For CLO, there was never a Plan B, only a Plan “C.” Charismatic. Captivating. Collaborative. This Bay Area Native has been a triple threat since she was a child. Musical interest and performan…
Expression & Culture
A marijuana company is turning this 19th century ghost town into a stoner’s paradise
American Green has created the chillest Westworld park yet – by turning an abandoned ghost town from the 19th century into a Marijuana Elysium. An abandoned town called Nipton, which sits in the…
Safer Vaping with Organic E-Juice?
Find out how to identify legitimate certified organic e-juice and which ingredients should be checked for a safer, cleaner vaping experience. Nicotine-delivery devices like e-cigarettes and vapes hav…
Meet the nuns who are healing the world with marijuana
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Sister Abbey lives just outside Merced, California. Sister Kate lives close by with Sister Darcy and her youngest son. They posses the discipline, dedication and empathy required to …
Modern day stress and anxiety has led to a massive 90s nostalgia movement
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Today’s generation of millennials seems fixated on paying homage to ’90s pop culture. From music to fashion to technology, we seem to be reminiscing about the Good Ol̵…
While celebrities promote detox teas, this woman used Instagram to help save a man’s life
BY: AILEEN ZANGOUEI Alison Brettschneider, a native New Yorker who now currently lives in California, is a successful fashion business owner. Her boutique has multiple locations and is called 25 Park,…
The dark and twisted side of Salem’s Halloween claim to fame
BY: AMANDA WOODROW I don’t know about you, but I love Halloween! This is where my inner kid comes out and dresses up and gives out the full bowl of trick-or-treating candy. But Halloween is not just …
What is Day of the Dead?
BY: JESSICA BEUKER It’s that time of year again. Where kids and adults alike scrounge together old curtains and bedsheets to try and fashion their last-minute costumes. Where houses deck their …
The Dove ad is just the latest example of how covert racism lives in advertising
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Recently, Dove decided to release an ad that showed a black woman taking off her t-shirt to reveal a white woman underneath. There was a bottle of soap in the corner. I guess my only …
The quickest route to true happiness is learning not to give a crap
BY: NADIA ZAIDI It’s fairly difficult to stop caring what other people think, but it’s kind of mandatory if you want to live a life that makes you happy. Bare with me as I delve into a str…
Five intense horror VR experiences guaranteed to get your heart pumping
We live in interesting times. Times where technology is growing and expanding exponentially in almost every area, and yet, somehow, truly terrifying horror movies are almost impossible to find. Storie…
This Brazilian tattoo artist is making a career out of her bad art (photos)
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO While Helena Fernandes was growing up drawing her ‘funny/cute/not realistic/not-following-the-rules” pictures, she never imagined they would become the source of her c…
London – The Inside Track
A world famous city, and quite rightly so, London is our capital, and, arguably a little country of its own. With over 10 million people currently living in London, it has a bigger population than the…
Despite the “It gets better” mantra, bullying doesn’t end after high school
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Bullying is a global school-wide epidemic and should be treated as one. Despite the zero-tolerance policies implemented in classrooms across the country, suicide remains the leading c…
Dear Juliet: Meet the real secretaries who answer thousands of love letters on her behalf
Paris may be the city of love, known for being the ideal romantic getaway whether you have it already or are looking for it. Globally Verona is also known as a town of love, but also as the epicenter …
Best places to see graffiti in Toronto
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Growing up in Toronto, I’ve never thought much about graffiti. It was always something within the backdrop of my visual experience. Bold, intricate — sometimes simplistic — art…
I don’t need to go makeup free to discover my “true” beauty
BY: NADIA ZAIDI I can almost hear the snarky remarks, and chuckles when we talk about women and makeup. Whether we want to admit it or not, makeup is one of those things that elicits amusement from t…
Hippie culture isn’t dead – Goa remains a vibrant paradise governed by peace and love
BY: NADIA ZAIDI When we think of hippie culture we are reminiscent of 1960s and ’70s America, where peace signs and protest movements were a major driving force for political and social change …
The sexuality rainbow: a colourful and educational glossary
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Recently, a close friend of mine told me that she was trisexual. I paused for a minute, and hoping not to offend her by my silence (which was actually a thought-pause), I blurted: wha…
A haunting future: The crisis of the First World
BY: ANTHONY I. In the late 2010s, the First World began to face a crisis. Its inhabitants were becoming increasingly restless. Gone were the days when people were content with simply being content. Th…