BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE A brand new park is being kick-started by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates in Dallas, Texas, around the Trinity River. The park will be the biggest Urban Nature Park in America, 10 times bigger than New York’s Central…
MDMA is on the verge of government approval as a treatment for PTSD
BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI On Tuesday November 29, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) received approval from the FDA to begin Phase 3 clinical trials to treat over 200 patients for PTSD using the party drug commonly known as Molly.…
Tesla is powering a 600-person island with 100% renewable energy
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Ta’u, an island in American Samoa, has been using diesel generators for power. One of these generators burns 300 gallons of fuel per day; one of these generators burns 109,500 gallons of fuel per year. Earlier this…
Hunter S. Thompson’s widow is making his personal cannabis strains available to the public
After years of legal battles over the proper ownership of Hunter S. Thompson’s (HST) estate, his widow, Anita Thompson announced that she will be making Hunter’s personal strains of cannabis available to the public. Having spent more than ten years…
As temperatures drop and tempers rise, Oregon man donates tiny homes to Standing Rock protestors
BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE Okay, you can be proud of humanity again. Oregon volunteers have helped the Dakota Access Pipeline Protestors by bringing them life-saving shelter and supplies for the winter. Pulling up with a 35-foot truck full of food, clothing, stoves…
10 vintage airline posters that will make you wish you experienced travel in 1970s America
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Before the technology and social media we have today, airlines made posters to advertise their flights. These posters show a simpler time filled with sunshine, pastel colours and happy travellers. Designed by Sweney in 1974 – Arizona…
Trash-filled shrine dedicated to a saint known for her breast milk hosts over 500,000 pilgrims a year
Nestled deep in the Argentinean desert, there is a town-sized shrine dedicated to Difunta Correa, a woman believed to have breast-fed her newborn child even after her own death. According to legend, during the Argentine Civil Wars in the mid 1800s,…
How one traveller turned $2,500 into six years of travel
By: Zoe Melnyk Laura Bronner started off like any one of us. Hustling to get through school, and working in the bitter world of commission and customer service. However, after graduating from college at the age of 22, Bronner had…
According to your brain, having a religious experience is equivalent to snorting a line of cocaine
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP The relentless battle between science and religion is one that may never end. But a new study is combining the two to try and answer questions that have been around for millennia. The results mean science and…
In a war-torn city, this untouched 142-year-old hotel is a little piece of preserved history
BY: AISHA ILYAD One of the many great and historical remnants of the past Lebanese and Roman ruins is a hotel that was built in 1874 and is still open today. The hotel has never been closed, not even for…
After 5,843 miles on the road, this couple discovered bus life isn’t easy, but it is magical (photos)
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP “For the past decade, I have made the road my home, I have traveled at different paces, on different budgets across many countries and continents.” Meet Matt Aidney, a New Zealand native who has spent the last…
Take a peek inside the technicolour castle that has been abandoned for more than 2 decades
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP When you hear the word “abandoned” do you picture a broken-down house on the side of a highway, long forgotten by a family that once inhabited it? Do you think about a decrepit building that is now…
Hundreds of volunteers are saving lives as this city’s drug problem overwhelms the government
BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE Brave volunteers have set up tents in the name of the Overdose Prevention Society (OPS) in downtown Vancouver. The epidemic of drug use in the city, especially in areas of poverty, is a rapidly growing issue. These…
Eight unconventional things to do with your body after you die
If you are at all as morbidly curious as I am, you’ve thought about what’s going to happen to your body after you die. A traditional burial is expensive. The average funeral today costs anywhere from $5,000-$15,000, and around $2,000…
This outdoor retailer is donating 100% of its Black Friday sales to grassroots environmental groups
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Ahh Black Friday; a day where Americans bludgeon the shit out of strangers for a discount on a flat screen, less than 24 hours after they give thanks for everything they have. For years Black Friday has been regarded…
Forget the whistle and mace, these are the best personal safety apps for women
BY: EMMA BAILEY If you own a mobile device, you’re never truly alone. The combination of video, GPS, and wireless communication capabilities make the average smartphone a personal security device that’s accessible to practically everyone. For women especially, walking home…
To help protect ocean life, the UK plans to ban microbeads from all cosmetics by 2017
BY: AISHA ILYAD “Beat the micro bead, beat the micro bead.” This is what campaigners against micro beads in cosmetics have been chanting for years. The little tiny beads may seem harmless, but they actually make washing your face, brushing…
Scotland is building its first eco-friendly homeless village
By: Zoe Melnyk As children, we’re taught that anything is possible and that if you work hard enough and if you dream big enough, you can achieve anything. If you ask a classroom of elementary school kids what they want…
Stephen Hawking says humans only have 1,000 years left on earth and here’s why
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP In about 1,000 years, we’re all screwed, unless we can get the hell off planet Earth and colonize other planets. This is what renowned theoretical physicist and astronomer Stephen Hawking said in a speech at Oxford University…
If you’re tall, it turns out you’ll probably be more successful
Sponsored article by Add Height Good news for tall people. Scientific research has suggested that tall men and women have an advantage over those who are shorter. Some of these advantages include making more money, having better job opportunities and…