With a little makeup someone can become an entirely different person. If you were to guess what a prudish-looking lady with neatly cropped hair and a grey pullover cardigan got up to at night, I doubt you would imagine her…
Expression & Culture
The reason for this ex-lawyer’s extreme body modification will empower you (photos)
Meet María José Cristerna, also known as “The Vampire Woman.” Don’t let her appearances deceive you though, María is a former lawyer, survivor of domestic abuse, and a mother of four now working as a tattoo artist. Cristerna grew up…
There’s now an Ivy League course for procrastinating on the Internet
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS “Wasting Time on the Internet” is the name of a class being offered by the English department at the University of Pennsylvania. The course will be three hours long and all in-class communication will take place on…
This model with Down syndrome made history on the runway of New York Fashion Week
BY: KHADIJA KHAN Meet Jamie Brewer. She’s known for her compelling acting roles on American Horror Story. Brewer also has Down syndrome. Recently, Brewer strut her stuff down the catwalk during New York Fashion Week. Not only did she don…
The 10 Best Albums You Can Download for Free Without Feeling Guilty
BY: DANIEL KORN We all download music here; I’ve been trying to cut back these days, but can’t deny that it still happens occasionally. With it comes a feeling of guilt and a realization that I’m screwing over the artist—which…
Breathtaking time-lapse of glowworm caves is the coolest thing you’ll see today
BY: JESSICA BEUKER New Zealand is home to a multitude of what are known as glowworm caves. The glowworms hang from silk nests and radiate soft illumination, the effect making the caves look like a blanket of twinkling stars. Recently,…
The 12 Best Short Films you can watch online for free (Videos)
Never underestimate the power of a story to illuminate meaning in this complicated world. Word-of-mouth stories were our first way of passing on knowledge. They allowed us to inspect ideas, characters, and situations from a safe distance. They served as…
Dan Mangan talks about fatherhood, philosophy and saying something worthwhile
BY: TYLER FYFE Dan Mangan is a two-time Juno award winner, Polaris Music Prize nominee, and occasional Arts and Culture writer for The Guardian and Huffington Post. Recently, he released his fourth LP, Club Meds and it is pretty obvious…
How Andrew W.K. became our most inspirational artist
By: Daniel Korn In October of 2001, the world was introduced to the majesty of Andrew W.K. through his first single “Party Hard.” It was a melodic, guitar-chugging anthem with lyrics so gloriously dumb they could only be sung behind…
Is this noise band art or the sound of a cat puking up its own vocal chords?
BY: DANIEL KORN When I called Peter Negroponte – the drummer of Guerilla Toss – at noon on a weekday, he groggily asked me if we could move the interview back an hour. I should have fucking known this would…
Meet the world’s most notorious con artist couple that made millions by forging paintings
BY: SINEAD MULHERN The strokes on his canvas imitate the techniques of artists from eras past. Pick any style and he can mimic it. Wolfgang Beltracchi is known as the world’s most successful forgery artist of all time. He’s notorious…
Gold Plated Poop, Piss Christ and 8 modern art pieces will make you question “art”
1: Piss Christ In 1987, Andres Serrano photographed a small crucifix submerged in a glass of the artist’s piss. This piece was the winner of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts “Awards in Visual Arts” Competition. He stated that although…
How limiting yourself actually helps your creativity (Video)
BY: DANIEL KORN Write something right now. It can be anything you want – prose, poetry, script, diary. It can be on any topic. No word limit. Take however long you need. So, what did you write? Probably nothing, right?…
These unconventional Valentine’s Day cards are painfully accurate
Have you had enough of the typical Hallmark-style Valentine’s day card? For unconventional romantics with a sense of humor here are some creative cards that may just be a little too honest: Image Source: http://imgur.com/gallery/VzXLf
“Darker With The Day” is a visual representation of nightmares
BY: PATRICK BROWN I never set out to start a new project. It came to life all on its own when one night I woke from a terrible dream and took a portrait of myself in a mirror. At that…
20 movies on Netflix that are actually worth watching
By: Khadija Khan 1. Frequencies If you’re into movies about sci-fi, mystery and romance neatly wrapped into a compelling storyline, Frequencies is for you. What if it was physics that ruled the laws of human attraction? Is it free will…
These hilarious and controversial photos show world leaders doing their “daily duty”
It is easy to forget that world leaders are people too. Meaning they all suffer from the same human daily struggles that you and I do. How does that wise ancient proverb go? Oh right, “everybody poops”— actually about 410lbs…
Most Anticipated Albums of 2015
Brought to you by: 2014 was a great year for music as you’ve probably seen on countless best-of lists by now. It’s time to live in the now, man. Let’s focus on all the amazing music that is coming our…
Toronto hosts naked book readings
BY: MICHAEL LYONS I’m stripped down to my underwear in front of a room full of friends and strangers. “I’m unfortunately not going to get completely naked,” I say. There’s a quizzical murmur; the event, after all, is titled “Naked…
24 photos of the coldest village on Earth
Located a few hundred miles from the Arctic Circle, and in the dead of the Russian Tundra, Oymyakon is the world’s coldest village on earth. It isn’t exactly a top priority travel destination, but for photographer Amos Chapple it was…