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…
Expression & Culture
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…
This amazing underwater sculpture museum is vibrant and full of life
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In 2006, sculptor and installation artist Jason deCaires Taylor unveiled the first-ever underwater sculpture park, Vicissitudes, located off the coast of Grenada. Today, after two years of hard work, he is featuring his latest project, Musea Atlantica,…
How the open road bestowed me with happiness and stifled my misery
BY: IAN MASSE Dark days have been upon us all. It’s nearly impossible to escape the narrow passages of sorrow that inevitably set us off course into a sea of despair. While some cases may be mild, and others severely…
Incredible photos remind us that nature is the ultimate place to get naked
BY: ALEX BROWN All images by: Bertil Nilsson Photography is effective if it makes us question the relationship between two ordinary components of a larger system. Swedish photographer, Bertil Nilsson, illustrates the unique relationship between the human body and untamed…
An underground network of psychedelic temples hidden under the Alps celebrates humanity
BY: TREVOR HEWITT Hidden 30 metres below ground behind a secret door for over a decade, the Temples of Humankind are as beautiful as they are shrouded in mystery. Stretching hundreds of metres across, the eight connected rooms take up…
This study revealed what your selfies say about your personality
BY: KATE SLOAN Some say snapping selfies are a sign of narcissism. While researchers have found correlations between selfies and self-absorption, according to some recent research, certain types of selfies are also connected to other personality traits. A November 2015…
This artist made people disappear as China’s smog problem reached an all-time high.
BY: MELISSA BOODOO As people cycled their way to work, their smog masks tied firmly over their nose, debris-filled air circling around them, an important nationwide alert sounded off. The models pose for a photo before undergoing their transformation. Photo…
This psychologist just found the place where 72% of peoples’ best ideas are generated
BY: JESSICA BEUKER If you’re a writer, artist, musician, actor, innovator, entrepreneur, or creative of any kind, then I’m sure you’ve at one point or another hit the dreaded creativity block. The next time you’re completely out of ideas and…
A new “library of things” lets you test your hidden genius by borrowing nearly anything
BY: JESSICA BEUKER A new service from the Sacramento Public Library will let you borrow more than books – much more. The California-based library is now offering a variety of other items to lend out, such as musical instruments, sewing…
Germany’s new 100-kilometre bike highway is about to change commuting forever
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Last month, Germany opened the first stretch of its new “bike autobahn” cycle route. The route will eventually cover 100 km, but so far only five km of the route has been completed. The complete tracks are…
Explosive photographs show the incredible power and beauty of the female body
BY: ALEX BROWN Photos by: Alexander Yakovlev Of his photography, Alexander Yakovlev only leaves the pithy remark, “It is a good viewpoint to see the world as a dream.” His photography, I believe, allows one to peer through the lens…
Here’s an incredible glimpse into the cultural wealth of a bush tribe in the vast savannah
BY: ALEX BROWN Romanian photographer, Vlad Cioplea, visited Tanzania, Africa, in Autumn of last year to document the rich and vibrant cultures that live at the foot of some of the world’s most visually stunning and occult landscapes. This photo-series…
How scholarly credibility is holding us back and stifling our imaginations
BY: MITCH CONSKY A few nights ago I was having a philosophical conversation with my roommates. No, we weren’t all baked out of our minds. A few of us were completely sober. Like many philosophical conversations go, the arguments spiraled…
John Steinbeck had a dream that clickbait would strangle creative culture
BY: DANIEL WATERBOURNE There is a trend that is shifting the values of the 21st century. In the world of food, nutrition has been traded for convenience. In the world of love, long-term satisfaction has been traded for momentary ejaculation.…
This 8-year-old girl could be the greatest argument in favour of legalizing medical marijuana everywhere
By: JACK M. Her name is Charlotte Figi – Charlie to her friends – and for much of her little life she had suffered from a rare condition known as Dravet Syndrome, a form of epilepsy that gives rise to…
The contents of people’s bags reveal a lot about their personalities (Photos)
BY: LAUREN BRUYNS Jason Travis, or J Trav, as he is most commonly known, set out in November 2007 to produce a series titled Persona, a collection of photos highlighting individuals and what they deem necessary for their everyday travels.…