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  • An Ode to A Heart of Gold ~ Rock Icon & Crusader: Neil Young

    An Ode to A Heart of Gold ~ Rock Icon & Crusader: Neil Young

    November 27, 2013 0 comments
  • Judging & Bullying on Social Media: The Death of Kindness, Compassion & Happiness [Courtney Bingham edition]

    Judging & Bullying on Social Media: The Death of Kindness, Compassion & Happiness [Courtney Bingham edition]

    October 10, 2012 0 comments
  • Born To Rage: Guitar God Tom Morello & His Social Activism

    Born To Rage: Guitar God Tom Morello & His Social Activism

    May 30, 2012 1 comment
  • Eco-architecture: from Milan’s Bosco Verticale to Taipei’s Eco Ark

    Eco-architecture: from Milan’s Bosco Verticale to Taipei’s Eco Ark

    May 23, 2012 1 comment
  • This Is Gonna Hurt ~ A Different Is Cool “InnerView” with Nikki Sixx

    This Is Gonna Hurt ~ A Different Is Cool “InnerView” with Nikki Sixx

    May 19, 2012 10 comments
  • Margaret Atwood makes reading comics cool & Dan Lanois looks to the future

    Margaret Atwood makes reading comics cool & Dan Lanois looks to the future

    May 10, 2012 0 comments
  • Of Shrunken Heads & Egyptian Mummies-An Ode to Collector & Bon Vivant Bill Jamieson

    Of Shrunken Heads & Egyptian Mummies-An Ode to Collector & Bon Vivant Bill Jamieson

    May 9, 2012 0 comments

Features

An Ode to A Heart of Gold ~ Rock Icon & Crusader: Neil Young
Judging & Bullying on Social Media: The Death of Kindness, Compassion & Happiness [Courtney Bingham edition]
Born To Rage: Guitar God Tom Morello & His Social Activism
Eco-architecture: from Milan’s Bosco Verticale to Taipei’s Eco Ark
This Is Gonna Hurt ~ A Different Is Cool “InnerView” with Nikki Sixx
Margaret Atwood makes reading comics cool & Dan Lanois looks to the future
Of Shrunken Heads & Egyptian Mummies-An Ode to Collector & Bon Vivant Bill Jamieson

Editor's Picks

Ela Accessories' Founders: Ela & Martin Aldorsson.
Photo: Marayna Dickinson/Alace Photos
DisC x YouInc Presents: 10 Questions with Ela & Martin Aldorsson of Ela Accessories
Elle at work in the Zvelle Studio, Toronto.
Photo Credit: Marayna Dickinson.
DisC x YouInc Presents: 10 Questions with Fashion Entrepreneur Elle AyoubZadeh of Zvelle Shoes
Rosa Parks Day: Daniel Lanois on recording iconic Neville Brothers’ anthem “Sister Rosa”
Rosa Parks Day: Daniel Lanois on recording iconic Neville Brothers’ anthem “Sister Rosa”
iDermal: Body piercer implants arm w/studs to magnetically attach iPod as a watch. Really.
iDermal: Body piercer implants arm w/studs to magnetically attach iPod as a watch. Really.
Video Of The Day – Higgs Boson/Nobel Prize Edition: Rolling In the Higgs, A Capella Science
Video Of The Day – Higgs Boson/Nobel Prize Edition: Rolling In the Higgs, A Capella Science
Being The Change – Social Activist Rockstar Craig Kielburger
Being The Change – Social Activist Rockstar Craig Kielburger
Pharrell Williams & Daniel Lanois in the sonic laboratory
Pharrell Williams & Daniel Lanois in the sonic laboratory
Why Is Kim Kardashian More Famous Than Doug Engelbart, Inventor of The Mouse?
Why Is Kim Kardashian More Famous Than Doug Engelbart, Inventor of The Mouse?
I Carry Your Heart With Me: An Ode To Art & e.e. cummings
I Carry Your Heart With Me: An Ode To Art & e.e. cummings
Force For Good: Lady Gaga’s anti-bullying movement “Born This Way Foundation”
Force For Good: Lady Gaga’s anti-bullying movement “Born This Way Foundation”

POV

Tom O’Shaughnessy – ALS documentary

Tom O’Shaughnessy – ALS documentary

January 8, 2017 1 comment

A few months ago Brandon Murphy and his classmates were asked to film a documentary. The result is this 15 minute video of my story and how it has affected and […]

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  • Working with Caregivers: The Pilot, Ms. Swan
    Working with Caregivers: The Pilot, Ms. Swan
  • Technology and device assistance: Mobility
    Technology and device assistance: Mobility
  • Life is too darned short
    Life is too darned short
  • Accepting Personal Support
    Accepting Personal Support
  • The Support of Friends and Family
    The Support of Friends and Family

Nerds Rule!!

iDermal: Body piercer implants arm w/studs to magnetically attach iPod as a watch. Really.

iDermal: Body piercer implants arm w/studs to magnetically attach iPod as a watch. Really.

February 4, 2014 0 comments

When we first came across this story, we all said “Really??” Yes, really. Body piercer Dave Hurban, from Dynasty Tattoo  in New Jersey, has a love of body art and technology. […]

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  • Things That Are Awesome: The World’s Heaviest Metal Band [All Robots] Cover Motörhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’
    Things That Are Awesome: The World’s Heaviest Metal Band [All Robots] Cover Motörhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’
  • Happy Pi Day! BYU’s rap makes Mathletes cooler than athletes-WE LOVE THIS!
    Happy Pi Day! BYU’s rap makes Mathletes cooler than athletes-WE LOVE THIS!
  • In Which Science And Body Art Intersect: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed
    In Which Science And Body Art Intersect: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed
  • Things That Are Awesome: 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics Explained in 2 minutes and 35 seconds.
    Things That Are Awesome: 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics Explained in 2 minutes and 35 seconds.
  • When Apps That Are Awesome Become Awesomer: Real Actors Read Yelp Reviews
    When Apps That Are Awesome Become Awesomer: Real Actors Read Yelp Reviews

The Sartorialists

Ela Accessories' Founders: Ela & Martin Aldorsson.
Photo: Marayna Dickinson/Alace Photos

DisC x YouInc Presents: 10 Questions with Ela & Martin Aldorsson of Ela Accessories

July 21, 2016 1 comment

About Different Is Cool x YouInc: DisC and YouInc have collaborated on a series of profile pieces featuring Canadian entrepreneurs in non-traditional, creative careers [ie. fashion, visual & performing arts, […]

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  • Elle at work in the Zvelle Studio, Toronto.
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    DisC x YouInc Presents: 10 Questions with Fashion Entrepreneur Elle AyoubZadeh of Zvelle Shoes
  • Kate Moss hologram
    Kate Moss hologram
  • Show Us Your Fall Fashion The “Different Is Cool Way” with Lookbook
    Show Us Your Fall Fashion The “Different Is Cool Way” with Lookbook
  • Love Forever: Yayoi Kusama & Louis Vuitton collaborate on artistic line of accessories
    Love Forever: Yayoi Kusama & Louis Vuitton collaborate on artistic line of accessories
  • Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night…
    Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night…

Between Heaven and Earth

Rosa Parks Day: Daniel Lanois on recording iconic Neville Brothers’ anthem “Sister Rosa”

Rosa Parks Day: Daniel Lanois on recording iconic Neville Brothers’ anthem “Sister Rosa”

February 3, 2016 0 comments

February is Black History Month and February 4th is Rosa Parks’ birthday [born 1913]. Rosa Parks – A Brief History From Wikipedia: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, […]

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  • Video Of The Day – Higgs Boson/Nobel Prize Edition: Rolling In the Higgs, A Capella Science
    Video Of The Day – Higgs Boson/Nobel Prize Edition: Rolling In the Higgs, A Capella Science
  • I Carry Your Heart With Me: An Ode To Art & e.e. cummings
    I Carry Your Heart With Me: An Ode To Art & e.e. cummings
  • Sonic Soul Treat: Daniel Lanois Live In Session at West 54th
    Sonic Soul Treat: Daniel Lanois Live In Session at West 54th
  • Judging & Bullying on Social Media: The Death of Kindness, Compassion & Happiness [Courtney Bingham edition]
    Judging & Bullying on Social Media: The Death of Kindness, Compassion & Happiness [Courtney Bingham edition]
  • Jetman flies over Grand Canyon …
    Jetman flies over Grand Canyon …

The Originals

Daniel Lanois: What does your avg musical genius do while cruising Kensington in a retro Caddy? Remix Tinariwen, of course!

Daniel Lanois: What does your avg musical genius do while cruising Kensington in a retro Caddy? Remix Tinariwen, of course!

November 11, 2016 0 comments
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  • An Ode to A Heart of Gold ~ Rock Icon & Crusader: Neil Young
    An Ode to A Heart of Gold ~ Rock Icon & Crusader: Neil Young
  • Video Of The Day: The Chanukah Song by Neil Diamond
    Video Of The Day: The Chanukah Song by Neil Diamond
  • Being The Change – Social Activist Rockstar Craig Kielburger
    Being The Change – Social Activist Rockstar Craig Kielburger
  • Pharrell Williams & Daniel Lanois in the sonic laboratory
    Pharrell Williams & Daniel Lanois in the sonic laboratory
  • Happy Birthday to “The Maker” Daniel Lanois
    Happy Birthday to “The Maker” Daniel Lanois
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