We’re Fighting Zika, but Killing Millions of Bees at the Same Time
Earlier this month, an elderly man in Salt Lake City died after contracting the Zika virus, making it the first Zika-caused death in the United States. The Zika virus, which is most commonly transmitted through mosquito bites, has been making headlines for well over a year now, and has sent the Center of Disease Control on...
Artist Deconstructs Sacred Texts to Show Them in a New Light
Artist Meg Hitchcock’s personal relationship with religion is one that has grown and changed dynamically over the span of her life. She constantly questions and reflects on this relationship through her collage works that utilise language and symbolism in a powerfully provocative way. We caught up with Meg for some insight into her process and personal...
Could Meditation be the Answer we Need to School Violence?
Teachers and staff at San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley middle school know all too well the problems related to violence in American schools. For years the school was plagued by drugs, gang violence, and daily fistfights. Students even started their school day once by discovering three dead bodies that had been dumped on the school’s grounds....
