Every Wednesday, we review a selection of new and upcoming books addressing a specific aspect of environmentalism. Today we're recommending books about food and its relation to the environment . Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms  (by Nicolett...

You're walking outside along a bushel of great-smelling pink and purple wildflowers with the warm late-summer sky sunning your rosy cheeks, and who better to flutter along than a gorgeous, happy little butterfly! Whether you're looking for one, or they pop up right next to you on the crosswalk durin...

I just heard from the author of The Secret Language of Birds! A friend of a friend of a friend, she said, mentioned my post about finding her book. :) She's working on a bird tarot herself, due out next spring or maybe even winter. :) In other news, Finn had an awesome nap this morning, but is alrea...

Filed under: Editor's Picks, Switched Video SHOP HOP: In this new series, the Switched Video crew will be touring shops around the country in search of great gadgets and gear. For the first episode, we show up at AC Gears in New York City to sample some of its newer wares: AC Gears in New York City ...

Image Credited to Pacific Coast News Paris Hilton and new beau Doug Reinhardt are in Hawaii! They were spotted out doing some shopping yesterday evening. Paris looked stunning in a strapless black maxi-dress with a parrot print on the front. The new couple looked happy together and relaxed enough to...

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Some things in life are easy, and some are hard. It might be easy to cook a simple meal but really hard to get up early in the morning. Imagine trying to speak English without being able to express “it’s easy to” and “it’s hard to...

Dan is a digital security freak. I cannot overemphasize the security measures he puts in place electronically to make sure our data is safe, backups, double, triple, quadruple backups, kept in different cities on various servers. The most amazing though are his passwords. Dan loves beautiful rock-so...

Kuta and Tuban is famous for its wide selection for shopping items from traditional handicrafts, souvenirs, fashion, furniture up to electronic. Prepare your special day for shopping around Kuta on Jalan Raya Kuta, Jalan Raya Legian and in Tuban on Jalan Kartika Plaza. There are various selection fo...

Erica, who writes Philadelphia Weekly's Style blog, went to Target this past Saturday to purchase some new tank tops. She and her boyfriend filled their cart with a lot of other stuff too—"Ready to stimulate the economy?" she joked to him on their way to the register—and they agreed to s...

BPA Free is a new running Greenthinkers feature where we discuss BPA, link to BPA-related pieces in the news, and also discuss and review all the BPA-free products you can handle. Enjoy your new BPA-free life. It’s no secret that we’re fans of Aladdin products. These are good people who ...