On Perfume, Chemical Cleaning agents and “Scent-free” workplaces.
A couple months ago, as I was enjoying karaoke night at the local Legion, I received a fairly disturbing phone call from a close friend of mine. She sounded absolutely horrible, and I was shocked to find out that she had just returned from the hospital after a rather exhausting night. My friend, a severe [...]
...read moreA good use for tanks?
For various reasons, I had a pretty terrible day yesterday. So a friend sent me this video to cheer me up!
...read moreFood Responsibility
We all know that fast food isn’t the healthiest, but these calorie, fat and sodium counts from popular fast-food restaurants are still really horrifying. More than 10,000 milligrams of sodium in one order of chicken wings? I don’t think I eat 10,000 milligrams of sodium in a week. The article itself focuses, predictably, on The [...]
...read moreThe Impermanence of Light
Tonight I did something I do less and less of these days — I came home and didn’t jump on the Internet. Didn’t rush through my meal to hurry up and check my e-mail only to be inundated with the day’s nauseating blog comments. Didn’t skip reading the book I’m almost finished with to see [...]
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To follow up on my previous post, let’s discuss a few more things about Fast Fashion. Who says women love to shop? It’s obviously not true that every woman everywhere loooooves to shop. Personally, I hate shopping. I think it’s boring; it’s time consuming, tedious and expensive. If I have absolutely have to, I prefer [...]
...read moreRetail: It’s Complicated
You can blame Barbie, Mall Madness, the sexualizing and gendering of kids and their toys, but there’s no denying that women love to shop. Got a date? Buy a new dress. Feeling sad? There’s a sale at the mall. Your boyfriend broke up with you? These new shoes will show him! Women are socialized from [...]
...read moreWhat I See and What I Don’t
Found via Think Progress, a video of an Associated Press reporter diving in oiled Gulf waters and living to tell the tale. I think that there are some really interesting things going on with this video, and they spark a lot of thoughts for me. I can’t help but think about the power of broadcast [...]
...read moreSpill baby spill
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the women of Code Pink cannot be ignored. Their latest protest was in Houston, protesting in front of the BP headquarters, demanding accountability and change in U.S. policy toward renewable, sustainable sources of energy. H/T Susie Madrak and via ABC news: HOUSTON (KTRK) — Activists staged a nearly naked protest [...]
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Why eco-fashion?
Kate Goldwater explains: I think eco-fashion should be what every designer strives to create and every customer vows to buy. We hear every day that we should reduce, reuse, recycle, turn off lights and unplug appliances, use public transportation and carpool, but you don’t hear enough that we should shop for clothing that isn’t as [...]
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TOMORROW: Eco-Friendly Fashion Show
Tomorrow, my dear friend and feminist, eco-friendly fashion designer Kate Goldwater is holding an Earth Week fashion show and clothing swap at her store in the East Village (7th street and 1st ave). It’s free and open to the public. I’ll be there, and so should you.
...read moreHipsters, Hasidim and a Bike Lane in Brooklyn
I’ve been following this story for a while now, not only because I also live in a gentrifying/gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood, but because it’s an interesting clash of liberal ideals — religious tolerance, feminism, environmentalism, skepticism about gentrification. Basically, Williamsburg is a Brooklyn neighborhood that is currently synonymous with hipster-ism (even though like everyone else I [...]
...read moreHow to Write About Africa
This piece, and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ take on it, are interesting when read in tandem with this New Yorker article about an American couple set on saving elephants in Africa (sometimes at the expense of human life and well-being).
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