Yes that is a photo of Times Square, and yes, that is a photo taken at our
benefit ping pong tournament. Proof that you should never ever miss a Wend party!
The eco-savvy among you will know the wonders of hemp. A multi-purpose crop, it can be used in everything from textiles to foods. Not only that, but products made with hemp are a lucrative business; the
Hemp Industries Association (HIA) estimates the 2008 annual retail sales of…
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It’s time again to start getting excited for the
World Solar Challenge, where teams from some thirty countries compete in a mad six-day dash across nearly 2,000 miles of Australian outback in the world’s fastest solar-powered cars.
The World Solar Challenge isn’t just a race. It’s also a survival…
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For July’s Friday Photo theme we want the kind of pictures that are going to inspire activism, and since it’s summer, what better way than photos from your favorite water hangouts that are probably being severely affected by pollution? But we don’t want to be total downers (remember…
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Just when I thought pirates were out of the news I came across this juicy tidbit…
Luxury yachts in Russia are offering pirate hunting cruises in the dangerous waters off the coast of Somalia with the hope of being attacked.
Passengers pay about $5,000 to patrol and can
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Crop circles are a freaky phenomenon that some blame on aliens while others claim is a human hoax. In the 2002 movie
Signs, Joquine Phoenix and Mel Gibson learned the hard way that the crop circle in their farm was just one of many signs being…
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Wend Magazine chats with four Portland bike frame builders. from
Wend Magazine on
Vimeo.
To say that Portland’s bike community is thriving is almost an understatement. In fact, in 2006, the Portland bike industry
accounted for $63 million dollars. For local frame…
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In hard economic times you’d think that people would be cutting corners when it comes to travel. Not necessarily so for pet owners. When it comes to animals, people will do anything for their beloved friends: first it was the launch of a
pet-only airline and now…
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Welcome back my sublimity scallwags. If you’re anything like me, then growing up, Sundays were a time when all of your friends would lazy around their houses, eating cereal and watching cartoons while you, forbidden from the mind-numbing glory of morning television, were stuck on chore detail. Sure mowing the…
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This video was sent to me by a writer who has a story being published in our fall issue. She lives Squamish, B.C. and was telling me about the problems they’re having with cougars socializing to people, which ultimately means cougars end up being tracked and killed.
From Larissa’s…
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Our very own
iWend Ambassador Daniel Fox will be kicking off a summer of photo exhibitions in New York next week at
Lois Wagner Fine Arts. He’ll be showcasing his work from Argentina, where he has been spending the last several months exploring by kayak and seeking…
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G Spot Jump, and the “i love me” cam from
steph davis on
Vimeo.
We’re taking this Base Jumping Saturday to welcome our newest
iWend Ambassador
Steph Davis. Steph has been pushing the limits of climbing for eighteen years, in all…
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Seriously, What’s up with the Italians? Do they have some sort of Top Gun wheelie school the rest of the world doesn’t know about?
Slack Line Time from
Sensei Studios on
Vimeo.
Timelapse video featuring a combination of two of the most awesome forces on our planet: ninjas and slacklining.
Want to see more slacklining action? Check out
The Adventures of Team Yoga Slackers, a chronicle…
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