BY: BROOKLYN PINHEIRO Behind the purple frames of her glasses, Anne Marshall is scanning her seventeenth page of dating profiles. “Are you fucking kidding me?” she asks herself. “You don’t have to say you don’t like rap music, you’re fifty-two…
This tattoo removal company is offering affordable tattoo removal for former inmates
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT If you’ve ever been turned down for a job because of a tattoo, you know how frustrating it can be. But if you were a released convict trying to get back into society, it would be even…
This artist uses foraged natural materials to make magical mandala altars (Photos)
BY: TIM O’NEAL Each morning for the past five years, Day Schildkret has walked his dog through Wildcat Canyon in Richmond, California, carrying a basket. As they walk, he forages for “local objects that the wild world has discarded to…
What does coal actually do to the air?
BY: RHIANN MOORE For decades most of the world has been reliant on coal for the production of electricity, and despite widespread knowledge of the damage that coal does to the air it is still in use today. Countries like…
New media course is giving students the skills they need to distinguish fake news from real news
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT At The Plaid Zebra, we try to tell you the truth about what’s going on in the world. But, as you’ve probably heard, not everybody is so scrupulous. In the past year or so especially, the mass…
Turns out, recycling isn’t actually the best thing you can do for the environment
BY: DUSTIN BATTY Many of us remember “The 3 R’s,” the song sung every year at elementary schools to celebrate Earth Day. Though Jack Johnson’s lyrics, “reduce, reuse, recycle” are an ear-worm that has plagued many of us for the…
For 8 glorious years, this couple backpacked through 51 countries, while living out of vans for $10 a day
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP When Lauren and Craig met eight years ago working at a pizza shop in England, I doubt they could’ve predicted where their relationship would take them. Maybe they imagined some travel; perhaps they envisioned leaving the country…
This Palestinian artist is using fierce makeup to address pressing global issues (photos)
Rand Jarallah is a Palestinian activist who’s using art and makeup to raise awareness about different issues that she is passionate about. Her work is thematizing gender-based violence, global warming, psychological disorders and other different issues related to activist work. As…
For 3 years, these guys travelled to dozens of countries to eat bugs – and documented it all on film
BY: JESSICA BEUKER By the year 2050, the human population is expected to reach 9.7 billion. This means that the demand for food will rise substantially over the next few decades. At a time where climate issues are pressing, the…
England’s bizarre new workout trend is nude exercise classes (NSFW)
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Photos via Solent News The hardest part of going to a fitness class is actually going to a fitness class. But, you’re on your new year, new me wave and working out is in the game plan.…
Researchers just found a treatment that will eliminate cavities and repair decaying teeth
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Who here actually likes getting a cavity? Few things are worse than the first twinges of pain that will alert you to the fact that something’s out of whack. Then there’s the trip to the dentist…
This Toronto photographer captures the tortured routine of a loveless marriage (photos)
BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY All photos from Insipid, courtesy of Tessla Stuckey Photography When we hear the word “marriage” nowadays, we tend to bypass that idealistic, perfect image of a husband and wife being totally immersed in each other like something out…
There is no stress with these out-of-this-world baby portraits
Tea Jo is a Croatian-based photographer and she is specialised in newborn photography. Tea is photographing a couple of days old babies in the most magical way ever. The sole tranquillity of the babies and the settings around them make…
Don’t speak Trump? Let the Dutch teach you in this satirical video
This video is a hilarious satire on the style of the newly-elected president of the US. Unlike the rest of the Europe, the Dutch do not care much about the frenzy around Trump’s presidency. They have found their place on…
People who say long distance relationships don’t work have obviously never been in love
BY: KIRSTEN POWLEY I’m not the first person to think a foreign accent is sexy. I’m also not the first person to have had a relationship with someone while travelling or living abroad. As more adventurous souls pack their bags…
A company in the Netherlands has found a beautiful, functional use for retired wind turbines
BY: BROOKLYN PINHEIRO As wind turbines come to the end of their lifespan the clean energy source faces barriers to continuing its commitment to being environmentally friendly. After 15 to 25 years in the field, wind turbines need to be…
Trainspotting 2 – How A City Like Edinburgh Regenerates Itself
This weekend sees the UK release of T2 Trainspotting; the sequel to one of the country’s most revered cult movies. Critics anticipate that hundreds will flock to their local theatre to see how Spud, Renton, Sick Boy and Begbie have…
Inauguration Weekend: strange scenes from the circus in Washington DC (PHOTOS)
BY MIROSLAV TOMOSKI Inauguration Day On the morning of Inauguration Day there was a solemn air of silence as the city prepared for something it had equally anticipated and loathed for months. Donald J. Trump was to be sworn…
A spectacular collision of stars is expected to light up the sky in 2022
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Doesn’t the sun seem so immobile and, well, fixated in the morning sky? We’re all told from an early age that, although ancient people once argued that the sun revolved around the Earth, we now know…
Welcome to the real-life Hunger Games: Risk your life for $1.6 million
BY: BROOKLYN PINHEIRO This July, 30 contestants from around the world will be dropped in the Siberian wilderness for nine months with survival as their only objective. The Russian reality show Game2: Winter, will feature 15 males and 15 females…