Design a Shirt for Animal Rights!
Peta2 and the animal-free clothing label April 77 are looking for designs for a t-shirt! Check out the deets here: The only condition of the competition is that the design must promote an animal-friendly, vegetarian message and feature the tagline “Meat Is Still Murder.” April77 doesn’t use any leather or…
I've Got a Huge Fucking Ecological Footprint! Fuck You!
A little satire, because sometimes it’s the best way to make a point. (Think Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and then read….. Text by guest-blogger Johnathan Wilbur In the last few years, I’ve heard (and overheard) a lot offhanded despairing with regards to the whole “Global Warming” phenomenon. A beautiful seventy…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…Consumerismtime!
Unlike my craftier sisters, I don’t start making gifts in October. I also refuse to make exhaustive lists of people and gift ideas and plan shopping excursions to find just the right piece of junk to wrap in expensive paper that will exist, perfectly preserved in a landfill until the…
Go Nancy, Go Nancy! Go Ms. Speaker of the House!
In my former life as a political blogger on Jakeneck, which alas, no longer exists, I would rant and rave about politicians’ dirty little anti-environmental votes. I got a little burnt out (and despondent) after the 2004 election and withdrew from the political discussion arena, but plenty of other hardier…
Swap-o-Rama-Rama
I went, I saw, I crafted (well, kinda)! My first Swap-o-Rama-Rama (in Brooklyn) was a success. I got rid of lots of great clothes that I never wore (I saw a girl exclaiming with delight over two pieces of mine a few hours into the swap, and it was so…
Dispatch from LA
Maybe this is where Paris Hilton lives When I moved out to Los Angeles three weeks ago, some of my friends were puzzled. I am not a city girl. I don’t like clubs, or fashion, or glitz, or glamour. I sleep in my sleeping bag even at home, and I…
What Could be More American Than the T-Shirt?
I love t-shirts, and after several seasons of super-feminine flirty blouses and dresses, they are making a comeback along with the nouveau grunge look. Of course, t-shirts and jeans are always in, but I for one am happy to retire some of my button-up tops for the easy t-shirt. And…
FiftyRX3: My New Favorite Blog
The title for this post is no exaggeration. I am a little obsessed with visiting Jill Danyelle’s awesome green fashion blog, FiftyRX3. Jill is not only into finding gorgeous sustainable fashions in and around NYC, (see TreehuggerTV’s great vlog showing some of Jill’s favorite haunts) but she is also on…
Bound & Gagged: Global Warming Silence
Jim Hansen, the leading climate scientist in the world, reported on 60 Minutes on 19 March 2006 regarding the cover-up of the science behind global warming under the Bush administration (also reported on the 29 January 2006 in the NY Times). We all knew this, of course, but what truly…
