archives: From the Editor
The Big View: Thomas Knierim On Philosophy Worth Spreading
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A traveler/philosopher shares his motivation for creating The Big View, a hub of classic philosophy and new ideas that may be critical for humanity's More »
Interview: Peter Rodger On Provocative New Film ‘Oh My God’
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Filmmaker travels around the world asking "What is God?" The answers are surprising and diverse, just like humanity. More »
Interview: Patrick Shen On The Power Of Death Anxiety
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Filmmaker Patrick Shen shares his thoughts how the fear of death influences ourselves and society in very real ways. More »
Culture Of Fear: How The Media Killed The H1N1 Flu Shot
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As the swine flu vaccine hits the clinics, many people are, surprisingly, opting out. Here's how the media created this unintended consequence. More »
Ask The Readers: Your Thoughts On Today’s BNT
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BNT founder and editor Ian MacKenzie asks the readers to weigh in on the magazine. More »
Arguing God: Putting Faith In Its Place
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A short film showing how faith has no place demanding agreement or punishing disagreement. More »
Twitter Contest: Win A Copy Of ‘One Day In Africa’
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Brook Silva Braga's documentary is coming to DVD. To celebrate, we're giving away 1 of 3 copies. More »
Burn Baby Burn: Heading Into The Black Rock Desert
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BNT founder and editor Ian MacKenzie departs to experience Burning Man for the first time. More »
The End Of Death: Further Conversations With Jason Silva
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A Buddhist and Immortalist debate the quest for conquering the final human frontier. More »
Photo Essay: A Peek Behind The Scenes Of “Word Travels”
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BNT editor Ian MacKenzie shares his favourite photos from 3 weeks on the crew of a reality show following the adventures of real-life travel writers R More »
Back From TV Land
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Editor Ian MacKenzie returns from a 3 week shoot for the reality series "Word Travels" and hints at the behind the scenes glimpse to come. More »
Didn’t Quite Make It: Nude Beach Running + Bar Bending
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We didn't hit the subscriber goal for the RSS campaign, but should we post the video anyway? The readers respond. More »
New Video! Help BNT Reach 4000+ RSS Subscribers
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We asks the universe (and all BNT readers) to help reach our readership goal. More »
BNT 3.0 – New Direction, New Editors, Old Skool Style
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"If there's one thing I've learned from life, it's never say never." More »
BNT’s Next Chapter: Goodbye Ian, Welcome Julie
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Ian MacKenzie steps away as Editor of BNT, adds Julie Schwietert to the mix. More »
Happy Birthday BNT! Celebrating 2 Years Of Exploring The Inner Journey
A video tribute video from the Matador Team. More »
50 Inspirational Matador Travelers: 11-20
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Matador members believe they can change the world, and they're out there doing it every day. More »
The Great Matador Roadtrip: Vancouver to San Francisco
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BNT editor Ian MacKenzie heads down the west-coast for a classic roadtrip, culminating in the Matador fundraiser party. More »
Goodbye (For Now) Tim Patterson
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BNT's co-editor will be leaving us for a brief while. More »
The Real Story Behind The Thomas Kohnstamm Affair
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After the firestorm, we're a lot closer to the truth. More »
Will The Coming U.S. Recession Lead To Reflection?
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America, and the world, needs to chill out and slow down. We need to relax. More »
Girlfriends Are Like Cheesecake. Wives Are Like Oxygen.
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Is this the secret to relationships? Or has Ian had a few beer too many. Find out for yourself. More »
BNT and Matador Travel Join Forces
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Announced today over at Matador Travel, is the acquisition of BNT into their fold.
The word “acquisition” sounds very official, but as yo More »
You Did It! BNT Surpasses 1000 RSS Subscribers
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Thanks. Thank you Ian. Thank you Laura. Thank you Mom. Thank you Cedric, Eva, Cam, Ekaterina and Jacob. Thank you Marilyn, Emily, Daniel and Guyl More »
Help Us Reach 1000 RSS Subscribers!
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UPDATE: (Jan 24) You did it! Today we blew past the mark with 1024 subscribers. Tim is hunting for a secluded beach, and I’m setting out the s More »
Goodbye 2007: BNT’s Year In Review
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Every New Year, my family gathers around the fireplace and makes two lists: one list of accomplishments from the previous year, and one list of goals More »
How The Green Stole Christmas
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T’is the season of good cheer and cold nights. T’is the season of caroling and twinkling lights. T’is the season to buy, buy, buy. More »
Ask the Readers: The Problem With Sponsored Posts
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Recently, Brave New Traveler has received criticism for choosing to publish sponsored posts in our regular content. For those of you new to the site, More »
Goodbye 2006: Brave New Traveler’s Year End Retrospective
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Well, it’s just about the end of 2006. It’s been an interesting year for Brave New Traveler — or in fact, an interesting 3 months. More »
