This video is a hilarious satire on the style of the newly-elected president of the US. Unlike the rest of the Europe, the Dutch do not care much about the frenzy around Trump’s presidency. They have found their place on…
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Trainspotting 2 – How A City Like Edinburgh Regenerates Itself
This weekend sees the UK release of T2 Trainspotting; the sequel to one of the country’s most revered cult movies. Critics anticipate that hundreds will flock to their local theatre to see how Spud, Renton, Sick Boy and Begbie have…
Inauguration Weekend: strange scenes from the circus in Washington DC (PHOTOS)
BY MIROSLAV TOMOSKI Inauguration Day On the morning of Inauguration Day there was a solemn air of silence as the city prepared for something it had equally anticipated and loathed for months. Donald J. Trump was to be sworn…
Welcome to the real-life Hunger Games: Risk your life for $1.6 million
BY: BROOKLYN PINHEIRO This July, 30 contestants from around the world will be dropped in the Siberian wilderness for nine months with survival as their only objective. The Russian reality show Game2: Winter, will feature 15 males and 15 females…
Here’s why after 146 years, Ringling Bros. circus has decided to close for good
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS The Greatest Show on Earth has finally shut its doors. After 146 years, 37 presidents, a great depression, and two world wars, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus – citing declining attendance rates and increasing…
What a gun auction taught me about ‘middle America’
“Do you know why Lincoln was splittin’ wood?” My grandpa’s question, inspired by the sight of decades old split rail fences lining Highway 40, abruptly broke the silence. As my phone signal aggressively cut in and out, I couldn’t help…
China scraps construction on more than 100 coal-fired power plants
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Recently China’s government urged 11 provinces to stop construction on more than 100 coal-fired power projects. The move comes as China is trying to curb the use of fossil fuels. Right now coal accounts for the majority…
Donald Trump is about to be the next President of the U.S. This is what we should learn from it.
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Like it or not, Donald Trump is going to be the 45th president of the United States. Trump’s journey into power may be the most contentious outcome in modern American politics. From media frenzy to civil outrage,…
The CIA unsealed 12 million pages of documents and published them online
The CIA published 12 millions of pages of documents online. The thing is: those documents were classified. As their web page states: The automatic declassification provisions of Executive Order 13526 require the declassification of non-exempt historically valuable records 25-years-old or…
Inspired by Norway’s liberal prison island, Canadian prisons are using books to change inmates’ lives
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT When you think of prison, the first image that comes to mind probably isn’t a book club. But some Canadian prisons are doing just that, with the help of an organization called Book Clubs for Inmates. So…
The Great American Eclipse – Find your spot to view the only total solar eclipse in decades
BY: TIM O’NEAL This close to the winter solstice it can sometimes be difficult to remember what the sun even looks like, especially in western Oregon. It’s even more difficult to imagine getting excited about an event that will completely…
Really chill ways to do your part for the planet in 2017
BY RHIANN MOORE Although little gestures often seem futile when people in power can’t be bothered to do their part, they can actually make a huge difference in maintaining the environment and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Here are some basic…
These people live on self-sustainable floating islands
Just like our appliances, it can be good if we learned to unplug occasionally. Put down the cellphones, log off social media or just leave it all behind and join the Uru People who live on artificial self-sustainable floating islands…
Kenya’s karate grannies are badass warriors fighting off rapists (video)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Rape and sexual assault are growing problems in Kenya. In 2009 alone, there were 40,000 reported cases, and the majority of cases still go unreported. In order to protect themselves a group of women have decided to…
Pope Francis doesn’t care if you breastfeed in church
Header Image: © Paterm Many would think the murals of Mother Mary breastfeeding Jesus, found in churches all over the world, would have long ago settled the debate on breastfeeding children in church and public areas in general. But, like many…
Activists are giving the middle finger to the law by continuing to feed homeless people
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Photos via CL Tampa / Anthony Martino. I think we can all generally agree that giving back to those who have less than you is considered a good deed. Whether it be in the form of a…
The futuristic beauty of the Balkans’ WWII monuments (photos)
The Balkan peninsula is the melting pot of cultures and nations. It’s on the verge of Europe. The Balkans have been the spot for the most profound political games in the continent’s history. The most viewable legacy of the political…
The 2,000 year old Tunnel Tree was taken down during a rainstorm
If you were planning on taking a road-trip to the Calaveras Big Trees State Park to see the “Pioneer Cabin Tree,” you just missed your chance. The Tunnel Tree was taken down by a rainstorm and a flood on January 7th,…
This coffee shop is employing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY Let’s face it: jobs are hard to come by nowadays. Not only is it difficult to find an occupation that gives one a half decent pay cheque, it’s very difficult to find an occupation that one actually…
Move over millennials, these are the defining characteristics of the new generation – Generation Z
BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY It makes perfect sense that the Millennial generation is on everyone’s mind; after all, Millennials are the adult population currently responsible for shaping the global and cultural landscape. This generation is constantly being analyzed, probed, loved and hated…