As we get older we tend to try and fight daytime tiredness with an espresso or Red Bull. But did you know there is actually a better way? Taking a nap! That’s right guys, naps are not just for kids.…
Photographer captures a Bengali Tribe’s Dance With The Dead (photos)
Chaitra/Choitro is the last month of the Bengali calendar and it falls from mid-March to mid-April. Every year, in several parts deep within West Bengal, a Hindu festival called Gajan is celebrated. The celebration begins the last week of Chaitra and…
Targeted conservation could save the earth – if we can make the sacrifices
How much is five percent? It depends what you’re talking about, for one thing. Five percent more ice cream for dessert isn’t likely to add up to very much – but talk about a 5 percent increase on your income…
Backpacking pillow: Sleep well anywhere you decide to rest
Much of the debate over whether or not to bring a backpacking pillow on a camping or hiking trip has to do with weight and space. Why carry a pillow when you can use a stuff sack filled with soft…
This is why we have “air rage” on flights
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Apparently the rage we feel during a long flight has a lot to do with where we are seated. So why is it that flights bring out the worst in us? I’m guilty of being a little…
How music alters your body chemistry
It’s a scene that’s played out at a thousand elementary school science fairs: the experiment of exposing plants to different music. Somehow, the plant that receives a steady stream of Beethoven flourishes, while the plant exposed to the melodious strains…
How to host your own full moon party
Despite many recently-founded parties growing in popularity, the concept of a full moon party is nothing new. In fact, people have been worshiping the moon for millennia. Celebration and worship of the moon is as old as recorded history itself. References to…
How smelly are your farts? Well, it depends on how healthy you are
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Flatulence might be one of the most taboo topics, yet a natural bodily process. We may not want to admit it, but each of us passes gas an average of 40 times a day, and most of…
5 easy ways to optimize your sleeping environment and get a better sleep
Your sleep environment is crucial to making your sleep as good as it can be. Of course you want to wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day, but what are simple ways to guarantee this? Well,…
How Lush plans to save every shark and honour Rob Stewart’s memory
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 Lush Cosmetics held a gathering at their Queen Street West location in order to honour the incredible life and work of award-winning documentary maker and visionary Rob Stewart. They also took the opportunity to lend their…
7 Tips for Potential Tiny House Dwellers
BY: TIMOTHY ELLIS The Tiny House Movement has been gaining momentum recently. Some tiny home dwellers have even chosen to live completely off the grid. Others are enjoying all the amenities of being plugged in. And some have taken their tiny…
How to fall asleep: 4 easy breathing techniques to make you fall asleep
You’ve heard it before and you are going to hear it again: breathing is a powerful tool. There’s a reason you are hearing this you know – because it is true! Meditation can seem intimidating to people who have never…
A gay vulture couple adopted an abandoned chick (video)
BY: BROOKLYN PINHEIRO A baby bird is being raised by two loving parents after being adopted by a gay griffon vulture couple at the Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo. After finding the abandoned egg zookeepers decided to forgo the usual practice…
Scottish Oil and the General Election
Almost three years earlier than expected, Theresa May has called a general election to take place on today on the 8th of June 2017. The background as to why she called the snap election so early closely relates to Britain’s…
Alana Massey explores feminine identity through iconic female celebrities
“Telling people not to do as Sylvia Plath did is universally understood as a good-natured suggestion that a writer not put too much of herself into her creation- lest she accidentally write about something as ordinary as being a woman.”…
A generation of millennials with an unquestionable need to travel
Another day in another airport on another early morning to another home for another adventure. This is our routine and we can’t get enough of it. We are the millennials who feel an unquestionable need to travel, and we want…
Camping: 10 photos of Ontario campsites
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Camping season is officially upon us. The best camping sites fill up quickly throughout the summer, so to make sure you have the camping trip of your dreams this summer, start your research now. There are breathtaking…
5 easy ways to keep active on the road
How familiar does this sound: you spend weeks working out for your holiday body, only to blow it all when you’re there? Even if we’re only off for a couple of days, it’s normal to go straight into holiday more:…
Wine may prevent Alzheimer’s disease
It comes in many forms – red, white, sweet, sour, aged, fresh. Who doesn’t like to recline with a glass of wine after a hard day? Humans have been brewing and drinking alcohol for thousands of years, and you don’t…
Farhan Hussain captures children of the grave in this evocative series (photos)
The Kalpalli cemetery, also known as St. John’s Cemetery, in Bengaluru is the largest burial ground in Karnataka, India. It is also home to 15 dalit families, who make a living out of these graves. Their jobs include everything from…