BY: MARINELLA MATEJCIC On March 17, over 200 hundred feminists and human rights defenders rallied together in the streets of New York to demand justice for the murder of Berta Cáceres. The rally was held at 5:30 p.m. in front…
Veterans experiencing PTSD are healing with the help of wolves
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Thousands of brave men and women travel overseas to serve their country, often finding themselves in unimaginable situations. When they return home, it can be extremely difficult to readjust from what they’ve seen during their service. Even…
This family lives in a sustainable and edible green-house home of the future
BY: ALEX BROWN A professor the University of Rotterdam’s Sustainable Building Technology program recently offered an opportunity to Netherland families to participate in a groundbreaking project that would span three years and completely uproot the participating family by relocating them…
Craft brewery wants to pay you $12,000 to travel, drink beer and tweet about it
BY: JESSICA BEUKER A new internship position opened up and is currently accepting applications. But this isn’t your typical internship. Instead of fetching coffee or kissing the boss’s ass, you’ll get paid to travel the world, drink beer, and chronicle…
The legend behind the Island of the Dolls – the creepiest place on earth
BY: JESSICA BEUKER South of Mexico City, between the canals of Xochimilco, you will find La Isla de las Munecas—otherwise known as the Island of the Dolls. While thousands of people live in the area, the island itself is home…
This sculptor proves there is a beautiful harmony between science and art
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Nathalie Miebach transforms weather patterns and climate change data into extraordinary pieces of art. First, she creates a vibrant sculpture based on the statistics and then translates it into musical score. The sculptures are the basis for her partnership with…
Why is Easter in March in 2016?
BY: JESSICA BEUKER A few days ago, I sat down with an old friend for a cup of coffee. We exchanged the usual “How are you?” and “What have you been up to?” before she asked me about my plans…
This student built a yurt at the base of a mountain to save rent money and live the off-grid dream
BY: ALEX BROWN For $150 a month, recent undergrad Michael Jeffery claims one corner of a horse paddock at the foot of British Columbia’s Mount Paul in Kamloops, rented out by a local farmer for his yurt. As a student of…
In a country that values boys, one village honours girls and the environment in a unique way
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Every culture holds its own unique celebration when a child is born. In a society where the birth of a girl is far less celebrated than the birth of a boy, one village in India shows their…
Norway will invest $923 Million to develop a super network of bike highways
BY: STEFANIE AWRONSKI Cycling has long been seen as one of the healthiest modes of transportation. It gets you away from being inactive and sedentary behind the wheel of a car to being physically active and connecting with the beauty…
There is a bouldering dreamland hidden in the mountains of Alabama
BY: SYDNEY MCINNIS Hidden in the depths of the Southern U.S. lies a rocky wonderland. This wonderland exists in Alabama, a place that I considered to be fairly mysterious. The only thing I knew about it before February of this…
This new modern jalopy is an electric-powered tree on wheels
BY: ALEX BROWN Toyota just released an electric throwback to the days of prohibition-era jalopies with a modern car, boat, and grandfather’s-desk aesthetic. The vehicle, called the Setsuna—or “moment” in Japanese—is pretty darn classy looking if you can avoid the…
Welcome to Poison Garden, where literally everything can kill you
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The Alnwick Garden, which sits adjacent to Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, England has become a must-see tourist attraction. The stunning complex of gardens encompasses 14 acres of lush greenery and colourful flowers, manicured topiaries, beautiful water fountains,…
This smart new supermarket exclusively sells expired and discarded food at a fraction of the price
BY: ALEX BROWN A new grocery store that just opened in Copenhagen is challenging arbitrary expiration dates and unnecessary food waste to help curb hunger and exorbitant grocery store prices. The company, WeFood, opened last month under the belief that…
Tired of staying at hotels in the concrete jungle? Try staying at a treehouse hotel in a real jungle.
By: JACK M. Many of us do it once or even twice a year—we go on vacation. And travelling to a new state or province, or even to a new country, is as much a part of the experience…
These best friends quit their jobs to visit 59 national parks in 59 weeks
BY: ALEX BROWN Something devastating happens when you reach your late twenties, hit the quarter-life milestone and responsibility comes knocking at your door. Soon, you’ll no longer be able to consider yourself in the careless twenty-something bracket—but that doesn’t mean…
The story of Agafia Lykova is one of survival, raw courage and the search for freedom
By: JACK M. This is a story of perseverance, survival and of the immeasurable capacity of the human spirit. Agafia Lykova was born in Siberia, and for all of her 72 years she has lived in isolation, away from…
These brothers discarded the corporate life to chase all 50 states in a Sprinter Van
BY: ALEX BROWN On January 1st, 2016, Justin and Adam Fricke climbed aboard their new 2008 Dodge Sprinter Van and drove north. Their home town of Orlando shrank in the rearview until it disappeared in a vapour of commercial real-estate,…
We have to choose the environment over poverty alleviation momentarily, says study
BY: EDITORS The first research model to track energy use per person predicts that world temperatures could rise 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2020 and the 2 degree threshold for widespread ecological damage by 2030. University of Queensland and Griffith University…
These bloggers are paid to test sex toys, but it’s not as easy as it looks
BY: KATE SLOAN Featured image by: Cara Sutra My dad started to get suspicious when I got three boxes of dildos in the mail in one week. He didn’t know they were dildos. But it didn’t matter. It seemed strange.…