By: Jocelyn Schwalm With controversial reports of the dangers of electromagnetic radiation being ever present in the news, it is no surprise a new luxury brand called Arjuna has come up with a new way to fight back against the invisible rays…
Racism is alive and well, but the conversation is dying
For the average person, a typical day consists of waking up, going to work and then heading back home – seldom taking the time to think about what is happening in the world around us. Individual problems and concerns keep…
This house in San Francisco is home to over 33,000 sheets of LSD
Nestled deep within San Francisco’s Mission district lays a white, two-story house with heavy black curtains shrouding the windows. Unbeknownst to casual passersby, inside this house there are over 33,000 sheets and individual tabs of LSD blotter paper on display. This…
Bernie supporters marched over a hundred miles to join protesters at the DNC
BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI They call themselves a coalition of ordinary citizens who have gathered to demand fair elections. When the group set out on a 135-mile march from Washington DC to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia, they were…
5 Movies that act as mirrors for our society
No one bothers questioning the norm until they are forced to do so. The following movies have mastered the art of using film as a creative medium to show us what our lives look like from the outside. Some uplifting, some extremely disheartening,…
What I learned from my interview with a Wiccan
BY: RHIANN MOORE Despite what major movies might tell us, there is no one more peaceful than a witch. In meeting with Catherine, high priestess of the Toronto-based Coven, Tamarack, and Wiccan chaplain of the University of Toronto Multi-Faith Centre…
How funerals can literally cost the earth
At present, the world generates almost 1.2 billion tonnes of waste every year; and only 1-2% of it is composted or recycled. We’re a wasteful bunch, and it seems to be no different when it comes to the environmental impact of…
It’s time for WOMEN to rule the world…or at least half of it.
BY: JACK M. I am not suggesting that our present-day “system” – anything but a patriarchy would be challenging to deny – be completely turned on its head. Perhaps a more appropriate title for this article might be “It’s time…
Mika Brzezinski called for Wasserman Schultz to “step down” over her handling of the primary process
(Source: ©Gage Skidmore/Flickr/Licence) WikiLeaks just released 20,000 emails from members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and quite a few seem to implicate chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz. A May 18 email, sent by the chairperson to Chuck Todd, NBC’s political director, first quotes…
Thailand’s military is bombing its country with seeds to fight deforestation
BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI In July 2013, Thailand announced a five-year project to fight the country’s massive deforestation problem and earlier this summer the Royal Thai Air Force dropped thousands of kabok, phayung and maka mong seeds over a wildlife reserve…
Henry Ford built a plastic car in 1941 that was stronger than steel (VIDEO)
(Source: © John Lloyd/Flickr/Licence) With electric cars just beginning to become practical, one has to imagine where we’d be if we had started thinking greener with our automobiles over 70 years ago. All the decades we could have spent dealing with…
How growing up shy and neurotic helped me find myself
We all remember high school. Classmates cheering as that really loud kid who sat at the back of the classroom just cracked a joke about farts while the teacher was talking. It seemed like he was living the high life,…
People are using Pokémon Go to rob unsuspecting players blind
(Source: © Robert Couse-Baker/Flickr/Licence) In a classic Team Rocket move, thieves are using Pokémon Go to steal from its unsuspecting players. On July 10, Missouri police responded to a call that led to four men being charged with first-degree robbery. Authorities…
6,000 Colombians divided by war, are standing together naked to pose for peace
Sponsored BY: JESSICA BEUKER For the first time in over 50 years, Colombians from all sides of the conflict have put their differences aside to come together in the hope of a better future. On June 5, 2016, artist Spencer…
Park Rangers in the Republic of Congo are risking their lives to save the last mountain gorillas
By: Kassandra Dzikewicz All photos taken at Virunga National Park Gorillas are becoming increasingly endangered; it has been reported that there are approximately 700 mountain gorillas remaining on the planet. Since 2008, the IUCN’s red list has considered gorillas to…
God, guns and the culture of blind fear at the Republican National Convention
BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI The circus has come to Cleveland and the streets are eerily quiet. Uniforms from South Carolina, Indiana, Georgia and California can be seen patrolling the streets on foot, bike and horse. The city was granted $50 million…
Our entire political system is completely outdated. This is why it needs to change
Almost everything about our day-to-day lives—from shopping, banking and transportation to media consumption—has drastically changed with the growing prevalence and power of the internet. However, our government, the organism that regulates and affects how our society operates, has not kept…
The Secret Lives of Mason Bees (and how they’re going to save our food supply)
It’s been highly publicized in recent years that the honeybees are in grave danger. Although we all love that sweet, sweet honey and don’t want it to go, the central issue is that honeybees are tasked with pollinating approximately one…
This former prison is about to be turned into a giant cannabis oil lab
It’s not every day you get to start a drug lab in a former prison. Last week the Coalinga City Council voted 4-1 in favour of selling the Claremont Custody Center for $4.1 million US to Ocean Grown Extracts, a…
New program offers travellers free accommodation in exchange for teaching hosts their language
BY: JESSICA BEUKER With more than 7,000 different languages spoken worldwide, the human population is extremely fragmented. Communication is essential to not only understanding one another, but also to minimize conflict and maximize empathy and kindness among the global population.…