In today’s Huffington Post, I look at the role that famed restaurateur Alice Waters has played in the Obama’s new vegetable garden.It’s a move that’s been hailed by many as a victory for Waters, and, as I point out in the piece, a claim that others have questioned.
I linked to the best of the naysayers [...]
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White House Vegetable Garden: Alice Waters’ Victory?
Posted in Alison's Portfolio, On Culture & Trends, On Food & Drink, On Politics on March 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Burqas, Made into Evening Bags? –The Huffington Post, 2/4/09
Posted in Alison's Portfolio, Asia Travel, On Culture & Trends, On Design & Art, On Politics, United States Travel on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I attended the New York International Gift Fair last week, where I was completely taken by a line of evening bags, made from re-purposed Afghani burqas. I’ve written about it over at the Huffington Post.
Here are burqas in their original form:
And here are the bags:
It’s hard to imagine someone making an evening bag out of [...]
Obama Can Save Women’s Lives –This Afternoon
Posted in Daybook, On Health & Wellness, On Politics on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m already covered in goose bumps anticipating the inauguration of Barack Obama later today, but there’s something else that I’m looking forward to more: the expected reversal of what’s known as the Global Gag Rule, also known as the Mexico City Policy.
Conceived of during the Regan administration, the Global Gag Rule prohibits US tax dollars [...]
Taj Mahal Palace & Tower in Mumbai –Huffington Post, 11/23/08
Posted in Alison's Portfolio, Asia Travel, Daybook, On Places & Travel, On Politics, tagged mumbai, taj mahal palace and tower, terror attacks, terrorism on November 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Taj Mahal Palace & Tower in Mumbai –Huffington Post, 11/23/08
Posted in Alison's Portfolio, Asia Travel, Daybook, On Places & Travel, On Politics, tagged mumbai, taj mahal palace and tower, terror attacks, terrorism on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Daybook: Poppies are for Remembering in Toronto
Posted in Canada Travel, Daybook, On Culture & Trends, On Places & Travel, On Politics on November 10, 2008 | Comments Off
Daybook + Huffington Post: Is Ivory Always Wrong?
Posted in Africa Travel, Alison's Portfolio, Daybook, On Culture & Trends, On Design & Art, On Politics on November 7, 2008 | Comments Off
Daybook: Traveling as an Unapologetic American
Posted in Daybook, On Culture & Trends, On Places & Travel, On Politics, United States Travel on November 5, 2008 | Comments Off
Travel for Obama –The Huffington Post, 10/8/08
Posted in Alison's Portfolio, On Places & Travel, On Politics, United States Travel on October 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sandra Day O’Connor Rules Video Games — The Huffington Post, 6/4/2008 & The Chronicle of Philanthropy 6/5/2008
Posted in Alison's Portfolio, On Culture & Trends, On Politics, United States Travel on June 4, 2008 | Comments Off
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What I’m Reading Now- Farmer-Veteran Coalition March 31, 2009Slow Food staffer Deena Goldman recently had the opportunity to chat with Gail Wadsworth, Slow Food chapter leader and new staff member at the Farmer-Veteran Coalition. Gails work is helping to create healthy and viable futures for veterans by offering them resources, tools and mentorships to get them connected to food and farming communities around the co […]
- KFC Hopes to Sweeten the Pothole March 30, 2009Could potholes be the new billboards? Kentucky Fried Chicken is hoping so with a new marketing and urban renewal program. Last week, as part of the chicken chain's "Fresh Tastes Best" campaign, KFC filled potholes as a private sponsor in Louisville, KY - spray-painting each repair with a stenciled memo: "Re-Freshed by KFC." The fast […]
- Gentleman's Information March 30, 2009I had always wondered about the composition of Charles H. Baker's two-volume set , The Gentleman's Companion. I own a reprint called Jigger, Beaker and Glass: Drinking Around the World with just drink recipes in it, but wasn't sure from what parts of the originals it came. Luckily I belong to a private library that has both volumes of the book […]
- Taste-It Notes: Lickable, Flavored Print Ads March 26, 2009This probably won't save newspapers, but might keep them afloat a few more minutes: lickable ads. The marketing crew behind newspaper ink giant U.S. Ink Corp. have created Taste-It Notes, a peel-and-taste strip, in the same vein as those Listerine strips, that hopes to zazz up the print advertising slump. The company said 1.5 million people have tried T […]
- Psycho Donuts Takes Doughnuts to the 'Next Demented Level' in California March 27, 2009Psycho Donuts Psycho Donuts, a doughnut shop/art gallery in Campbell, California, proclaims to have "taken donuts to the next demented level." This level of doughnut dementia includes doughnut fries, a bipolar doughnut (two flavors side-by-side), and a doughnut topped with Nilla Wafers, among other creations that seem to have been born from the min […]
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