Have you been shamed by someone who mocked you for buying goodies at Trader Joe’s, therefore buying from an old codger billionaire German? Got glum looks because you love watching Glee, which broadcasts on the evil empire called Fox? You’ve been C-A’d. Someone subjected you to what Andrew Potter calls “conspicuous authenticity.”
Yesterday, as I walked up Pico Boulevard to the Los Angeles Convention Center, a sense of doom overcame me as I saw the crowds outside the entrance on Figueroa Street.
Drat, I thought. It’s 10:20, it started at 10, and I won’t get into the Go Green Expo. The place is mobbed, so “green” really is [...]
I’ve seen enough. Hand me the keys. I’m taking ooh-vah. – Tabatha Coffey, star of Bravo’s hit reality series, Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, to another clueless owner as she is gob-smacked, once again, by a poorly-run hair salon . . .
I know there are far more serious issues going on right now, such as the climate [...]
Recently I went to a Green Jobs Fair sponsored by the Los Angeles Community College District. I figured it would be a good opportunity to network and meet companies; after all, few people actually get a job through such an event, so I went for the heck of it, with zero expectations. Unfortunately, my expectations [...]
You’ve probably heard of the term “greenwashing”: slapping labels such as organic, natural, sustainable, free range, etc., which leads us to think this product is good for us. It’s easy to fall into the trap, and well, as consumer trends change, businesses try to adapt. But now it appears your favorite companies are going to [...]
We are inundated with “green” products everywhere, from local shops to the web. Friends have been sending me all kinds of web sites that showcase green products for review. I’ve seen “green” underwear, green dog accessories, green kitchen gadgets–my favorite is the plastic wishbone that vegetarians can snap instead of killing a chicken and snapping [...]
Today a UK study questioning the nutritional value of organic food made the newswires, and of course, sparked debate on the radio waves. The study involved parsing through 50 years of research papers, zoomed in on 162 papers that compared the nutritional value of organic and conventional foods, and concluded, “the Bush administration had it [...]
Okay, having worked and lived in Silicon Valley, I really hate that term. I know what it means, but it ranks up with cliché’s such as “Don’t go there,” “Do you have the bandwidth,” “I’m so over it,” etc.
So I bring it up because there’s a debate going on as to what is better . [...]
Funny of the week: I went to a “Green” event last night, and was surprised at how good it was. People were friendly, there were folks from all walks of life, and people were normal. Even the vegans were nice. There was a table where one could put his brochures and business cards. And then [...]
So yesterday we went to LA Pride in West Hollywood . . . walked around, and naturally my eyes gravitated to a bunch of tents that were pitching “green products.”
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I love Absolutely Fabulous, a British sitcom that has had a larger effect on current American TV than we realize. In one episode, Edina praises her latest client, disposable sunglasses called “PopSpecs.” Her daughter, Saffie, attacks the product for littering the planet, and Edina points out the “kind to trees” label. When Saffie asks, “How are they [...]
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