Merry Christmas to me. Free NYLON subscription, thanks to Urban Outfitters and NYLON!!! Wow, seriously, I should send them a thank-you note. While supplies last, so CLICK!
I wish a free ONLINE subscription were available. Then I wouldn’t have all that glossy paper to recycle every month. Though it’s so NICE to hold in my hands… […]
Well friends, we made the paper yesterday! The lovely Jenee Osterheldt interviewed me as her source for a commentary on conscientious holiday shopping. She wrote a fantastic piece — so I’ll use her words to sum up many of mine. (Be sure to read the full piece, at the link above. Charming that she mentioned Buy Nothing Day in […]
“We’ve been asked to pause for a reality check.
We’ve been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.
But in the unlikely story that is America,
there’s never been anything false
about
HOPE.”
–President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama
Zac Posen invites us to upload an image of what we wore to the polls at FashiontheVote.com. Not the most important decision of the day (there, I said it)… but kinda fun.
VOTE!!!
Last week marked the first-ever Carrotmob event in Kansas City! (And second-ever in the U.S.!) It was an honor to help organize this event with some of the most lovely, conscientious people in town.
What in the world is “Carrotmob”? Carrotmob is an absolutely ingenious concept of win-win consumer activism — we buy stuff we’d […]
Many congrats to Leanne for taking Project Runway! MUCH deserved… particularly on account that she made half her line with “sustainable textiles.” Further helping the world see that “green” doesn’t have to look granola-y. (THANK YOU.) There’s no doubt in my mind that this sustainable design element played at least a tiny part in helping […]
Last week I saw Jenny Lewis kicking off her Acid Tongue tour, this week the album came out, and wow — I cannot get enough of this girl. Yes, she was already my favorite in pretty much every way, but somehow she never disappoints.
Like this eloquent interview in 1991, two years after Troop Beverly Hills […]
Yesterday, I heard two exciting reports about manufacturing that is bucking the globalization trend. You could call it the silver lining to high energy costs and the weak dollar.
From NPR’s report on Superior Products Inc., which produces gas fittings in Cleveland:
“When we go overseas now, a dollar-denominated price is something much more competitive — if […]
You’ve probably heard the news by Nau: It’s back! (Sorry, couldn’t resist… and that one actually worked. Grin.)
I have had the privilege of covering Nau’s comeback for Worldchanging.com, and with that has come the treat of meeting Mark Galbraith, Nau VP of Design, and Gordon Seabury, president of Nau’s new sister company, Horny Toad. HT […]
It’s hard to turn a corner without running into some kind of advocacy against the genocide in Darfur. God bless our collective conscience, right? Public Library designed these tees for Urban Outfitters, from which $5 of the $28 price goes to savedarfur.org. (Of course, you can also donate directly to the cause on the Save […]
It’s not just Barry — Michelle Obama is looking HOT these days! Thanks to an entry from Kim at PaperMag.com for taking note of the first lady’s increasingly designer closet (making yet another likeness between Barack and JFK). But don’t expect Michelle to give up affordable wares; the $99 White House Black Market dress she […]
Dear Big Money (particularly you so-called “Speculators”),
If you have investments in oil commodities, please put them in the stock market instead. This will lower our gas prices and improve our economy.
If you have or had investments in poorly loaned mortgage-backed securities or collateralized debt obligations, I’m sorry for your probable loss, and please put any […]
