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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Family ditches urban society to live in the pristine nature of Italy (Video)
PHOTOGRAPHER: Simone Donati Away from the grip of oppressive cubicles and 9 to 5 grind of urban society, Angelo and Angela live a simple life. The chose to live deliberately— choosing the food they consume, and the way they educate…
Less than 1% of Swedish trash ends up in a landfill
BY: ZOE MELNYK It’s difficult to imagine a world without trash, but Sweden seems to be heading in the right direction with less than one per cent of its trash actually reaching landfills. When compared to the United States’ 34.5…
This man built a tiny home in the Pacific-Northwest wilderness for under $500
Though the tiny-house movement has attracted major attention in recent years, there are still two major problems that the average person faces when they think about building their own micro home: 1. Though mini-homes cost pennies compared to a mortgage,…
This summer London is opening a public eco-pool that is filtered entirely by plants
The UK’s first naturally filtered outdoor swimming pool is opening in London this May. The bathing pond will use plants instead of chemicals or machinery to keep the water clean, which will in addition provide habitat for wetland fauna. The…
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…
This TV show made fashion bloggers work in the sweatshops their clothing came from (Video)
BY: ROB HOFFMAN A month long reality TV series was recently produced by Norway’s largest newspaper, Aftenposten, in which popular fashion blogger, Anniken Jørgensen, and avid consumers, Frida Ottesen and Ludvig Hambro, were taken on a surprise trip to Cambodia…
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…
Here’s how to play the travel industry and fly around the world for free
BY: SINEAD MULHERN A 28-year-old American journalist is proving that travelling the world doesn’t have to leave your wallet feeling light. In fact, he’s going to 13 countries for nearly zero cost reported Business Insider. Scott Keyes is a magazine…
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…
How to make $250,000 a year from dumpster diving
BY: MATTHEW MCGLOUGHLIN It started nine years ago while digging through a corporate client’s garbage. While looking for information that could cultivate a cyber attack—and finding plenty of it—Matt Malone got curious. Taking a peek inside the dumpster behind OfficeMax,…
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…
This college student saved $8,000 a year by building his own dorm in the woods
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Imagine there is no electricity, and no running water. There are no cell phones, laptops, or televisions—no honking cars or blazing sirens. In the woods you would be one with nature, living simply and focusing on self-fulfillment,…
Can Justin Trudeau support the environment and Oil Sands expansion? (Video)
BY: TYLER FYFE PHOTOGRAPHY BY: CONNOR BRIAN The Liberal Party is Canada’s centre party, but when it comes to matters as controversial as blanket surveillance and climate change, the middle ground is not a safe place stand. While Trudeau pushes…
This is what it is like to get paid to live alone on a mountain (Video)
BY: LAURA ROJAS If you’ve ever read popular works of American literature, namely Jack Kerouac or Edward Abbey, you’ve likely encountered the romanticized existence of a fire lookout as a possible occupation. This is as direct as it sounds— a…
Photos capture hermits who have escaped society to live peacefully in the wild
BY: CONNOR BRIAN At certain moments we all feel the desire to escape from it all. Even if it’s only a brief walk or a long drive through the countryside, there is truly no greater companion than ourselves. Yet there…
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,…
Over 50 years, this man has travelled to every single country in the world
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Pick a country. Close your eyes and try to picture it. If you are imagining a 4 star all-inclusive resort you’re way off base. When Albert Podell closes his eyes, there’s not one country he can’t picture.…
Why you should travel the world with your lover before you say “I do”
BY: RYAN BOLTON “Take that person [you love] and travel around the world. Buy a plane ticket for the two of you to travel all around the world…. And if when you come back to JFK and you’re still in…
This photographer wants to show you what electronic waste really looks like (Photos)
For several years Italian photographer Valentino Bellini has been traveling through India, China and parts of Africa telling the hazardous story of e-waste. Bellini’s photo story BITROT focuses on our extreme consumerism but also highlights the green alternatives that many…