PHOTOGRAPHY BY: Wanson Luk Surrounded by massive mountain ranges lies the “Roof of the World”- the world’s highest and most isolated grassland plateau. Home to the over 40,000 Tibetan Buddhist monks, many commit thirteen years of their life to complete…
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“The Affinities” is the Brave New World of social media society
BY: MICHAEL LYONS “Imagine walking into a room of people,” a calm voiceover says with an ambient piano refrain playing behind it. A young man is shown walking through a door into a crowded space. “They are all strangers, but…
A look into the strange and secretive lives of Canadian Mennonites who fled to Bolivia (Photos)
Self-taught documentary photographer, Jordi Ruiz Cirera stepped outside of her comfort zone in 2010 and started a project called, Los Menonos. By exploring a world unknown to her, she was introduced to a lifestyle more humble than most city-dwellers could…
The first and final frames of famous movies will make you think like a director (Video)
BY: LAURA ROJAS Films, stripped down to their main elements, are composed of form, structure, and detail. In fact, the formal elements that play together within visuals impact us more deeply than we often realize. Cool tones, warm hues, darkness…
I was on the camera crew for Keys To The VIP and it was truly f*cked up
BY: PATRICK MALONEY It was my TV guilty pleasure, and my first television gig. Just in case you’re not acquainted, Keys to the VIP was a sleazy reality TV show on the Comedy Network where two contestants competed against each other…
Decoding the hidden meaning behind Russian prison tattoos (Photos)
Photography by: Sergei Vasiliev The Russian Criminal Tattoo Archive is hosted by: FUEL There is a reason that Russian tattoos are the most feared and respected thing in prison society. Far from being merely personal, they carry a burden of meaning that…
Since founding New Zealand’s most violent gang, this man changed his life for the better (Video)
The Mighty Mongrel Mob is New Zealand’s largest and most powerful street gang. They constitute a web of over thirty gang chapters nationally, with members dressed in distinguishable red flags, swastikas, prominent face tattoos and their signature MMM patch of…
James Rawson’s art reveals the bullshit of modern pop culture
James Rawson’s artwork found no inspiration in the ordinarily beautiful Norfolk countryside he grew up in; instead he turned to the advertisement-saturated landscape of popular culture to feed his artistic drive. His work blurs the boundaries between collage and painting,…
This is the first museum where blind people can see art with their hands
BY: The Plaid Zebra There is something about the historical masterpieces of an art museum that always introduce this nagging sensation in me. Looking at the work of Da Vinci is one thing- but for some reason I always have…
Powerful photos show the untold story of immigrants illegally crossing the border
By: Nicola “Ókin” Frioli, all rights reserved. Will all who come to the United States really enjoy equality and freedom? Photographer Nicola “Ókin” Frioli tells the untold story of heartbreak and devastation that many migrant families suffer when seeking security and opportunity…
The 10 best places to get naked in public without raising too many eyebrows
There’s a reason why nudity is becoming a popular additive to public spaces and activities—from nude beaches, to yoga classes, art galleries and snow-sledding. Pairing nudity with already-popular sports, practices and hobbies is guaranteed to attract attention and the business…
Mailman spends 33 years building this palace from pebbles found on his mail route
Ferdinand Cheval was walking his usual mail route when his foot caught on a stone that sent him stumbling. When he turned to look, the strange rock reminded him of a dream he had in which he has built a…
Why Americans should be jealous of Finland’s wildly progressive education system
BY: DANIEL KORN Much has been made of Finland’s incredibly successful education system. In the 1960s, faced with economic turmoil after a series of smaller wars throughout the World War II years, Finnish Parliament made the wise realization that the…
5,000-year-old underground city recently discovered 113 metres below the earth
BY: ZOE MELNYK A construction company in Turkey accidentally discovered what is possibly the largest underground city in the world, after starting an urban renewal project right above the city’s surface. Turkey’s Housing Development Administration planned on using the land…
Photographer captures the deteriorating ghosts of Crackland
BY: SARAH ROBERTSON Sao Paulo, Brazil is the ground of the world’s second biggest crack epidemic just behind the United States. With high levels of addiction, poverty and violence, the city has garnered the nickname also known as Cracolandia or…
These nomadic Mongolians ride reindeer and hunt with wolves and eagles (Photos)
BY: ROB HOFFMAN At first, the legendary “magical connection” that the Nomadic Dukha people of Northern Mongolia share with the region’s animals and landscape seems more like myth than fact. But when you see a Mongolian elder rearing his steed…
Dark Cyanide is an 18-year old urban explorer scaling NYC’s tallest skyscrapers (Photos)
Dark Cyanide is an 18-year-old, New York City photographer who describes his work as “urban history”. In case you haven’t already guessed it, Dark Cyanide is undeterred by security guards or no trespassing signs and his curiosity has taken him…
Photographer captures the face of remote cultures on the brink of extinction (Photos)
From blistering semi-desert to the frigid tundra, Photographer Jimmy Nelson travelled across five continents to document the distinctive cultures that continue to live in harmony with nature. Due to globalization and implied cultural homogenization, cultures like these have become a…
A bar where you can get drunk with owls to raise conservation funds is coming to the UK.
You may have heard of owl bars or cafés, which are very popular in Tokyo, but now London, England is about to launch its own pop-up bar called Annie the Owl. Organized by Locappy, Annie the Owl hopes to raise…
This Oregon tantric sex cult committed the largest incidence of bioterrorism on U.S. soil
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Nearly 30 years ago, one of America’s most dangerous cults was at its peak. When one man presented himself as a guru and established a following of wealthy westerners, he left his home in India to set…