Bergen Vermette
Bergen Vermette has lived internationally for most of the last 10 years. He has worked with community development projects on 3 continents, and currently leads programs for Canadian youth on international issues and global citizenship. At present he's completing a much dragged-out undergraduate degree in International Studies.
Bergen's major areas of writing interest for Beams and Struts are global issues, (evolutionary) spirituality, and popular culture. He's a meditator, a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competitor, and enjoys traveling by motorbike.
Sacred Sundays: bullying & the wisdom of the 10,000 hrs
Where does real wisdom come from? And what does it have to say about bullying?
Real Life Superheros (sort of)
This week our mini-theme is superheros. These guys take it to the next level..
How Museums Dupe You
The Museum is Flat. It has no context.
Camping, and other manly pursuits
A page from The Lost Lore of a Man's Life
Theme Week: Fortnight of the Living Dead
It's time for another Theme Week at Beams. Welcome to Undead Week.
Nzambi
Zombie culture in Haiti with Vice Magazine.
Delicious Head Cheese
Head cheese comes from heads.
Who is Joseph Kony?
Who is Joseph Kony?
Sacred Sundays: Putting it all on the line
Is fighting for savages or sages?
Tipping Barrels in the Great Bear
Surf, sand, and... oil tankers?
Muppets Meditation
Animal looks within while Gonzo offers his 'stay at home enlightenment course'
I Am the Last Poultry Farmer
A response to the Factory Farmer
I Am a Factory Farmer
A response to the Last Poultry Farmer
Saturday Night Juke-Box: International Hip hop
If the sixties were about rock 'n roll, are our times about hip hop?
In Dialogue: with Michael Richardson-Borne
An interview with Michael Richardson-Borne, founder of The Renaissance Project. We take a look at his new integral platform for micro-documentaries on leading-edge art, technology, music and culture from around the globe. Booya!
Sacred Sundays: The Fruits of Intense Practice
Monks have always pushed the boundaries of intense practice. I'm no monk, but a meditation marathon is one hell of a practice.
Separated at Birth: Carl Sagan & Adi Da
Beams journalism, uncovering the secrets of our time.
Women are tyrants, men are tyrants: it's about development, not gender
Don't ask who should rule the world. It's development, stupid
“If Women Ruled the World”: Women Leaders and the Cult of the Goddess Pt. 1
If women ruled the world there'd be no more wars. Just kidding.
Happy Birthday Carl!
Carl Sagan would have been 77 today... happy birthday sir.