BY: EMILY PLEASANCE It was quarter to 10 on a Wednesday night when I found myself sitting alone in a booth at the back of a Golden Griddle. The lights were dimmed to a comforting glow and the only other…
5 countries you should visit to escape Valentine’s Day dreadfulness
BY: CAROLINE ROLF You rubbed your bleary eyes as you awoke this morning, hung over from last night and in desperate need of brunch. You made the mistake of venturing to a brunch spot today and it became painfully obvious…
New research is recommending the legalization of ketamine for medicinal use
BY: EDITORS Last year one of our writers submitted a piece on her first time trying ketamine, lauding the positive experience and borderline promoting its use—I didn’t know how I felt about this piece, nor was I excited for the…
These edible and sustainably grown lampshades are literally made out of mushrooms
BY: ALEX BROWN Between 2011 and 2015, Danielle Trofe’s design firm claimed broad accolades from high-minded and international award committees—15 in total. Her product demanded the attention of a worldwide community of environmentalists, designers, and sustainability-oriented progressives, likely for its…
Birth control stole years of my life; here’s how I’m getting them back
BY: KATE SLOAN I’ve been on hold with the distress centre for seventeen minutes, and I can’t stop crying. My heart is beating a manic tattoo, my eyes are swollen and red, and my breathing’s definitely too fast to be…
An ancient volcanic island hid this insect for 80 years while the world thought it was extinct
BY: TREVOR HEWITT The SS Makambo was damaged when it ran aground at Lord Howe Island in 1918. While it was being repaired, some black rats on the ship escaped onto the island. This was devastating to the local food…
Turns out, there’s a scientific explanation for why we can’t resist cuteness
BY: CAROLINE ROLF In the 1940s, an Austrian biologist by the name of Konrad Lorenz developed a formula that would make the human heart melt. Not literally, of course, but the formula known as Kindchenschema (or “baby schema”) is a…
We can now hack our genes to edit the genetic “code” of our children
BY: NATHANIEL ASTUDILLO A genetic editing system named CRISPR/Cas-9 has been successfully used on mice, zebrafish, plants, monkeys, and rabbits, to name a few. The entire human genome has been completely sequenced as of April 2003, and genome research has…
These stunning split images show the contrast and connection between land and sea
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Split images—or over-unders—are a popular type of photograph that depicts both an underwater element and an above water element. This unique type of image showcases the connection between the two different worlds. Some of the shots fit…
This new Tinder-style app will help you find your new best friend
BY: JESSICA BEUKER As a woman in her 20s living away from home, I can say with confidence that each year that goes by makes it harder and harder to make new friends. The days of monkey bar bonding and…
32 states, 13,000 miles, in an epic time-lapse that will inject life into your soul-sucking weekday (Video)
BY: EDITORS Two years ago, Shane Black was being suffocated by his comfort-zone. Everything around him seemed so familiar that it all blended together, his days passing like a blur in a passenger’s window. When humans resign their lives to…
Eric Garner’s daughter talking about Bernie Sanders will leave you breathless (video)
BY: EDITORS Bernie’s 50-year track record in activism for civil rights and marginalized peoples spans a fantastic breadth of issues. From being arrested in 1962 for protesting public-school segregation in Chicago, to condemning both Iraq wars and voting against marginalizing…
This is why pixels on a screen will never exceed the eternality of a printed book
BY: CAROLINE ROLF I love books – printed books. I have been visiting my local library since I was old enough to read. I love how they smell and the rough texture of the dated pages. I make notes in…
Why most people are faking it when they meditate
BY: MARIYA GUZOVA Over the past several years, both my parents have become very devout and active yogis. And I don’t mean they go to a hot yoga class twice a week in cute Lululemon outfits. I mean they wake…
Incredible photos capture the hunt for the Himalayan blue poppy among the peaks of Tibet
‘Discovered’ in 1928 by the famous Austrian-American explorer Joseph Rock, the three 6000m peaks of Yading in eastern Tibet are one of Asia’s most spectacular and pristine mountain sanctuaries. Sanctified over 300 years earlier by the fifth Dalai Lama, local…
The sleep patterns of 21 highly successful people show us how to maximize our time
BY: ALISA HELLY What is the one thing that all of us are constantly running out of? Let me give you a little hint; it doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor, healthy or frail, happy or unhappy, young or…
$20,000 dream homes are being built in this Georgia town where 70% of public land is edible
BY: ALEX BROWN One summer weekend in 1991, Steve and Marie Nygren took their children to the Georgia woods on the outskirts of Atlanta, a broad growth of mossy poplars and cedar stretching through the fat stink of red soil…
Grandma Graffiti Gangs are tearing up the streets of Portugal (Photos)
BY: EDITORS Forget hard candy or plastic covered furniture, these grandmas are far from your typical Bingo Bitches. LATA 65 is an urban art project that takes senior citizens to the back alleys of Lisbon, Portugal and puts spray paint…
This cycling startup wants you to share your wheels with a complete stranger
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Just imagine her, will you? The sparkling crimson-coloured beauty I bought for 50 dollars from a sweet lady in my hometown, because she needed to upgrade for “yard-saling purposes.” Riding her made me feel like a mix of…
Take a peek inside Titanic II – the replica ship setting sail in 2018
BY: JESSICA BEUKER It’s been over a century since the RMS Titanic began its voyage to New York – a voyage that ended suddenly and tragically when the “unsinkable” ship struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean and sank…