Imagine a World Without Hate
In honor of the organization’s Centennial Year in 2013, the Anti-Defamation League just launched a campaign that asks what it would be like to live in a world without hate. The powerful video,…
Startup Stories: Modavanti – Moving Fashion Forward
Starting a new business can be a tough challenge, but there are many amazing small business that are embarking on this journey with great success every day. In this article series, find out…
In Second Term, Obama Takes on Marriage Equality, Gun Control & Climate Change
This morning, Barack Obama renewed his oath of office, officially marking the start of his second term in the White House. No longer having to worry about spending a significant amount of his…
Make 2013 Your Happiest Year Ever
The start of a new year is a perfect opportunity to take a moment to reassess our situation and make sure we’re heading in the direction we want. According to the Mayan calendar,…
#itshappening – Real Signs of a Brighter Future
We are all used to hearing news reports about things that go horribly wrong, but what about stories of things that are actually going right? There are plenty of those too, and maybe…
10 Climate Change Stories to Help the Presidential Candidates Catch Up
The surprise announcement from NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg that Hurricane Sandy had reshaped his thinking about the presidential campaign and with that, an endorsement for President Obama, has given on-the-fence voters a new lean….
Startup Stories: Designed Good – Curating the Best in Design & Social Good
Starting a new business can be a tough challenge, but there are many amazing small business that are embarking on this journey with great success every day. In this new series, find out…
A Place of Mind
I’ve been out of the city for nine months now. Still, a day does not go by that I don’t miss it so much it almost hurts. I don’t consider myself very sentimental,…
Super Bowl Apparel Bound for Developing Countries – is this Good or Bad?
After the Super Bowl last Sunday, the Giants were immediately given Championship T-shirts, hats and towels to celebrate their victory. In order to make this happen, the NFL has to produce these items…
A Greener, Cleaner Super Bowl XLVI
Super Bowl Sunday is, for many American sports fans, the most important holiday of the year. We buy new flat screen TVs, paint ourselves in the colors of our team (if they happen…
My Goals & Intentions for the New Year
Here we are again, at the dawn of a new year. No matter what kind of year 2011 was for you, the new year is a chance to start fresh and do things…
Lessons From Fukushima: How Can We Prevent Future Disasters?
On March 11, 2011, following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant were flooded by a 49-foot tsunami wave. The plant lost of power and the reactors began overheating…
Thankfulness
Even though I am relatively new to this country and celebrated my first Thanksgiving less than ten years ago, it has become one of my favorite holidays. Partly because it’s close to my…
A Dog Running Down a Dark Street
I’m sitting at my kitchen table right now, typing away as a tiny dog is dozing off in my lap. It’s a chihuahua and it’s not even mine. Last night, as my boyfriend…
Ten Years Ago, Where Were You?
Where were you on 9/11? Most of us will remember, since we often recall where we were and what we were doing when something traumatic happens. I was in my car, a beat-up…
The New Normal?
Hurricanes, earthquakes and natural disasters have become quite common events these days. And they are more often happening in places where such occurrences have traditionally been extremely rare. An earthquake and a hurricane…
May 21, 2013
Kestrel Jenkins — I already burned through two pairs of Vibram 5 Fingers as once I went barefoot, I was definitely not going...
May 16, 2013
cashmere scarves — Scarves made out of cashmere are authentic. Cashmere is a material very ideal for making a scarf. This imposes elegance...
May 16, 2013
cashmere scarves — Scarves made out of cashmere are authentic. Cashmere is a material very ideal for making a scarf. This imposes elegance...
