By Sally Malanga, Founder Launching in 1992, Ecco Bella is proving that business can be green, good for people, animals and the planet. I started Ecco Bella out of protest to the testing on animals for cosmetic products, and thanks to you, every day I keep my "activist eyes"…
By: Eddie Vince New scientific evidence suggests that vegetables are sentient beings that have similar feelings and senses that other animals have. While it's not entirely sure whether or not they're aware of their consciousness like humans, vegetables are now beginning to be recognized as life forms not unlike…
By Midnite Writer With the anticipated unveiling of Google’s new privacy policy March 1st, it has raised new concerns about the vulnerability of internet users’ identity and the theft or mishandling, thereof. No matter where you go on the internet, you are being watched…..tracked….stalked by Cyber Voyeurs. With every…
By Michael R. Ormand Her hair is black with sparse patches of white, as if she fell into a bag of flour. Her sepia skin is well worn from living the life of a black American. Her body is fat from years of beans and government cheese. She sits…
By: Daniel Minox The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie has it all: surrealism, French humor, social commentary, non sequiturs, 1970s film sex, and a bizarre logic of the modern bourgeoisie. Filmed in 1972, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie was directed by Luis Bunuel, the same man who worked…
By OcJim In 2008, many feared that the Bush administration would somehow stay around for a third term by staging a terrorist event and declaring martial law rather than holding elections. Accordingly, many believed they were saved with the advent of Barack Obama’s election. While Bush’s departure proved that…
By: Thomas Gilop Often times I’m confronted with a paradox. I have the desire to harm those that harm our society, yet I do not act—or at least, I do not actually physically harm them—out of some moral principle to not harm others. Sure, I might talk and write…
“The key to a good marriage is not letting the little things bother you.” Vincent put two fingers in the collar of his shirt and pulled it away from his visibly sweaty, skinny neck. “The day to day habits of your spouse that may irritate you beyond measure should…
"The song was written by guitarist Dave Sabo after he read a newspaper article about an 18 year old named Ricky who was sentenced to life imprisonment for accidentally shooting his friend. "18 and Life" is the second single from Skid Row's 1989 eponymous debut album. The song was…
Washington recently became the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage, and the law was quickly signed by Governor Chris Gregoire, who said: "It is a day historians will mark as a milestone for equal rights. A day when we did what was right, we did what was just, and…