BY: DANIEL KORN The story of Alice and her descent into the loopy, maddening world of Wonderland has been a cultural touchstone for over a century. Both the original 1865 Lewis Carroll novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the colourful…
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Instagrammer captures surfers riding sub-zero swells in the isolated Arctic Ocean (Photos)
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA “Anything that is worth pursuing is going to require us to suffer, just a little bit,” declares surf photographer Chris Burkard on TED, a man who has found inner peace by surfing the world’s coldest and…
Before he died, Van Gogh wrote a letter to his brother explaining how a true artist must live
BY: MATTHEW CHIN At 37, Van Gogh shot himself and died in his brother’s arms, but before his death, he struggled with philosophical concepts of identity, purpose, and searching for a moral compass. His art became his outlet to find…
Gas masks, beakers and blue meth: a Breaking Bad-themed bar is opening in London
BY: JESSICA BEUKER If you’re anything like me, you reluctantly watched the Breaking Bad pilot after all of your friends kept ranting about how amazing the series was, only to become more obsessed and addicted than the meth junkies onscreen.…
Hippies, drugs & street art: at this lawless commune citizens build their homes on the oceanfront
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Off the Eastern coast of Denmark, in the heart of Copenhagen lies Freetown Christiania, a hippie commune with its own government and unique set of laws. Potheads, hippies, artists, idealists, and non-materialists are all welcomed in this…
Photographer travels America with his rescue dog pursuing the country’s greatest adventures
Photos by: Theron Humphrey You might remember Maddie the dog, a warm-tempered coonhound who became famous on Instagram for her unusual ability to balance on everything from tree branches to horsebacks. Now she is travelling mostly by motorcycle across America’s…
The couple from Idaho who changed the way we think about wild wolves (Photos)
As a child, Jim Dutcher had a fascination with nature—particularly the backcountry of the mountains and the animals that lived within them. Once, while exploring the woods, he encountered a curious grey wolf for the first time. It seemed unafraid…
Bastardilla is the female street artist making Colombia confront gender inequality
BY: LAURA ROJAS Colombia is often recognized for its vibrant art scene and culture, with big names such as painter Fernando Botero and Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez calling Colombia home. But aside from excelling in fine arts, Colombia’s…
Street artist turns trash into animal sculptures to remind us that pollution kills (Photos)
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA Artur Bordalo is a Portuguese street artist who began to keenly observe the way humans recklessly dispose of their garbage. He looked at the bald tires and tattered furniture that was littered around the neighbourhood alleys…
An amazing underwater museum is conserving the ocean in the most haunting way possible
Just off the Mexican coastline, 28 feet below the ocean’s surface, stand over 500 life-sized sculptures making up MUSA: the worlds largest underwater museum. The project began with the objective of diverting divers and snorkelers away from the popular Mesoamerican…
Awe-inspiring drone footage will convince you to travel to the untamed Antarctica wilderness (Video)
Antarctica is an inhospitable and distant place that many dream to see through their own eyes, yet only the truly bold will ever set foot on the frozen soil. Standing amidst this untamed wilderness will make you understand your insignificance…
This street artist used a drone to reach uncharted graffiti territory and make street art history
BY: DANIEL KORN Unmanned aerial vehicles—more commonly known as drones—have become one of the dominant issues of the early 21st century. The anxiety surrounding drones has to do with the technology’s military applications—the fear that either a paranoid government or…
This is why your Zombie Apocalypse plans are doomed to fail
BY: PATRICK MALONEY Everyone you know, including yourself, has a zombie apocalypse escape plan—and this is despite not knowing the fire escape plan for our own homes. Zombie culture is at an all time high in popularity due to The…
Here are 8 “special” food recipes to get grandma high at family dinner
Adding weed makes just about everything in life better—especially when it comes to food and creating “special” recipes. As the great Michael Kelso once said, “Someday I’m gonna own a restaurant, and everything is gonna be “special.” And then when…
Woman practices “baby yoga” while the world watches in horror (Video)
BY: DANIEL KORN Before we begin, please observe the video below: Now, like a television show psychologist, I ask you: how does that make you feel? I, for one, feel anxious, nervous, and a little grossed out. I think of…
How to start and run your own skateboard company when you’re broke and frustrated
BY: PATRICK MALONEY When we first started up I was broke, frustrated, and confused. It was the best time ever. At one point my business partner at the time wandered away with a box of boards, sold them, and moved…
Meet the man who is the only resident of this abandoned Irish island
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA Omey Island is a tidal island located on the western edge of Connemara, in County Galway, Ireland. The island is almost hidden from the mainland although it is possible to drive or walk to. In the…
In Thailand, violent prisoners can prize fight to reduce their life sentences
BY: DANIEL KORN PHOTOS BY: Aaron Joel Santos The prisoners of Thailand’s Klong Prem jail are murderers, gangsters, and drug traffickers. They’re also, occasionally, Muay Thai fighters. In prisons all around Thailand, the more physically-able convicts are given the opportunity…
Tattoo and street art giants gather at Denmark’s biggest underground art convention
BY: LEAH HANSEN Photos by: Galleri Grisk and Aarhus Art Convention His hands are speckled with colour from the spray of the can he’s been using for the past two days. What isn’t on his hands has made it onto…
Skateboarder uses a loophole in Afghan law to give girls back their freedom
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Afghanistan is considered the most dangerous country in the world for women. This is due to a number of threats including: health issues, violence and economic discrimination. It’s a country where over 50 percent of the population…