BY: ERIC ZDANCEWICZ Photography has become so accessible we have an app that instantly deletes photos after you send them. The tangibility of the art is still present, but not nearly as much as the digital is in everyday life.…
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This female-only village in Kenya is a safe haven for women affected by sexual violence
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Throughout Kenya’s history, women have been subject to abuses of their rights and liberties. They also face danger daily: according to Upworthy, one in four women living in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, has been sexually assaulted.…
Shutka is an otherworldly town ruled by Gypsies
BY: M. TOMOSKI Near the Kosovo border, north of the Macedonian capital Skopje, lies an unusual town with unlikely inhabitants. Considered a slum by many in the country, this community has something that very few slumtowns around the world receive:…
This illustrator encourages people to live differently by boldly showing us the sad truth about today’s world
BY: JESSICA BEUKER I have to imagine that the world was not always like this. People working grinding, soul crushing jobs they hate to get to the almighty dollar. Consumers filling their houses, their garages, their rented-storage spaces with all…
These breathtaking photos depict how the earth is our playground
BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ These breathtaking photos make people look like ants compared to Mother Nature. It is so easy to oversee the beauty that surrounds us every day, but these images will quickly remind you what the natural world has…
It is now legal in L.A. to grow your own fruit and veggies on city land
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN We’re living in a fast food apocalypse. Considering you need to make a down payment on a salad these days due to high fruit and vegetable prices, getting a fast and cheap burger for lunch has become…
Iowa Barber is encouraging children to read by giving free haircuts to kids that read him stories
BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ Courtney Holmes is not your typical barber – he is a role model to the children of his community. With school resuming in the upcoming weeks he has taken initiative in preparing children for the first day…
Colorado’s first weedery will revolutionize the cannabis industry
BY: ZOE MELNYK It’s no surprise that Washington and Colorado have experienced a surge in tourism since legalizing marijuana, but the cannabis industry is about to encounter a whole new way to enjoy that blissful high with America’s first ever…
Meet the model, actor and photographer who was homeless for six years
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The word “homeless” conjures up a very particular image. A homeless man’s clothing is tattered, torn, and covered in whatever grime resides in the cracks and corners of the sidewalk. The smell of alcohol and body odour…
The Aralkum desert is a graveyard full of old, abandoned ships and it’s creepy as hell
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The Aralkum desert was not always a desert—dry and rugged, not a single soul roving its surface, with violent dust storms when the wind picks up the salty sand that covers the ground. In fact, it was…
Here are five stunning pieces of art created using discarded ocean plastic
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The North Atlantic Gyre is one of five major oceanic gyres. A circular system of ocean currents, the gyre was recently explored by artists Alexander Groves and Azusa Murakami. As they made their way from the remote…
This millionaire CEO lives in a 240 square foot trailer
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA He lives in a trailer park and only owns four pairs of shoes, but Tony Hsieh wouldn’t have it any other way. The CEO of Zappos is a successful millionaire but rather than living a lavish…
This mesmerizing film will resuscitate the uninspired and turn workaholics into surf bums
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA How do you resuscitate an apathetic, routine-shackled, uninspired workaholic devoid of all signs of life? Well shit, I’m no doctor, but I expect this video is exactly what any self-respecting qualified practitioner might prescribe. Riley Blakeway…
Selfless Turkish couple feeds 4,000 Syrian refugees for their own wedding dinner
BY: MATTHEW CHIN A selfless bride and groom decided to celebrate their wedding dinner by feeding 4,000 hungry Syrian refugees. In the Kilis Province on the outskirts of Syria, thousands of struggling refugees displaced from the Syrian civil war lined…
This man was homeless for 35 years until a Facebook page turned him into a published poet
BY: MELISSA GONZALEZ “Dammed is the man who abandons himself.” – Raimundo Arruda Sobrinho After 35 years of being homeless, life for the 77-year-old Raimundo Sobrinho began again. He sat at the same street corner in São Paulo for years,…
Arizona’s last storm chaser time-lapsed Mother Nature’s hissy fit and it looks like the apocalypse
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN While most people’s first reaction to a storm would be to find shelter, Mike Olbinski has fallen in love with the thrill of chasing them with a video camera, and the product is breathtaking. Olbinski, a storm-chasing…
Man takes to the Swiss Alps to live like a goat
BY: MATTHEW CHIN When trying to find an authentic experience while traveling, have you ever had the insatiable urge to ditch human life and take to the Swiss Alps to graze with goats in their peaceful, simplistic natural habitat? Me…
Planting trees in the forest will help you embrace your inner hippie
BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ Tired of working in an office? Craving the outdoors? Tree planting could be your calling. Planting trees is becoming a popular way to earn some extra cash and spend your summer outdoors. Tree planting is becoming a…
If your life feels grey, this Bukowski poem read by Tom Waits will breathe life back into you
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA In 1999, Ron Rosenbaum observed that no books were more frequently shoplifted from Barnes & Noble stores than Charles Bukowski’s. His writing was a ballad to the underdog, a light at the other end of the…
Photographer captures the beauty and strength of the female body with incredible nude bodyscapes
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA When it comes to aesthetics there’s something innately beautiful about the female body in particular. Not to undermine the rough hairy landscape of the male body—perhaps it just doesn’t translate as well behind the camera. Anton…