BY: JESSICA BEUKER Living on your own in a large city can be loud, crowded, and most of all, expensive. Most of us can barely afford our rent, our bank balances mocking us whenever we make a withdrawal. But…
Will an in-ear translator really create a world without language barriers?
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Travelling overseas with my family used to mean packing my pocket dictionary and studying phrases on the airplane (after looking up curse words, of course). After flipping back and forth through the pages and receiving a…
Portraits of hyper realistic characters that you simply can’t look away from.
By: Lauren Ali ALL IMAGES BY PARKER DAY Fascinated by the exploration of identity, Los Angeles photographer, Parker Day photographs 100 portraits of larger-than-life personalities. Nipple vests, detached eyeballs and lipstick on teeth – Day creates images that are…
How talking to strangers could benefit us all
By: Jocelyn Schwalm Talking to my friend the other day, an interesting topic came up. She told me that an unfamiliar woman had tried to talk to her on the bus, and her immediate reaction was to simply ignore…
Millennial minimalists are downsizing in order to embrace a more meaningful life
BY: Jocelyn Schwalm A new generation of artists, one that understands the value of quality as opposed to quantity, is embracing the idea of minimalism. In a world full of consumerism, it is a rebellion against the popular ideology…
This Kurdish film challenges you to rethink war and the power you have to prevent it
By: Victoria Heath Picasso was right when he said, “Art is a lie that makes us recognize the truth.” Yet some truths are too haunting, dark and difficult for many of us to accept as reality. Some are even…
This new bookshop is providing customers with a digital detox by going technology-free
By: Adrian Smith Because so much of our lives exists online these days, it’s hard to find quiet time away from the web. For many, there are days when most communication takes place online. This has prompted Liberia, a…
Understanding ‘How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything’
BY: Adrian Smith It’s 12:51 a.m., and you have the munchies. You also have a weekly budget you’ve been ignoring to place orders like the one you’re about to. You know the fridge is full of food to make. It’d…
Barbie dolls are finally inspiring kids to achieve excellence, not just the perfect bod.
BY: Zoe Melnyk The Barbie doll was created almost 60 years ago, back in 1959, and not much about it has changed since. Sure, the occupation of Barbie has expanded; she can be a nurse, a teacher, a flight…
Once poached and left for dead, a rhino gets reconstructive surgery and a fresh start
By: Andrew Uyeno We were only given one planet. While more and more of us are getting behind animal rights and the protection of endangered species, it’s not enough, as the destruction of natural habitats and poaching are still…
The anonymous Twitter account that helped this poet celebrate her anxiety
BY: Adrian Smith When poet Melissa Broder noticed her anxiety was also coupled with depression she decided to create something to help her feel comfortable with these mental health issues. Broder began using @SoSadToday, anonymously at first, to speak…
A Hindu nationalist group in India is praying for their savior…Donald Trump
BY: M. TOMOSKI A dozen members of the Hindu-nationalist group Hindu Sena gathered last week to pray for Trump’s victory and officially endorse the presidential candidate as the next president. “The whole world is screaming against Islamic terrorism, and…
‘The Flexibility Stigma’ shows there are also downsides to working from home
BY: Adrian Smith You’d think working from home would lighten up the hours and stress that usually comes from the office—or at least make workers feel comfortable enough that it seems this way, but researchers are finding that working from…
The pain you feel is a crucial element in the creative process
By: Jocelyn Schwalm The price of creativity is often extremely high: the more pain, the better the artist, the saying goes. This is essentially the backdrop for the idea of the tortured artist. A certain neurosis seems to be…
If you’re trying to get shit done, multitasking won’t help you
By: Adrian Smith Obviously, today’s society is obsessed with being as productive as possible. We try to maximize every minute of the day by squeezing as many tasks as we can into one. While we eat lunch we’re also…
Artist uses bones and skulls as a canvas to create intricate works of art
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Jason Borders is not your typical artist. Instead of paper he uses bones and skulls as his canvas. The result is an intricate and beautiful collection of artwork like you’ve never seen before. Based in…
At age 30, you’re pretty fucking smart- Why it’s actually the best time to change your path
Career choice. The two words that can be more frightening than “still single.” As a child of the ’80s, I was taught by family, society and the entertainment industry that people could and should have it all by the…
The books that were once banned in America illustrate how social norms have progressed
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Every year there are challenges made against certain pieces of literature. People fight to have books removed from school curriculums, classrooms, libraries, and even bookstores. The biggest reasons for challenges made against books are topics of…
Reclaiming their culture—these black women are poised to take back their hairstyles.
BY: LAUREN ALI Cultural appropriation pulls from a culture’s tradition and reshapes it from its original context. Many people like to defend themselves when they are called out for appropriating a culture, telling you they’re just “appreciating the culture”…
This is what it’s like to date someone younger.
By: Andrew Uyeno They say age is just a number; then why are you hiding this new relationship from the ones you care about? It wasn’t your fault, you didn’t expect to fall in love with someone so much…