BY: JESSICA BEUKER Everybody loves a good ol’ fashioned road trip: new sights passing by your window every second, wind rippling through your hair—all while your curated mixtape of perfect songs plays on repeat. For many, it’s a form…
New program lets you take an unforgettable vacation by pairing you with a local artist
BY: CAROLINE ROLF So you want to travel but aren’t satisfied with being a tourist? Neither is designer Geetika Agrawal, who discovered her love for learning and travel during college. She spent summers working alongside local artists in India and…
These 8 things are holding you back from living the life you want to
By: Adrian Smith As you get older, you begin to realize the problems that make you unhappy are a product of the habits you’ve formed over the years. These habits hold you back from having what you want, thinking the…
Turns out that seeking adventure is actually in our DNA
BY: Jocelyn Schwalm Living a routine life has never appealed to me. The idea of repeating the everyday, seeing the same people everyday, is a glorified depression disguised as a life. Two years ago, I decided that I needed to…
Thailand is cracking down on tourist hot spots to save itself from total destruction
BY: CAROLINE ROLF The tropical country’s coastline and islands are home to some of the world’s most incredible white sand beaches and scuba diving sites. While these magnificent sites drew nearly 30 million tourists to the country last year,…
Stop letting fear dictate your decisions and make “someday” today
BY: ANDREW UYENO How long has your phone background been a picture of that dream vacation of yours? We all have these aspirations or these goals we want to achieve in our lifetime but we always seem to find…
Meet Iris – the five-year-old autistic artist who created these stunning masterpieces
By: Adrian Smith Autism is an often poorly understood mental condition that becomes present in early childhood, causing children to experience difficulty communicating and forming relationships. The condition can affect one’s language and perception of abstract concepts, but Iris Grace,…
America’s national parks are sacrificing sacred space in exchange for corporate funding
BY: M. TOMOSKI This August, the National Parks Service (NPS) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. With over 400 parks, monuments, and conservation areas across the United States, the NPS is responsible for some of the country’s most popular tourist…
The Ultimate Field Guide to becoming an au pair
By: Jocelyn Schwalm If you’re currently a broke student who has wondered how to travel the world with minimal to no cost, you’re most likely not against the idea of living in a stranger’s home to raise their children for…
With the rise of voter fraud claims, Americans are getting really pissed off
BY: M.TOMOSKI Eyebrows rose unnaturally high early February at the idea that a coin toss could decide the Iowa Caucuses. Despite the confusion, those were the official rules, and anyone who has spent hours shuffling from one side of…
Having these traits will make you more likable
By: Jocelyn Schwalm For decades the “cool” person in popular culture has often been free of flaws and effortless in their execution. Lately, this description has undergone a makeover. So often in media, celebrities are being praised for their…
Oscar Wilde explains what makes a true work of art
BY: Adrian Smith The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel written by Oscar Wilde that holds the author’s opinions on the role of ‘the artist’ and what makes a truly great piece of art. In the preface…
Photos document the behaviour of ordinary people travelling subway systems across the world
BY: LAUREN ALI ALL IMAGES BY STAN RAUCHER People can be found in their most vulnerable state while travelling on the underground subway system; their hands gripping the pole, gazing off into the floor or slowly dozing away in…
The fitness tracker you’re wearing is exposing sensitive information about you.
BY: Victoria Heath I bet you were sold when you saw the 15-second Apple Watch ad featuring a sweaty Nick Jonas. Five seconds in, his angel face looked down at his Apple Watch to check his sprint time. Unsatisfied…
These story ideas will save you from the dreaded writer’s block
By: Adrian Smith You just finished a major scene in your story. You’ve read it over a few times and feel pretty satisfied. The story, to this point, is everything you imagined it would read like—but you’re not sure…
These islands might just disappear forever – but you can help save them.
BY: Victoria Heath You’ve seen the notorious click-bait title: “Travel to these islands (and/or places) before they disappear forever.” One quick Google search and hundreds of hits appear. I’m irked by these “lists” and confused by their purpose. Am I…
This filmmaker sheds light on the poor treatment of foreign farmers in Canada
BY: CAROLINE ROLF For more than 50 years, migrant workers come to Canada to tend to our fields, work in our orchards and toil inside our greenhouses. We may put a lot of thought into what produce we’re putting on…
Research shows that a busy coffee shop is the best place to spark creativity
By: Jocelyn Schwalm Coffee shops have long been considered a second home to creative types everywhere, but fundamental aspects that make a coffee shop a coffee shop are now changing. Like cafés, they are quintessential “third spaces” of the…
Infrared photography lets us see Central Park in a brand new way
By: Lauren Ali ALL IMAGES BY PAOLO PETTIGANI New York is the city that never sleeps and never ceases to be photographed. Perhaps one of the most captured cities by both photographers and tourists, many scenes of the Big…
A Recovering Bulimic Explores the Growing Prevalence of Eating Disorders in the United Arab Emirates
BY: Victoria Heath Sitting on the dorm room floor, its cheap carpeting scratching my knees, I held a cold, aluminum trashcan in between my hands. I asked myself that weighted question, “How did I get here?” My personal lapse…