BY: M. TOMOSKI The frost on the windshield had finally cleared when the car ahead stopped at an overpass on the edge of Greektown. A hand reached out through the driver’s window and offered a coat to the young man…
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Are millennials pieces of shit or saviours of the world?
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Generation Xers and baby boomers have, for some time, drawn the millennial caricature. Its features become embellished by stuffy editorials and “studies” done by companies who hold more money than they do credibility. The millennial generation is…
This author drilled a hole in his head to stay permanently high
BY: ADRIAN SMITH Joe Mellen laughs from his side of our Skype call when I ask him what the sensation feels like today, “I’m not aware of the difference anymore. It was 45 years ago.” He had run into Bart…
The Weed Revolution will, in fact, be televised
BY: TYLER FYFE Bernard Noble’s eyelids peel back to the sound of a loud speaker. At 5 a.m. he swallows a ketchup cup of assorted medication. He remembers the day the levee failed and a wall of saltwater, cinderblocks, and…
Selling the Circus in Dixie: When Black Lives Matter Becomes Black Votes Matter
BY: M.TOMOSKI It’s hard to keep your eyes off a bunch of grown men losing all inhibition and sense of dignity when running for what ought to be the most respectable job in the world. Up until now, the Democrats…
Weed-infused gelato is helping Italy to legalize marijuana one scoop at a time
BY: CAROLINE ROLF You can smoke it, eat it, drink it, rub it in and insert it – and now you can get a nice cold scoop of it. Just ask for “Marley” (do you know Bob?) at Perlecò, a…
While Trump plays the Republican fear card, he spreads a latent fear of democracy
BY: M. TOMOSKI You never really know how big a state can be until you try to make your way from one corner of the map to the other, trapped in the midday traffic, to watch a dying presidential campaign.…
Selling the Circus in Dixie: The South Carolina Primary promised a bloodbath and delivered lies
BY: M. TOMOSKI Jesus! The road weaved downhill for the last twelve miles, transport trucks threatened to flatten us against the sediment, and the sign at the end of the road read, “Jesus Saves!” as we left the Smokey Mountains…
Unethical Canadian mining practices shed a harsh light on Canada’s good-guy image
BY: AIDAN MACNAB Photo by Roger LeMoyne / Macleans Canada is back, or so we’re told. After a decade-long dark age of Harper lunacy we have allegedly re-established ourselves as the global nice guys. We love refugees. We’re sorry about…
Why the Indonesian military’s “two finger test” on women needs to stop immediately
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Human Rights Watch (HRW) has recently urged the Indonesian military to abolish what is known as the “two-finger test” or virginity test for its female recruits. The test involves a medical professional checking to see if the…
This is what the dark side of gentrification looks like (Photos)
By: Rob Hoffman Photos by: Fredrik Lerneryd Follow Fredrik on Instagram. The children watched from the second floor windows of the industrial building as the Red Ants unloaded from pickup trucks and cars with tinted windows. They wore red jumpsuits…
Proud mom posts India’s first gay marriage ad to prove a point about her son’s happiness
BY: LISA CUMMING Padma Iyer made history when she posted the first-ever gay marriage ad in a Mumbai newspaper’s matrimonial pages. The subject of the ad, her son Harrish Iyer, is a leading gay rights campaigner in India. What made…
A female magician cursing patriarchy is the closest thing to Hogwarts reality has to offer
BY: EDITORS Filled with dead bats, rusty medical equipment and a glass eye dislodged from its owner’s socket, Misty Lee’s garage is a collection of everything that rattles in the dreams of an overactive mind. Whereas some may feel imaginary…
This zero-waste grocery store has no packaging, plastic or big-name brands
BY: KHADIJA KHAN Forget Whole Foods. The Germans have created a store with eco-conscious customers in mind. Well, at least in Berlin—the newest home of Original Unverpackt (Original Unpackaged). You won’t find any paper or plastic bags here—or any kind…
You can make $960 a day picking post-wildfire mushrooms
BY: ROB HOFFMAN The Yukon has always captivated our imaginations, both with visions of the untamed wild and a market of untapped resources leading thousands each year into a treasure hunt on the prophetic heels of the late 1800s. However, it…
New pick ‘n’ mix bins for veggies eliminate home waste and healthy eating excuses
BY: JESSICA BEUKER A handful of New World grocery stores in New Zealand are now offering peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, cucumber, onions and an endless list of other veggies pre-cut in clear, plastic containers. The traditional pick ‘n’ mix formula, similar…
This breathtaking home is a nature lover’s dream come true
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Ashland, Oregon, a town nestled in the foothills of mountain ranges, surrounded by beautiful rivers and granted perfect weather all year round is the epitome of the ideal living place. To further the fantasy, the ultimate…
High school sweethearts-turned-vagabonds found the meaning of life by picking fruit
BY: BEN SCHUYLER AND DANIEL VOLLAND We were roommates when we decided to set out across the American West this summer for our project, When the Road is Home, never dreaming of all the places we would explore or the…
The spiritual teachings of a part-time hotdog vendor and full-time wizard
BY: AIDAN MACNAB Photos © Eric Zdancewicz & Aidan Macnab / The Plaid Zebra “Before you talk to me,” he says. “Forget everything you know.” I’m not sure how to do that. An empty mind is conducive to awareness of…
I travelled an entire year on $1000 to find out what hitchhikers and train hoppers really think
BY: MIKE QUAIN Like many millennials, I grew up believing I could do anything I wanted. I suppose all children grow up believing they could do anything they want, but I think millennials are special in the way that the…