Most people would not be able to hop on a boat and set sail on a solo mission around the world. Captain Liz Clark is not most people. The intrepid traveler left California in her 40-foot sailboat in 2006 and hasn’t looked back since. The surfer’s quest to hunt down the best waves across the […]
When it comes to being a jack-of-all-trades, Phil Torres is an expert. With a LinkedIn profile that would make just about any reasonable human feel inadequate, this conservation biologist is also a TV host, a science reporter, a world traveller, and a talented photographer. Wildlife photos of any kind are pretty outstanding (especially when you […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); Something fascinating happens when you put two things next to each other that otherwise exist on different planes. And that’s exactly what makes artist Stephen McMennamy’s work so great. By combining images into thought-provoking compositions, he gives new life to everyday objects. Donuts and bulldozers suddenly feel interesting and new when […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); If you’ve ever been to a national park, you know that approaching wildlife is typically frowned upon. And for good reason. That’s their turf, and things can go from bad to worse in two seconds flat if they feel like you’re encroaching on their territory. But what would you be able […]
If “life is terrible and everything hurts” is something that often comes out of your face, we have good news for you! News about anything that isn’t psychologically damaging is hard to come by these days, but monitoring agencies have officially declared that the giant panda is no longer endangered, since numbers are rising in […]
Cats are great. Attractive people are great. Cats posing alongside attractive people are the greatest. There’s something to be said for bloggers who mash up everything that restores our collective will to live. Take the folks over at Des Hommes et des Chatons, for example. When they started thinking about what the universe was lacking, […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); Whether you’re a civilian or an officer, you should never have to be afraid to walk out your front door. Cases of glaring injustice have affected both civilian and police communities over the past few months, and one man is doing his part by reminding everyone of what’s really important. These […]
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably stuffing your dog into a holiday sweater as we speak and plopping your four-legged friend in front of a Christmas tree to create a holiday card of epic proportions. (No? Just me?) But it’s common knowledge that some Christmas photos are a cut above the rest. (Like the […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); Now that summer’s back in town, you can usually find me wading in still water with total strangers at any given moment in the pool behind my apartment building. Although dealing with people you don’t know when you hit the pool isn’t always ideal, it’s pretty great when it’s 400 degrees […]
Disaster struck in Brazil last Thursday when two mining dams collapsed, unleashing gallons of mud into the small town of Bento Rodrigues. Several townspeople are dead and even more are missing, but as rescuers quickly learned, humans weren’t the only ones devastated by the disaster. While looking for survivors, firefighters came across a dog that […]