BY: ROB HOFFMAN Andrew Siess, a 25 year-old from Minnesota, just became the youngest person in the world to circumnavigate the globe entirely on foot. Born out of a recklessness passion for the road, for Siess, his journey wasn’t about…
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Peaceful photos of eco-villagers will make you dream of going off-grid
BY: CONNOR BRIAN Often a sense of struggle settles in when we find ourselves surrounded by the daily routine of urban life. Crammed into a sea of vacant faces in the early morning rush hour, sometimes I can’t help but…
The publisher of Vangardist magazine prints the latest issue with ink infused with HIV-positive blood
BY: MATTHEW CHIN The newest issue of the magazine took the blood of three HIV-positive volunteers that range from three different demographics: as a 32-year-old straight male, a 26-year-old homosexual male, and a 47-year-old mother. Although the magazine caters to…
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…
How Instagram is fuelling a movement of urban explorers (Video)
You can find them in the catacombs of abandoned subway stations or on the rusty ladders of skyscrapers swaying in the wind. The high towers in the city skyline are Everest in the eyes of these youthful explorers who are…
This bandaid could replace vaccinations and save millions of lives
BY MATTHEW CHIN The doctor’s office is always a source of anxiety and fear, especially when there are needles involved. Needles are undesirable, especially when immunizations can cost upwards of $200 if you are travelling. Fear and the cost of needles…
If you’re hopelessly addicted to travel add these 20 world festivals to your bucket list
There is no better way for travellers to understand a country than to embed themselves in its cultural celebrations. World festivals are living museums of traditions that let you live and breathe the culture instead of being an onlooker. If…
America’s unfair and counterproductive workers’ rights desperately need a facelift
BY: SARAH HOWELL According to a study by Time magazine, Americans said they can’t “afford to use their vacation days.” Furthermore, the findings suggested that, although many Americans are employed full-time, only 15% of workers felt comfortable taking vacation days.…
Photographer captures the lives of a hidden slum that resides beside an active railroad (Photos)
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA Kolkata based photographer Debosmita Das first discovered the slum that runs along an active railroad on her route to work. The residents welcomed Das into their community and allowed her to photograph their dangerous lifestyle. In her…
This Is How Businesses Are Accommodating Your Wanderlust
BY: ALEKSANDRA TARABIC What do you think when you hear the phrase “distributed team?” A distributed team is a work force of a company or organization, distributed globally and running business 99% remotely. The remaining 1% is saved for that…
Amnesty says a Canadian mining company made profit off the eviction of thousands from their homes
BY: MITCHELL THOMPSON The US State Department says that during this time, Myanmar “continued to be ruled by a highly authoritarian military regime widely condemned for its serious human rights abuses. The military Government, known as the State Law and…
This 17-year-old dropped out of school to become a modern-day shepherd in the Alps (Photos)
Photographer Clementine Schneidermann began photographing her brother six years ago when he dropped out of school at the age of 17, to become a shepherd and live in the mountains with his two dogs. For the first few years, Nicolas…
Wealthy businessman buys $8 million rescue boat and saves thousands of migrants in makeshift vessels
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Civil unrest in parts of the Middle East has left many citizens to gamble between makeshift boats on the open ocean and the danger ashore. Taking to the sea, many are trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea…
How a diagnosis put me on the other side of privilege and completely flipped my perspective
BY: JAKE KIVANC If you flip on the TV, the radio, scroll down a social media feed, you’ll see it: riots, protests, campaigns against inequality. What kind of inequality? Racial, sexual, gender-based inequality. Some of us have something to say,…
This family of 8 gave up consumerism to live together in a traveling school bus
BY: ZOE MELNYK We’ve all heard the phrase in Fight Club, “We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like.” We hear that, and many of us nod in agreement, but then…
This former NASA engineer will use drones to plant 1 billion trees a year to save the world’s forests
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Deforestation is one of the largest contributors to global warming, with the forestry industry valued at $606 billion globally, according to the UN Food and Agricultre Organization. Not only are forests being cut down, but much of…
Why “Maple Syrup Rebels” are being prosecuted worse than drug dealers in Canada
BY: ZOE MELNYK Canada may be known for its easy going, low key demeanour, but there is an issue within Canada’s borders that is taking away people’s right to privacy and ruining the lives of private producers in a multi-million…
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…
14-year-old is assembling a Youth Army to take down the fossil fuel industry (Video)
BY: EDITORS When talking about the environment, oftentimes we tend to focus on the bitterness of men rather than the people playing to win, despite the poor hand they were dealt. “I’m a 14-year-old kid going up against a multi-million…
Liberland is the world’s newest self-proclaimed micro-nation where taxes are optional
BY: TJ MOREY As general knowledge, it’s a preconceived notion today that there is no piece of land that exists that is not already bound by the shackles of any particular nation. Either the land is already owned by a…