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Fashion for the Future – As Old Becomes New, The New Becomes Old
It’s hard to think of an industry that relies more on the power of new-ness than fashion. Designers are expected to produce as much as six new collections every year. Just the thought…
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Good Gift Cards
This final good gift guide of the season is for all you forgetful procrastinators out there. Gift cards will never disappoint, but there’s no need to be as obvious as getting an Amazon…
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Good Gifts for Men
Men can either be really easy or super difficult to buy presents for. Our handpicked gift selections include good stuff like a badass backpack, sinful beard oil, cookwear for the rugged outdoorsman, a…
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Good Gifts for your BFF
When buying a gift for your best friend, go for things that make their everyday life just a little bit brighter. Our BFF gift guide includes cozy and conscious wardrobe staples, social reading…
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Good Gifts for the Wellness Warrior
Although the holidays are not a time when we tend to stick to our normal healthy routine, the rest of the year offers plenty of opportunity to make up for that. This gift…
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Good Gifts for Your (Lady) Love
This gift guide is for you men out there desperately wondering what to get that special lady in your life for the holidays. Our suggestions include beautifully handmade objects and wearables, lots of…
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Good Gifts for Foodies
Food is no longer just something we need three times a day to stay alive. It’s become a way of life, with an increasing number of people identifying themselves as foodies. In this…
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Richard Branson Tells Employees: Take as Much Vacation as You Want
If you want to get a European living in the US riled up about something, start discussing vacation time. Most American companies give their employees two weeks paid vacation every year. In that…
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A Tour of Moby’s LA Home, Where He Keeps 30,000 Bees
Musician, DJ and activist Moby takes us on a tour of his four-acre property atop the Hollywood Hills, which he shares with approximately 30,000 healthy, happy bees. Many of the foods we eat…
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Homeboy Industries – Jobs, Hope & Transformation for LA’s Former Gang Members
Since 1988, Homeboy Industries has provided job training and counseling to thousands of former gang members, giving them a rare opportunity to change their lives. The organization was started by Father Greg Boyle…
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Vivienne Westwood – Designer, Climate Activist, Fashion Icon
Upon entering the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s wildly popular exhibit Punk: Chaos to Couture, visitors were greeted by spiky-haired mannequins wearing outfits designed by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren alongside couture designer pieces…
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Startup Stories: Factory45, an Accelerator Program for Made in the USA
The most successful entrepreneurs out there create because they simply cannot help themselves, and few stop at just one idea. Shannon Whitehead got her start in 2010 when she co-founded {r}evolution apparel, a…
Kicking the Beauty Habit
Like most girls out there who read women’s magazines and joyfully shop at Sephora, I had an enormous cabinet filled with beauty products — smoothing, clearing, slimming, tightening, anti-wrinkling, cooling, warming, you name…
Weekend Playlist: Funky Easter
Having your peaceful weekend invaded by crazy Easter Bunnies, technicolored Peeps, painted eggs and yellow feathers? It’s all just a bit overwhelming, isn’t it? Grab a beer, close the curtains, sit down on…
Tuttoriso – A Health Foodie Haven in Staten Island
On the first day of the year that truly felt like spring we decided to take the Staten Island Ferry (free!) for a fresh-air outing that would not break the bank. After a…
90 Days of Organic Raw Vegan-ness: week 4
Sometimes correcting a problem is best with baby steps. Week four was all about learning from week three, correcting our mistakes and building on that learning process. Although, when we compensated for the…
Common Unity: Chris Clarke
Growing up in Torquay, a small seaside town on the South Coast of England with an environment dictated by fluctuating tourism, Graphic Designer Chris Clarke has always been curious as to how people…
Chocolatiers in America: French Broad Luscious Chocolates
Dan and Jael Rattigan are just your typical American couple. They met at her brother’s wedding, dropped out of their respective business and law schools, and bought an abandoned cacao farm together in…
Weekend Playlist: Havana on my Mind
It’s Havana in the 40s, at least for tonight; and you like your Mojitos with a French twist. The lights are low and you look marvelous, that massage earlier was a godsend. Everything…
Interview with Danielle Venokur, Green Event Planner
Through her company dvGreen, Danielle helps people plan sustainable parties. She does everything from small weddings to large conferences, always ensuring every step of the event planning is carried out in the most…
Home Made by SANS
Fashion and clothing makes waste, there is no doubt about it. Organic clothing is now everywhere, but is that really a good thing? Ultimately, isn’t so-called eco-fashion just creating more waste? Lika Volkova,…
90 Days of Organic Raw Vegan-ness: week 3
Hmmm, how to start the story of week 3? How about, expensive! The third week was indeed a bit pricey, but let me go into greater detail on why it was. Chugging right…
Vertical Gardens, Green Roofs, Plant Walls & Urban Farms in NYC
Something I have been truly excited about in the urban landscape lately is the emergence of vertical gardens. Architects and urban planners are realizing the importance of green space, both for aesthetic reasons…
Chocolatiers in America: Lillie Belle Farms
I have been writing about chocolate for a long time, so asking me who’s the best chocolatier in America is a little like asking which of the five senses is my favorite; how…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
