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…
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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…
This disturbing photo-shoot of heroin junkies will make you re-think modern fashion (Video)
BY: LORAL AMIR AND GIGI ARTZI In the series “Downtown Divas” Loral Amir and Gigi Ben Artzi photographed heroin-addicted Russian prostitutes that they found beneath a bridge, in a city that for the safety of the women, must remain unnamed.…
Cuddle cafés: you can now pay to snuggle with strangers
BY: SINEAD MULHERN You can now rent a cuddle partner when you’re at a peak of loneliness. Cuddle-based services that charge clients by the hour to cuddle with a stranger have hit Toronto. Vancouver company, Cuddlery, is arriving in Toronto…
Here are the 15 most incredible street art pieces of 2014 (Photos)
Banksy may have claimed the spotlight, but last year was all about new artists taking their expression to the streets. From Athens to New York, these guerilla artists proved there is no canvas quite like a wall. Below is a…
These babies dressed as senior citizens will complete your life (PHOTOS)
It’s funny how we all start this life in diapers, and many of us will probably end our lives in them. Age is circular, but we come to learn that age is just a number. Why do some of us…