By: Lauren Ali ALL IMAGES BY ARKA DUTTA Weaving in and out of the various stores on Gerrard Street, the largest Indian bazaar in North America, the most prominent item sold is jewelry. Beautiful yellow gold necklaces embellished with colourful…
Expression & Culture
Athleticism shouldn’t equal masculinity – these self portraits show us why.
By: Lauren Ali ALL IMAGES BY RYAN JAMES CARUTHER Masculinity is described as a set of attributes or behaviours associated with being a man or a boy. If you Google, “masculinity,” images of shirtless men with rippling muscles flexing with…
A look at the incredibly detailed salt labyrinths inside a 13th-century French castle
BY: ERIC ZDANCEWICZ For his newest exhibition, artist Motoi Yamamoto has created two incredibly detailed installations using salt as his only material. The installation is displayed at Aigues-Mortes, a 13th-century French castle. According to The Creators Project, “Yamamoto enters a…
The fundamental guide to leading a more creative life
By: Adrian Smith Ever wondered what it takes to be more creative? This infographic by Pop Chart Lab offers a complete guide to making your inner genius your greatest on-the-job asset. It’s filled with both conventional and completely ridiculous ways…
Bangkok’s men come to the amulet market in search of protection
BY: CAROLINE ROLF The halls are lined with thousands upon thousands of trinkets, each with their own protective power. Every Sunday, hundreds of men squat on the ground to study the display cases with magnifying glasses, hoping to find a…
The YouTube channel that will make you less of an ignorant asshole
BY: Victoria Heath In 2011, Hank and John Green started the YouTube channel “Crash Course,” with the dream of making education entertaining for kids and adults. Within five years, however, their honest and personable educational videos have amassed over four million…
How education is becoming become a roadblock to freedom and success
By: Jocelyn Schwalm “…education has become one of the chief obstacles of intelligence and freedom of thought.” Bertrand Russell Society today places too much pressure on students to be high achievers, but it comes at a high cost. It is…
The personal stories of Uber Drivers
By: Andrew Uyeno One of the best ways to learn life lessons is to sit down and listen. As everyone and their moms now take Uber, it’s the perfect place to do just that. Every driver has his or…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…