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Will Self-Cleaning, Purifying Facades Change the Future of Urban Architecture?
Will Self-Cleaning, Purifying Facades Change the Future of Urban Architecture?
A new high-rise in West Soho uses a self-cleaning, purifying facade. But some are concerned with the potential long-term toxic effects.
Amber C. Snider
Apr 19, 2018
Living in the Shadows of Seventies Tokyo
Living in the Shadows of Seventies Tokyo
‘Territory of Light’ by Yuko Tsushima is a quietly unsettling account of a single mother’s battle against depression.
Matt Janney
Apr 12, 2018
Using Technology to Protect the Great Barrier Reef
Using Technology to Protect the Great Barrier Reef
One of the world’s greatest natural phenomenons is under constant attack by conditions brought on by climate change.
Peter Ward
Apr 10, 2018
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Why Women are Embracing Their Wild, Witchy Selves
Why Women are Embracing Their Wild, Witchy Selves
How modern-day urban witches and neopagans use magic, spellwork, and occult traditions as tools for self-empowerment.
Amber C. Snider
May 3, 2018
Meet the Surfers That Helped Rebuild Rockaway
Meet the Surfers That Helped Rebuild Rockaway
Mike Kololyan and Mike Reinhardt used their business, Locals Surf School, to help their hometown recover from Hurricane Sandy
Michael LoRé
Apr 26, 2018
The NFL Draft is Far From an Exact Science
The NFL Draft is Far From an Exact Science
Former NFL head coach John Fox provides an inside look into evaluating players, blocking out media hype, and draft day
Michael LoRé
Apr 24, 2018
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Albert Kahn’s Journey to Become the Architect of Detroit
Albert Kahn’s Journey to Become the Architect of Detroit
The Prussian-born architect revolutionized the way some structures were built.
Culture Trip
Apr 10, 2018
Keeping Lenin’s Corpse Pristine
Keeping Lenin’s Corpse Pristine
What is the upkeep required for the former leader of the Soviet Union’s body?
Culture Trip
Apr 10, 2018
Sculpting the Weird and Wonderful Human Form
Sculpting the Weird and Wonderful Human Form
Step right up — you are cordially invited to gawk, gaze and recoil at a wealth of bodies, both alluring and grotesque.
Rachel Gould
Apr 4, 2018
This Group is Encouraging More Girls to Play Video Games
This Group is Encouraging More Girls to Play Video Games
Smash Sisters hopes to increase awareness and create a comfortable environment by having side events at larger tournaments
Michael LoRé
Apr 4, 2018
Inside Cape Town’s Water Crisis
Inside Cape Town’s Water Crisis
Wheelchair racer and handcyclist Ernst van Dyk shares how he and his family are being affected
Michael LoRé
Apr 4, 2018
‘Mothers’ by Chris Power, Stories Of Veiled Depth
‘Mothers’ by Chris Power, Stories Of Veiled Depth
Mourning and memory coalesce in this debut collection of short stories by London-based literary critic, Chris Power.
Matt Janney
Mar 29, 2018
The White Rhino Sculpture That Will Bring You To Tears
The White Rhino Sculpture That Will Bring You To Tears
A new 16-foot installation in New York City is a homage to the last three remaining northern white rhinos in existence.
Amber C. Snider
Mar 29, 2018
Senior Citizens Are Celebrating Life and Death in ‘Coffin Clubs’
Senior Citizens Are Celebrating Life and Death in ‘Coffin Clubs’
These creative New Zealand seniors are challenging the notions of life and death one colorful coffin at a time.
Culture Trip
Mar 28, 2018
America’s Youth Are Fed Up with Gun Violence
America’s Youth Are Fed Up with Gun Violence
This year, the first annual March For Our Lives rallies spanned the globe to combat increasing concerns over gun violence.
Leora Yashari
Mar 27, 2018
‘Arkady’, A Novel of Suffering and Survival
‘Arkady’, A Novel of Suffering and Survival
Patrick Langley’s debut tells the story of two orphaned brothers, in search of utopia.
Matt Janney
Mar 27, 2018
Al Pacino’s ‘Salomé’ Lays Bare Oscar Wilde’s Misogyny
Al Pacino’s ‘Salomé’ Lays Bare Oscar Wilde’s Misogyny
Interrogating Al Pacino’s two Salomé films, finally released decades after the actor first staged the Oscar Wilde play.
Graham Fuller
Mar 26, 2018
Exploring the Future of Urban Transport
Exploring the Future of Urban Transport
Meet the entrepreneurs disrupting mobility in cities around the world
Claire Lancaster
Mar 26, 2018
The Living Hell of Times Square in Martin Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver’
The Living Hell of Times Square in Martin Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver’
The tourist attraction of today bears no resemblance to how Times Square looked and felt in the 1970s.
Graham Fuller
Mar 23, 2018
Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
We review the first documentary surrounding one of London’s most influential designers of our generation, Dame Vivienne Westwood.
Sarah Leigh Bannerman
Mar 23, 2018
Ry X: ‘I’m Just Trying To Love Everyone I Meet A Lot’
Ry X: ‘I’m Just Trying To Love Everyone I Meet A Lot’
Australian singer Ry X talks about star signs, being a die-hard romantic and his plans to release a new album later this year.
Ann Lee
Mar 22, 2018
A Visual Tale of Hoi An’s Lantern Makers
A Visual Tale of Hoi An’s Lantern Makers
Contemporary lantern makers transport us to a Vietnam of old.
Culture Trip
Mar 20, 2018
How to Help Save Madagascar’s Lemurs
How to Help Save Madagascar’s Lemurs
Ecotourism may be saving the country, but it could still be harming some of the wildlife.
Culture Trip
Mar 20, 2018
The Complicated Feminism of Rainer Maria Rilke
The Complicated Feminism of Rainer Maria Rilke
Considered one of the world’s great philosophical poets, we take a closer look at the treatment of women in his life and art.
Matt Janney
Mar 20, 2018
Should African Students Learn in the Language of Colonizers?
Should African Students Learn in the Language of Colonizers?
Students across the continent are protesting at not being able to use their native tongue at school.
Culture Trip
Mar 16, 2018
West Virginia’s Long History of Strikes
West Virginia’s Long History of Strikes
The state has a long track record of striking for various causes.
Culture Trip
Mar 16, 2018
The Larger-Than-Life Sumo Star Spreading the Sport Around the Globe
The Larger-Than-Life Sumo Star Spreading the Sport Around the Globe
Byamba, a four-time World Sumo Champion, who has successfully transitioned into the entertainment industry
Michael LoRé
Mar 15, 2018
Exploring Tokyo with EDM Icon Steve Aoki
Exploring Tokyo with EDM Icon Steve Aoki
From robot cafes to the art of Japanese craftsmanship, the EDM legend reflects on his passion for all things Japan.
Tanner Saunders
Mar 15, 2018
Meeting the Women of Cairo’s Crowded Friday Market
Meeting the Women of Cairo’s Crowded Friday Market
How the female merchants compete in this male-dominated arena.
Culture Trip
Mar 15, 2018
Mixing Cannabis and Music in Portland
Mixing Cannabis and Music in Portland
The gigantic cannabis cultivation facility HiFi Farms wants to be a hub for music too.
Culture Trip
Mar 14, 2018
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