We The Animals. The *dark* story of three Puerto Rican American brothers growing in upstate New York. It focuses on Jonah, the youngest brother, who lives with his two turbulent brothers and his parents, who themselves live a hate-love relationship. In this very unstable environment, Jonah discovers the meaning of friendships, sexuality and love as well as the hard reality of being a mixed-race in rural America.  Based on the novel of the same name by Justin Torres and directed by first-time director Jeremiah Zagar, it is extremely sensible and intimate.  Beautiful images shot on 16mm film, in ..read more

The first red lipstick is thought to have been created in region of southern Mesopotamia, around 3,500 B.C.E, where women crushed red rocks into a powder to tint their lips in a vivid red colour. To quote CNN, “Throughout the centuries red lipstick has signaled many things, from its early use by the elite in ancient Egypt and by prostitutes in ancient Greece, to its status in early Hollywood as a symbol of glamor. In its many hues, this color on lips has been a mighty cultural weapon, charged with thousands of centuries of meaning.” Emmeline Pankhurst is known as the creator of the “suffrag ..read more

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, more commonly known as Lady Gaga, is an outstanding singer, actress, and more globally woman. You’ve probably heard of her for her impressive role in the new movie Shallow or for her extravagant personality…  But may it be through songs we all know by heart like “Born this way” or “Poker face” or with her famous meat dress, the actress has always stood up for her rights. In an interview with Ellen Degeneres, Gaga explained the meat dress’s meaning. “If we don’t stand up for what we believe in and if we don’t fight for our rights[,] pretty soon we’re going t ..read more

In 1892, scientist Dmitry Ivanovsky used one filter to show that sap from a diseased tobacco plant remained infectious to healthy tobacco plants. Martinus Beijerinck, his co-worker, called the infectious substance a “virus”,  later known as the Tobacco mosaic virus. This discovery is considered to be the beginning of virology. But what is a virus and how does it work ? According to Wikipedia, “A virus is a biological agent that reproduces inside the cells of living hosts. When infected by a virus, a host cell is forced to produce thousands of identical copies of the original virus at an extrao ..read more

Ten years ago, we proudly harboured our new fast fashion clothes. The cheapest, the bestest. Primark and H&M had become our heroes. Today we’ve finally understood the impact of over-consumption, and some of us decided to swap for sustainable fashion. Daniela Pardo is one of them, one of those who will determine what tomorrow will look like. The young entrepreneur founded Analog Living, a blog dedicated to her passion for sustainability, for her final project during her masters. It has now become her meant-to-be. Born and raised in Malaga, Spain, she then moved to London where she started s ..read more

As the movement against the Climate Crisis is rising online, the need for some viable solutions is too. “Clean” or “Green” jobs are not considered odd anymore but are a major force in the job market. They indeed benefit you, the economy AND the environment. If you’re planning a professional reconversion or are a youngster searching online for ideas for your future job, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, I will include monthly & yearly average salaries for each job as well as the education required, to give you an idea of what these jobs really are like. Museum of the Lost not ..read more

Boyan Slat is a name you’ve probably heard of. He is a 25 years old Dutch inventor and entrepreneur who created a revolutionary technological solution to the global issue of ocean plastic pollution.  He is the founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, created in 2013, : “a foundation which develops advanced systems to rid world’s oceans of plastic.” In 2014, the entrepreneur received the Champions of the Earth award of the United Nations Environment Programme. Quite impressive, right ? In fact, Slat was only 16 years when he discovered the effects of plastic in the oceans. While diving in Gree ..read more

Rachel Winter’s art is unique and characteristic, just like her. Colourful yet strong, it is a brand new way of feminism. The Canadian artist has been living the French joie de vivre for two years, living in Paris since 2018. She first went to a fashion design school but realised that her real calling was drawing,  drawing “to bring to light the topics that the world was ignoring.” Feminism has always been a huge part of Rachel’s life. “I grew up with feminism, my mum has always been a powerful feminist figure in my life. but I didn’t become an active activist until I started moving to diff ..read more

In the 2000s, CDs or “Compact Disks”’s sales suddenly dropped. What had been a tremendous innovation for a few decades let its place to streaming. Apple Music, Spotify, Napster…Those juggernauts of the musical industry have created subscriptions for their clients to be able to listen whenever and wherever to whatever they want. Nowadays, streaming holds 43% of the shares of the musical market, so around 7.3 billion dollars. But now let’s travel back in time a little. In the 1970s, vinyl record were trendy – and polluting. If you want to learn more about the production of vinyls and why they po ..read more

Rachel Winter’s art is unique and characteristic, just like her. Colourful yet strong, it is a brand new way of feminism. The Canadian artist has been living the French joie de vivre for two years, living in Paris since 2018. She first went to a fashion design school but realised that her real calling was drawing,  drawing “to bring to light the topics that the world was ignoring.” Feminism has always been a huge part of Rachel’s life. “I grew up with feminism, my mum has always been a powerful feminist figure in my life. but I didn’t become an active activist until I started moving to diff ..read more