife of Brett Arnold,…
Why privacy wars and the freedom of information are the struggle of our generation
BY: BRIAN CAPITAO Following all the recent brouhaha with Edward Snowden, the general public has decided that privacy is a big deal. Mr. Snowden has exposed that the National Security Agency—a US based government agency—has been spying on average citizens…
There is a tent village of addicts growing on the fringes of New Jersey (Photos)
Among the thick of a forest lies a clearing, on the Fringe of Lakewood, New Jersey, over a hundred people have decided to step outside the confines of social norms and build makeshift homes in what they call “Tent City”.…
This Irish artist has built a house literally worth 1.4 billion Euros notes
BY: BRITTANY ROSEN Just when you thought money motive was superseding creativity, European Artist Frank Buckley builds a house made of $1.4 billion in shredded Euro notes. The artist himself is now occupying this eco-friendly house. Buckley, an all-around artist…
This artist faked his own death to fight consumerism (Photos)
In 2000, Ben Frost faked his own death. The media instantly reacted harshly, publicly criticizing his stunt as “perverse.” The effect was exactly what he had hoped for; it brought a discussion concerning the role of the artist and how…
This 47-year-old man will swim 5,500 miles across the shark-infested Pacific Ocean
BY: ZOE MELNYK Ben Lecomte, 47, will attempt to be the first man to swim 5,500 miles across the Pacific Ocean in hopes to raise awareness about water pollution and the importance of living sustainably. This will not be Lecomte’s…
I ran away from home and learned more about life than all 4 years of high school combined
BY: EMMA MCINTOSH No one expected this from me. I wasn’t a goody-goody, but I was a decent kid. I had straight A’s, took AP classes, was the president of the suicide prevention club, wrote for the school paper, and…
Non-conformist teenagers formed a punk society in the abandoned buildings of Leeds (Photos)
The economic recession can be most witnessed in Leeds, Yorkshire where many young people share a single bedroom between up-to-ten people and a few dogs. Born from harsh job market and financial strain, the deeply-rooted punk community began crafting homes…
You will soon be able to charge your phone by jacking off
BY: DANIEL KORN PornHub—yes, that PornHub—is releasing a product that will allow men and women to charge any device by making a quick, arousing trip to the bathroom. It’s called the WankBand, and it’s a piece of wearable technology that…
In 2014, K-Cups buried in landfills would circle Earth more than 12 times
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In the words of my favourite fictional TV mom and coffee addict, Lorelai Gilmore, “ I need caffeine. Whatever form you’ve got. I’ll drink it, shoot it, eat it, snort it, whatever form it’s in. Gimme.” I…
Protests ignite across Canada in response to Bill C-51
REPORTING/ INTERVIEW: ROB HOFFMAN On Saturday, March 14th protestors flooded the streets of downtown Toronto in opposition to the Conservative Party’s “anti terror” Bill C-51. Protestors gathered at Queen and University, about 500 strong, before preceding into the entertainment district…
8 reasons why Hemingway was the most interesting man in the world
BY: TED BARNABY Ernest Hemingway completed seven novels, six short story collections and two non-fiction works in his lifetime—and three more novels, four short story collections and three non-fiction works that were published after his death. He received the Nobel…
This Dutch village with canals instead of roads is the unspoiled definition of serenity (Photos)
BY: ZOE MELNYK PHOTOS BY: MARTIEN JANSSEN Located in the Dutch province of Overijssel, this quaint little town, also referred to as “Venice of the North,” relies exclusively on sidewalks, biking trails, and narrow rivers to navigate through the village.…