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…
Expression & Culture
‘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…
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…
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…
Was Queen Victoria a borderline nymphomaniac?
BY: Victoria Heath This past weekend, millions of maple-loving Canadians celebrated Queen Victoria by frolicking in parks, playing hockey in the streets, and eating poutine in their cottages— basically, by being ideal Canadians. Most Canadians, however, have no idea…
To the young, struggling and aspiring writers – this letter is for you
BY: Adrian Smith It isn’t always easy for writers, especially young, aspiring writers, to be revealing of their thoughts, ideas and emotions within their work. Leonard W., the 17-year-old protégé to essayist Anaïs Nin, struggled with feeling naïve and ashamed…
This dating website doubles as a ticket out of the sure hell that is Trump’s presidency
BY: M. TOMOSKI If you’re going to keep threatening to leave the country over what is looking like less of a joke with each passing day, then you should consider finding a loving Canadian home…or a Canadian lover, perhaps?…
Which women’s images would YOU like to see on American money? We want your vote.
By: JACK M. Scroll down to view the voting platform. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant and Benjamin Franklin are the images that currently adorn the $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50…
This secret prison in America proves that we haven’t learned from our past.
BY: M. TOMOSKI Illustration by: Ryan Garcia / The Plaid Zebra It’s a fine line to walk between tin-foil hats and hard facts whenever you hear the words “the government is hiding something.” In most cases, these are the people who…
The Ecosexual Bathhouse lets visitors explore their sexuality with the environment
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Australian-American art duo Pony Express have created the Ecosexual Bathhouse—an interactive performance space where visitors are encouraged to push the boundaries between sexuality and ecology. Guests can sink their arms into a composting glory hole, be…
This designer unintentionally created a wonderfully illustrated version of Walt Whitman’s ‘Song of Myself’
BY: Adrian Smith When Allen Crawford sought to improvise a few drawings while keeping Walt Whitman’s ‘Song of Myself’ in mind, he ended up creating a visceral and immediate visual representation of Whitman’s iconic poem. The designer/illustrator comes from Philadelphia, where…
Meet the neo-hippie communist bringing body art to Cuba—where tattooing is still illegal
BY: CAROLINE ROLF While he might look like your everyday hipster, Che Alejandro Pando Napoles, or Che for short, would describe himself as more of a “neo-hippie communist.” Despite having to constantly dodge government closures of his shop by…
Over stimulation is blocking our creativity but boredom could actually be the solution
BY: CAROLINE ROLF At some point, we all get the feeling of boredom. Maybe it’s late Friday afternoon and you’re waiting for the workweek to finally end. Maybe it’s in the clinic waiting room or through the third hour of…
This project that helps blind people gives new meaning to feeling art
By: Danika Moir Helsinki-based designer Marc Dillon has started the Unseen Art project, which allows the visually impaired to interact with art. Using 3D printing, Dillon is recreating classical art pieces, such as the Mona Lisa, that people are able…
Six Contradictory Characteristics of a Creative
By: Adrian Smith Earlier this week I came across a book written by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, professor of psychology at the Quality of Life Research Center in Claremont. In Creativity: Flow and The Psychology of Discovery and Invention, he marvels at…
The inside of this church is decorated with over 40,000 human skeletons
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Also known as the Church of Bones, the Sedlec Ossuary is a small chapel located in Sedlec, a suburb of Kutna Hora in the Czech Republic. On the outside it looks like a typical gothic-style church,…
Pawel Nolbert’s photos explore the distorted reality of social media.
BY: ERIC ZDANCEWICZ While many people are fabricating dual personalities with their Instagram accounts, Pawel Nolbert is creating work that embraces the ambiguity of reality in the social platform. In his Deconstructed series, the Polish artist takes simple shapes and…
Photographer spent 6 years capturing haunting scenes from 70 psychiatric hospitals
By: Lauren Ali ALL IMAGES BY CHRISTOPHER PAYNE/BENRUBI GALLERY When you think of the word ‘asylum’ or ‘mental hospital,’ some fairly disturbing images come to mind. Asylums are often overshot and easily become cheesy subject manner among photographers, as everyone…