Three cheers for the eco-savvy inventors who are finding cool new ways to tackle global warming, bird flu, tainted spinach, and so much more.
Another day, another neurosis about eating right and living a good life. Su Avasthi on why it ain't easy being green.
It might not always seem true, but most of us do care about the environment and want more sustainable choices as consumers. At the same time, we've become more design-obsessed, with Michael Graves and Todd Oldham making sleek toasters and chairs for the big-box retailers, while style-purveyors like IKEA and West Elm continue to proliferate. It's only natural that as interest in and access to contemporary design increases, earth-conscious consumers now demand modern style as well. The "crunchy" aesthetic, once the standard among green shoppers, no longer suits us all.
Interests: Anything with an ING: dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading, watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming, surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing, driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting, loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking. I love supermarkets in other places, lyrics to songs, seeking out gluten free food, responding to questions and surveys, finding deals and bargains, doing public relations for anyone/anything I believe in, good conversation, sociological observation, the beach, early mornings, condiments and spices, vitamins and minerals, alternative medicine, nutrition, holistic health, fitness gum, coffee drinking, gun chewing and sitting in the steam room.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
Music: Linkin Park and The Cure
People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their own battles and didn't give up.
Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY
Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run
Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.