Cultures
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Paris Terror Attacks: How You Can Help The French Today
How You Can Help The French More than one hundred people were killed in a series of terrorist attacks...
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A Musician, A Dog And Their Tiny Portable House
Meet the musician and dog living out of a tiny portable house in Boulder, Colorado. Set with a...
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What’s The Deal With The Keystone Pipeline?
Obama Vetoes Keystone Pipeline The controversial Keystone Pipeline project has made headlines ever since it’s conception. Environmental groups,...
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Holiday Traditions: The Burning Gävle Goat
In a tiny Swedish town called Gävle, a quirky holiday tradition exists. Each and every year, a giant...
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Allemansrätten: Sweden’s Freedom To Roam
The Swedish have a secret. One that’s a little hard to believe. Allemansrätten. The “everyman’s right” to roam....
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Seeing Earth From Outer Space Sparked An Ontological Awakening
The first photograph taken of earth, from outer space, caused a shocking shift in our understanding of the human race...
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What It’s Like To Step Foot In Nepal Today
On April 25 an earthquake shook Nepal and killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000...
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The Worst Nuclear Testing You’ve Never Heard Of
For 40 years the URRR secretly conducted over 400 nuclear tests in Kazakhstan, and the costs are just...
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The Soap We Use Is Ruining The Great Lakes
From Navy Pier in Chicago looking out upon the astounding size of Lake Michigan, it is hard to...
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Can You Actually Hear The California Drought?
Despite recent rain in Southern California, the catastrophic drought remains unchanged. According to the drought monitor, 92 percent of...
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A Village Made Out Of Bombs
Though it may seem strange, this village in Laos is using bomb parts from The Secret War to...
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Latuka Men Kidnap Their Prospective Brides, And It Isn’t As Barbaric As You Think
Tucked away in the southeasternmost corner of South Sudan you’ll find the Latuka people. There are about 200,000...
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Why Catalonia Wants Independence From Spain
More than a million people rallied for Catalonia’s independence from Spain. What does this mean for the future...
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The Town Hidden Beneath The Australian Outback
The citizens Coober Pedy, also often referred to as The Opal Capital of the World, have all made...
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Ye Best Be Celebratin’ International Talk Like a Pirate Day, Ye Grog-Snarfing Bilge Swiller
Avast ye, landlubbers! It be time t’ walk t’ plank, ye filthy bilge rats. Today be International Talk...
