Terry Cole-Whittaker’s Direct Route to Bliss
We don’t have to pursue happiness, we just have to be who we are.
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Trash that Makes for Happy Planting
Old tires? Rusty spoons? Empty milk cartons? Recycled household stuff works magic in the garden.
Crazy ’bout Tomatoes
Nothing tastes quite as delicious as a homegrown tomato. Here’s how to grow yours.
Thursday Is the New Friday
Why Californians should adopt the four-day work week
Earth Day in L.A.
Forty years ago, just a few forward-thinking people were becoming alarmed about the future of our planet. It was a Wisconsin Senator, Gaylord Nelson, who originally proposed a nationwide “teach-in” about the environment, but nobody expected the very first Earth Day—April 22, 1970—to evolve into both a cause and a holiday. Ultimately it proved to […]
You Say You Want a (Yoga) Revolution?
Music icons lend their talents to health ed and youth fitness.
Eating Vegan to Save Our Planet
Not eating meat is a simple way to celebrate the Earth every day.
The Girl with the Curl
Actress and surfer Tanna Frederick makes waves by Jen Jones Ask anyone who grew up landlocked to recall a first glimpse of the ocean, and the person is almost sure to describe a Kodak moment. Yet for midwesterner Tanna Frederick it was more than just memorable; it was truly transformational. “I grew up in northern […]
Cows Love Vegan Shoes
When ten-year fashion industry veteran Elisabeth Olsen created the olsenHaus vegan footwear line in 2008, she was adamant that her product “not look granola.” In her attempts to influence an industry unconcerned about animal rights, the designer was determined not to sacrifice style, but it’s taken a near-obsessive approach to her animal-free passion. “I’ve said […]