BY: ALEX BROWN In the West, many have no concept of Russia, and perhaps more importantly Russians, beyond the surface of Putin’s media coverage and GoPro videos of kids climbing cranes. If you need a crane, rest at ease knowing…
Expression & Culture
Why Eastern European “Indian hobbyists” are dressing up like Native Americans
BY: JENNIFER OSBORNE From 2011 to 2015 Jennifer Osborne travelled across Eastern Europe documenting “Indian Hobbyists”, a subculture of people who emulate the lifestyle and culture of Native Americans. The community has drawn both controversy and encouragement from North American Indigenous…
11 rules of creativity from the man partially responsible for free speech in American art
BY: DANIEL WATERBORNE Henry Miller is a writer who knows that the purpose of language is to liberate us from our own skin. He didn’t believe in writing for readers. He didn’t believe in writing for critics or awards for…
Florists turned an abandoned house into a beautiful living flower sanctuary
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Photos via FLOWER HOUSE In October of this year, florists from around the U.S. filled an entire abandoned house, wall to wall, ceiling to floor with fresh flowers and living plants. The weekend-long installation in Detroit attracted…
A woman re-invented her community by building a garden where all the food is free
BY: ALEX BROWN When Lou Risdale implemented her communal front-yard garden, it took nearly a month to attract the interest of her neighbours. At the family level, the dinner table best stands to tighten the roots of our social lives.…
The 10 best drone photos of 2015 will take you on a virtual tour around the world
BY: JONATHAN MOSS Why pack your bags when you can travel the world right this second? Dronestagram just posted a collection of drone footage that will take you on a virtual tour across the world, from the blue skies of…
There’s something to be said about the art of conversation
BY: ADRIAN SMITH I ran into someone I used to work with last night at a bar, while I was out with a couple of new friends from class. I probably hadn’t seen her since last April, but it was…
The Indian temple that is dedicated to a Hindu goddess – and 20,000 rats.
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Deshnoke, a small town in India, is home to a little temple dedicated to Karni Mata, a Hindu goddess. Legend says that Karni Mata’s stepson drowned in a pond while trying to drink from it. Karni Mata…
Sweden just unveiled their new Ice Hotel and it’s a stunning crystal wonderland (Photos)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The Swedish town, Jukkasjarvi, lays 200 km north of the Arctic Circle and is home to the Ice Hotel – the 26th version opened on Dec. 11, 2015. The very first Ice Hotel was founded in 1989,…
Why the new requirement to register your drone is painfully hypocritical
BY: LISA CUMMING The United States Federal Government wants you to finally register your damn assault machines. THEY ARE A DANGER TO THE BIRDS. But, seriously, what’s an assault rifle compared to the 1,280 grams of deadly power that the…
The simple reason why Norway has been named the best country for humans 12-years in a row
BY: DANIEL WATERBORNE For the twelfth year in a row, Norway has been named the best country on earth to be a human in. According to the Human Development Report, Norway ranks the highest in life expectancy at an average…
People are ripping apart Hollywood with hilarious plot synopses in 140 characters or less
BY: DANIEL WATERBORNE Clichés stick to Hollywood the same way that the soles of my shoes stick to the movie theatre floor. Sadly, Hollywood isn’t run by directors or screenwriters; Hollywood is run by balding men around boardroom tables. And…
The island that looks like a scene from The Jungle Book has a dark and twisted past
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Ross Island, one of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was once full of people who resided among the beautiful architecture juxtaposed against a tropical island setting. Only after World War II did the inhabitants flee, abandoning the…
This artist immortalized his grandfather by using his ashes in an art project
BY: JONATHAN MOSS We are all composed of stardust. This may sound like a lame, sentimental attempt at poetry, yet astrophysicist Karel Schrijver has compiled a book of solid science that explains how the molecules and atoms that comprise your…
Unbelievable new video documents the world’s first drone footage of Arctic beluga whales
BY: ALEX BROWN New footage gives us a never-before seen glimpse at one of nature’s most spectacular displays—the congregation of 2,000 beluga whales in the isolated region of Cunningham Inlet, Nunavut in Canada. The video was captured by 24-year-old Nansen…
This guy said screw his finals and started up a cycling company that changed his life.
Everyone’s lifelong dream is to travel the world. Well so is Peter Eich’s, but he’s doing something different. Entrepreneur and founder of several companies based around tourism and cycling – which are now mostly sold – the entrepreneur is traveling…
Dropping the F-bomb isn’t so shameful – science says swearing is a sign of a healthy vocabulary
BY: JESSICA BEUKER It was the year 2001; I was in fifth grade and enjoying afternoon recess with my two best friends when they decided to subject me to the ultimate form of childhood torture – tickling. Before I continue,…
Woodland citizens rejected a solar panel farm for fear it would suck up all the sun’s energy.
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The town of Woodland, North Carolina recently rejected a solar farm proposal after citizens expressed fears that the panels would suck up all the energy from the sun. The Woodland Town Council rejected a proposal that would…
100-year-old church is transformed into a psychedelic art-covered skate park
BY: JESSICA BEUKER A historic 100-year-old church that sat abandoned and decrepit for years in the Spanish municipality of Llanera, Asturias has undergone a fascinating transformation. It’s one that will draw a different kind devotion – those who subscribe to…
This museum is squashing cell-phone addiction by asking visitors to draw the art instead
BY: JESSICA BEUKER This past summer I visited the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. As I made my way through the paintings, taking pictures of my favourite ones, I looked up and realized something disheartening. Everyone at…