Alice in Wonderland is perhaps one of the most iconic children’s stories of all time. Whether you are most familiar with the classic 1865 novel with its detailed black and white sketches, the dark, twisted, live-action movie version with its…
Men with lipstick: a brief history of men’s makeup
BY: NADIA ZAIDI For a long time makeup has been predominately advertised, sold to and used by women. Recently the beauty industry has begun to normalize makeup on men. Some of the biggest YouTube influencers are male makeup artists and lovers…
Pueblo Bonito was home to a prehistoric society where women ruled
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS In spite of some recent advancement in theories of gender equity, it’s no secret that, for a variety of social and cultural reasons, guys ruled most historical civilizations while women worked to keep the show on…
What is the transgender “bathroom bill” controversy really all about?
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT These past few years, it seems like conservative politicians, including Trump himself, have been weirdly fixated on trans people and public bathrooms. It may sound baffling – because it is – but there’s actually a method to…
Cute, short love story behind a small town’s claim to fame
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO If you find yourself cruising down the New Hampshire 103 you’re likely not headed to Newbury, though you will pass through it. As you drive by the couple thousands of people who live in this small town in…
Archeologists are still searching in Honduras for a cursed, magical jungle city
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS You can’t have a pulp adventure without a lost civilization. You might even go so far as to say that no jungle adventure is complete without stumbling on a moldering old jungle city, reclaimed by creepers,…
This company will plan you a private trip to some of Asia’s rarest cultural festivals
The eastern Tibetan region of Kham, historically renowned for its fierce warriors and enlightened sages, has for centuries been more accessible to intrepid travellers than the holy city of Lhasa which lies far to the west. Nowadays, Kham also incorporates…
Caribou, mammoths and humans? Hannibal Lecter and cavemen have more in common than we thought
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Cavemen have always occupied a fascinating niche in our pop-cultural consciousness. On the one hand, we afford them the reverence and nobility that we tend to attribute to all our ancestors, the archetypical “noble savage.” Then…
The evolution of van-life from the VW Transporter to the electric vans of the future
In the last decade or so, we’ve seen an increase of people turning towards the van-life. Things have shifted and, for millennials especially, the value of experiences has taken precedence over the value of material things. For this reason, many…
This treasure hunter found more than $400 million worth of artifacts and donated them all
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP If you found a piece of treasure worth a few thousand dollars would you sell it or would you preserve it and donate it to a museum as a piece of history? One part of me is…
The tale of Iceland’s 13 Santas, their cave-dwelling parents, and a child-eating devil cat
BY: ADAM THRUSH Christmas time has many positive connotations attached it; quality time spent with family, good food, and receiving a pile of new things that you’ll probably resell on Craigslist in April. These traditions are generally shared throughout other communities…
This timeline shows how weed has been stirring up controversy for over a century (infographic)
Marijuana has been a prevalent part of society for over a century, yet the debate still rages on over whether or not it should be legalized. Today, marijuana is largely known for its healing properties, often used as a natural…
Brothels, bars and mines- eerie photos of California’s ghost town show us what life was like in the 1800s
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Once upon a time, a mining town stood strong on the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains. The town – Bodie, California – was discovered in 1859, and for the next 50 years it was home…
10 vintage airline posters that will make you wish you experienced travel in 1970s America
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Before the technology and social media we have today, airlines made posters to advertise their flights. These posters show a simpler time filled with sunshine, pastel colours and happy travellers. Designed by Sweney in 1974 – Arizona…
In a war-torn city, this untouched 142-year-old hotel is a little piece of preserved history
BY: AISHA ILYAD One of the many great and historical remnants of the past Lebanese and Roman ruins is a hotel that was built in 1874 and is still open today. The hotel has never been closed, not even for…
Take a peek inside the technicolour castle that has been abandoned for more than 2 decades
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP When you hear the word “abandoned” do you picture a broken-down house on the side of a highway, long forgotten by a family that once inhabited it? Do you think about a decrepit building that is now…
The Smithsonian of Cocks: a trip inside the Icelandic Phallological Museum
BY: ADAM THRUSH Remember that kid in class who was always sketching dicks onto his desk? Or maybe the one that simply never stopped talking about them? You may not have expected that a child with such an obsession could…
Someone mapped out the history of America’s unemployment rate- and it’s a complete shitshow
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP We know that unemployment rates have been, and will continue to be, a national problem. The unemployment rates seem to rise and then fall just as quickly on a monthly basis. According to the Washington Post, America…
This man tracked down strangers he photographed 40 years ago to recreate the photos
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Punks, kids eating ice-cream, policemen on duty and lovers bidding farewell. These are some of the images paramedic Chris Porsz captured in the late 1970s and 1980s. The amateur photographer spent his free time wandering the streets…
Cloth strips, corsets and nipple pasties – The radical evolution of the bra
BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE Everyone in the possession of a pair of mammaries understands the struggle of having to contain them with a socially-acceptable wire-based death trap. There are so many rules surrounding these things on our chests, we have to…