BY: CAROLINE ROLF Have you ever come up with what is surely the most brilliant idea ever imagined without the means to pull it off? Maybe it was creating a short film about chinchillas vacationing in Mexico or writing down…
Expression & Culture
This ad agency will no longer create ads that objectify women or use them as props
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Recently, a short video surfaced and has been making its way around the Internet. “We Are #WomenNotObjects” features a montage of advertisements that depict women scantily clad or in suggestive poses. The video also shows women holding…
These alternative burial methods will use your body to heal the environment long after death
BY: CAROLINE ROLF It’s never too early to start thinking about our death. If you practice the traditional Tibetan sky burial in which the deceased are carried to a remote location in the mountains where the body is left for…
These murals featuring people of colour represent the changing faces of children
BY: CAROLINE ROLF ALL IMAGES BY SETH GLOBEPAINTER Across numerous countries including Mexico, China, Vietnam and Indonesia, a French artist has transformed boring buildings into beautiful works of art. Julien Seth Malland, better known as Seth Globepainter uses vivid colours…
Why it’s important to move at your own pace, instead of pressuring yourself to succeed
BY: ADRIAN SMITH The Passenger had been on my list of movies to watch for some time. “Jack Nicholson’s in it,” people said, so I figured I’d watch it. I love that dude, plus I’m always up late anyways. As…
Why your fashion habits could be destroying art and the planet
BY: ANGIE PICCIRILLO I like to view fashion as art—much like Andy Warhol or the late, great David Bowie. It’s how you express yourself without having to carry around an art gallery on your back. I especially have an appreciation…
How to spot the difference between a tourist and a traveller
BY: JESSICA BEUKER It’s very easy to spot the differences between a tourist and a traveller. A tourist stands out; fanny pack, I heart NY T-shirt, head buried in a map or admiring the view through the lens of a…
Everything you need to know to sound well-educated about Mars
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Mars has received quite a bit of positive press recently, between The Martian and a handful of upcoming NASA initiatives that will ultimately see our generation as the first to reach and possibly inhabit the red planet.…
The Playboy Mansion is officially for sale – but it comes with a catch
BY: JESSICA BEUKER House for Sale: Located in Los Angeles. Twenty-nine rooms. Four-bedroom guesthouse. Equipped with tennis court, swimming pool, gym, wine cellar, movie theatre, game house and grotto. One 89-year-old in silk robes included. The Playboy Mansion is officially…
Astronomers just discovered a mysterious new planet on the edge of our solar system
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Somewhere past infinity and beyond, an object is lurking in the depths of the solar system, just waiting to be discovered. This object is none other than the possibility of Planet X, an orb much larger than…
Attention Stoners: Hemp sunglasses are an eco-friendly way to hide your red eyes
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Is there any product today that can’t be made with hemp? We’ve seen this member of the grass family used in the creation of cars, homes and even the electric scooter. So what’s next in the market…
This teacher is using unusual methods to quash America’s literacy problem
BY: JESSICA BEUKER I consider myself an avid reader. I’ve always loved books; Robert Munsch and Judy Bloom dominated by childhood. When I was ten, I picked up the first Harry Potter book only to not be able to…
Photographer gives us a deep look into Israel’s only woman-exclusive prison
BY: DANIKA MOIR Photos by Tomer Ifrah What began as an assignment to capture a portrait of a Neve Tirza prisoner for an Israeli woman’s magazine turned into an intimate photo series created by Tomer Ifrah. Neve Tirza woman’s prison…
This company will give couples $10,000 to fund their dream wedding
By: JACK M. If you’re about to walk down the aisle or maybe just take a trip to the registry office, hold off saying “I do,” at least for a few more weeks. SwanLuv is a new Seattle-based company, and…
Here’s a look at Picasso’s incredible self-portraits from age 15 to age 90
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Picasso was known for his influence on the world of art, playing around with new ideas all the time and inventing constructed sculpture, collage and a wide variety of other styles. Picasso’s work includes thousands of pieces…
29 easy ways to keep your creative juices flowing when you’re starting to burn out
BY: JESSICA BEUKER As a writer, I constantly struggle with finding ways to stay creative. I write every single day – it’s the biggest part of my job. Because of this I often hit the dreaded writer’s block. Staring at…
Routines of history’s greatest minds reveal what artists were doing when they weren’t creating.
BY: ERIC ZDANCEWICZ There are unfortunately only 24 hours in a day, and at some point every busy body has to confront this. While I firmly believe that comparison is the death of creativity, it couldn’t hurt to gain some…
Watch how these artists spread kindness in 12 simple ways
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Among all of the New Year’s diet, exercise, and cut-back-on-drinking resolutions, Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman made a resolution as well. But it’s not just one for the New Year; it’s one that will hopefully ripple through…
The Korowai people live in 50-metre tree houses as an officially recognized community of ‘tree-dwellers’
BY: TREVOR HEWITT Deep in the dense forests of Ndeiram Kabur River, among 500 centimeters of annual rainfall, deadly microbes and glistening eyes in the night, remains a slice of the world relatively unsullied by the groping western gaze. Korowai people…
Photo series gives you a rare glimpse into the startling and dream-like world of the one per cent
BY: ALEX BROWN According to Oxfam, “The combined wealth of the richest one per cent will overtake that of the other 99 per cent of people next year unless the current trend of rising inequality is checked.” It’s one of…