Thailand: Pirates and Slaves
We recently caught up with Steve Trent, the founder of EJ Foundation. He has been running EJF since 2000 with the aim to defend our environment and human rights. The foundation has also a strong presence in Asia where it follows
Hanok – The Remodeling of a Traditional Korean House
The recent years have brought a boom in renovating and building activities of traditional architecture in Korea. Relatively unknown abroad, interest has increased and Korea is actively trying to promote its century-old building culture. In the midst of the Hanok
Marshall Reese & Nora Ligorano- Interview
Not long ago, we reported on the Climate Summit held in New York City on 21st of September 2014. For the event - "The People's Climate March" - the artist duo of Reese and Ligorano had prepared an ice installation
“Destiny and a Dog” – Diary of a Positive Soul #5
Remember the scene in "Young Frankenstein" when Gene Wilder is twisting fitfully in bed screaming, "Destiny! Destiny! No escaping destiny!" Ha! I love that! But even though it makes for a great Mel Brooks joke, is it for real? Do you
Read International – Montse Pejuan Interview
READ International, is a multi-award winning charity. They run a very special educational program in Tanzania, aimed at children and adults as well. They provide them with textbooks, dictionaries, fiction books and many other important services. We got to speak with it
Mexico reimagined – PVDH the Founder interview
PVDH founder is Paola van der Hulst. Paola started her career as fixed income portfolio management analyst at BlackRock in London. So far it looked like her career was going to be made of spreadsheet and graphs. However this is
WRITER BEHIND BARS
The large man with the bald head and tattoos down his neck eyed me distrustfully. ‘Are you the writing lady?’ He moves closer so his sweat tickled my nostrils. His nipples protruded through a slightly grubby t-shirt, his belly looked
Smartzer – Founder Interview
Smartzer is a shoppable video technology that allows viewers to click on items in videos to make instant purchases, or to add the items to their personal wish list. The technology is currently focused on online fashion and retail videos.We
Innovations in Food Production – An Urgent Need
In the near future, feeding the world will become the number one challenge for scientists, as the on-going demographic explosion rolls on. In the photo: A mammoth political rally in New Delhi. When the picture was take, in