Thomas Kinkade’s glowing cottages and serene landscapes once hung in millions of American homes, offering a soft escape from everyday chaos. Yet to many in the art world, those same images felt empty and overly sweet, like visual comfort food that left you unsatisfied. This sharp divide—between heartfelt popularity and harsh criticism—mirrored deeper tensions in … Read more
Imagine you’re a bright young engineer fresh out of university, scrolling through job listings. You spot a role at a major defence firm—great pay, cutting-edge tech, job security for life. But then you pause. “What if my work ends up harming people?” That’s exactly what happened to Caleb, a recent grad profiled in a recent … Read more
Picture this: It’s 2018, and my buddy Jake, fresh out of university, snags what he calls his “urban nest” in downtown Toronto. At just 320 square feet, it’s got a Murphy bed that flips down from the wall, a kitchenette squeezed into a corner, and a view of the CN Tower if you crane your … Read more
Imagine standing on a windswept beach in Maine, binoculars in hand, watching a group of harbor seals bask in the sun. That’s where Lauren Horstmyer, a college student, found herself a few years back, not just observing but capturing photos that would change how we track these slippery creatures. It wasn’t long before she and … Read more