The first night of Chanukah falls on December 1st this year – and if you didn’t know that, then welcome to the club. A c…
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Beyond Black Friday: Neuromarketing, Your Brain and Your Wallet
I never liked the term “Black Friday.” It makes me think of evil and bad things like the Black September terrorist outfi…
The Demise of Fiji…Bottled Water
If a tree falls in the forest does it still make a sound? Along those lines, if a bottled water company loses its namesa…
We Heart Our Readers: Mandi of Chicvegan
Editor’s Note: Thanks to you, we are feeling the love. To show our gratitude, we are profiling some of our most ch…
Holiday Good: Passports With Purpose Uses Social Media to Help Build a Village in India
Experienced that overwhelming feeling of holiday stress yet? You know, the one that hits you the second you see Christma…
The Eye of the Gyre
At long last, the weather is good. After enduring a storm that has tested my physical and mental endurance beyond any li…
Asia: Desperately Seeking Sustainability
Desperate times in Asia call for desperate green measures to achieve clean air (pollution is proving a major killer), pu…
Protecting Yourself From the 20 Percent of People Who Still Smoke
I had asthma as a kid. This meant that I was pretty much dependent on chemicals to get oxygen into my lungs and that I w…