May 2012
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April 2012
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March 2012
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LA Times: Rush, Peter Gabriel, Fab Thunderbirds... →
I had heard/read about Rush Limbaugh’s typical, name-calling rant against Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke before I saw the actual video clip. When I finally saw it, my first thought was a reaction to the bumper music, “Why is Peter Gabriel’s song ‘Sledgehammer’ now implicated in this stupidity?”
So I was excited to hear that Gabriel had his representatives...
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“If we couldn’t stop the slaughter of men, women and children in Rwanda,...”
– Australian tuna rancher in “Sushi: The Global Catch,” a documentary about how the global demand for sushi is threatening an important species of fish
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Separated at birth?
Andy Wood, lead singer of Mother Love Bone. When Andy OD’d, Eddie Vedder joined the band that would eventually become Pearl Jam.
Khloe Kardashian, one of those reality stars who is famous for nothing.
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February 2012
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When recycling goes wrong...
“Combine the spike in commodity metal prices with advances in geriatric medicine and the increased trend to cremation and what do you get? A thriving trade in artificial joint harvesting and recycling.
A Dutch company called OrthoMetals recycles 250 tons of scrap from cremated bodies — cofounder Ruud Verberne notes that it takes five hips to make one kilo of metal, which fetches...
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WatchThis basically sums up why I finally canceled my subscription to Time Magazine last year.
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Where Are The SF Queens On "RuPaul's Drag Race"? →
FINALLY someone addresses this issue.
SF drag legends like Juanita More and Peaches Christ weigh in.
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New Global Report Reveals That the Spirit of... →
Today I came across this press release reporting the findings of a ridiculous study recently commissioned by Kraft Foods:
“The results of a new global report released today by the OREO brand and Ipsos Public Affairs indicate that from China to Poland and Portugal to Venezuela, the spirit of childhood – that is, the chance for children and adults alike to enjoy simple, carefree moments – may...
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January 2012
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Still looking for a 2012 calendar?
Then consider the California State Parks Foundation’s 2012 “Our Parks” calendar. Your $9.99 purchase will not only give you 12 scenic vistas from the Golden State’s most beautiful state parks, but it will also support the Foundation’s important work. Plus, it’s tax-deductible!
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Revolutions Per Minute: Album cover art exhibit at...
Check out this cool exhibit of album cover art I recently saw while traveling through SFO’s Terminal 2.
That’s my girl, Nina!
Don’t ask me to choose who I love more: the Buzzcocks or Grandmaster Flash.
How can you not love (nearly) every album in this shot?
You had me at Revolver.
Kickin’ it old skool.
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Goths Up Trees →
My new favorite Tumblr.
December 2011
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So much for frustration-free packaging
I recently wrote a story about Amazon’s Frustration-Free Packaging initiative that aims to make packaging easier to open, as well as minimize packaging waste and make packaging recyclable.
So I was surprised when the Amazon gift card I ordered for a Christmas gift arrived at my doorstep in a bubble-wrap mailer. Because the mailer attaches unrecyclable bubble wrap to recyclable paper,...
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Need help figuring out which foods are local and...
Then maybe you need to buy this $13 local foods wheel and stick it on your fridge. Food wheels are available in three regions — the San Francisco Bay Area, New York metro area and upper Midwest — and a Southern California guide is currently in the works.
Photo: The Kitchn
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Blast from the past: Forever 21 sells...
Remember this hand-drawn Flipper shirt that Kurt Cobain wore during Nirvana’s first SNL performance?
Apparently Forever 21 tried selling a version of the shirt, but then pulled it down from their website earlier this month after bloggers condemned the fashion retailer as a rip-off artist.
But now the Seattle PI reports that the $16.90 shirt is back on the Forever 21 website, as the...
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November 2011
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NY Times: Chimps' Days in Labs May Be Dwindling →
The U.S. is only one of two countries that perform invasive medical tests on chimpanzees, but that research may come to an end within the year, the New York Times reports.
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Behind the scenes of my "Day in the Life of a...
This week, I published “A Day in the Life of a Recycling Driver” over at Earth911 — my tribute to garbage and recycling collectors, who, in my opinion, have one of the toughest jobs on the planet.
To research the story, I went on an early-morning route with Recology drivers in San Francisco’s North Beach and Telegraph Hill neighborhoods.
Check out these artsy-fartsy pics...
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Ecouterre: Ringo Starf Designs Timberland...
Ringo Starr, who is living proof that people with big noses ROCK, lends original artwork and his signature to custom-designed Timberland Earthkeepers boots to raise funds for a nonprofit that provides clean water to some of the world’s poorest countries. The boots, made partially of recycled materials, are only available in men’s size 8 — the drummer’s own shoe size.
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SF's Rainbow Chard Alliance
I’m all for diversity in the environmental movement, which has historically been a cause for the white, upper-class and heterosexual.
That’s why — while studying up for the San Francisco Green Festival this weekend — I was pleased to learn about the Rainbow Chard Alliance, which, in addition to having an awesome name, is an LGBT farmer and gardener network in San...
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BBC News: Australia Senate backs carbon tax →
After years of political wrangling, Australia passed its Clean Energy Act, which will require the country’s 500 biggest polluters to pay a tax on their carbon emissions starting July 1 of next year.
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In case you missed it...
Some of my fave articles from October…
PHOTOS: Junked Jet Becomes a Malibu Home
How to Troubleshoot Your Compost Pile
California Adopts 75 Percent Recycling Goal
Guide to Swapping and Selling Clothes Online
Portland Expands Compost, Cuts Garbage Collection
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Enfield Independent: Raunchy items found in... →
The residents of one English community are going a little over-board with their recycling efforts, throwing sex toys, blow-up dolls, dead pets and an urn with ashes into the recycling bin.
Sounds about right. I’ve had people ask me if they can put diapers or vials of blood in the recycling (umm, are you a vampire?), and I’ve found child porn in a recycling bin.
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Real Simple: Pumpkin Bread Recipe →
Real Simple’s recipe for pumpkin bread was a hit at my Halloween party this weekend, and I’m thinking of making it for the fam this Thanksgiving.
The bread is more spicy than sweet — which I like — and at 381 calories per serving, who needs to make pumpkin cake or cupcakes?
October 2011
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