Maria Olson Goins's Blog, page 11
May 10, 2013
Annette Mueller’s Artisanal Honey Helps to Save Bees in Germany
Germany is in the midst of a honey revival thanks to a beekeeping collective known as Berliner Honig (Berlin Honey.) Berliner Honig was started by Annette Mueller, who had grown up in East Germany at the height of the Cold War. Honey, like many items during that time, was scarce. [...]
May 8, 2013
List of most + least contaminated produce to buy organic or not!
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released their 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, and listed the Dirty Dozen- top fruits and veggies you should buy organic, and Clean Fifteen- those that are safer to buy conventional. Avoiding the most contaminated produce will allow you to lower your [...]
May 7, 2013
Why Are “Sex Tapes” The Ticket to Stardom?
Former MTV Teen Mom Farrah Abraham is in the headlines again for her sex tape with porn superstar James Deen, called Backdoor Teen Mom. Oh, did I say sex tape? I meant porno. She explained in an interview with Dr. Phil that her tape with Deen was indeed a sex [...]
May 4, 2013
Irish Women Seeking Abortions May End Up In Psych Ward
Abortion in Ireland is illegal, but new legislation has been proposed that would allow Irish women to terminate their pregnancy if there is a threat on their life—including suicidal intent. However, even if the legislation (the Protection of Life During Pregnancy bill) passes, terminating a pregnancy will still be [...]
May 3, 2013
Fifty Shades of Manipulation
I was introduced to Fifty Shades of Grey two years ago by my hairdresser. I know it seems a little odd, but the entire salon was talking about it. They just couldn’t shut up about how it was the ‘Adult Twilight’. That was all I needed: I vowed that [...]
May 1, 2013
Why It’s Hard to Call Myself a Feminist
As of late, it seems as though a couple of celebrities have had an opinion on feminism. First it was Taylor Swift, and now Beyoncé. I personally am not a fan of Beyoncé. I am, however, very interested in her response to feminism, because it highlights one of my personal [...]
April 30, 2013
H&M’s Conscious Collection in light of Bangladesh
As an eco fashionista, it has been exciting to see H&M finally devote some design and marketing muscle to this year’s Conscious Collection, unlike the last couple years, where it really seemed an afterthought, and impossible to find in store. I’ve seen the pretty Vanessa Paradis ads in magazines, and [...]
April 29, 2013
The Rana Plaza Collapse–What You Need to Know
On April 24th, at least 380 garment workers- mostly young women- in Bangladesh lost their lives as their factory building collapsed on top of them.Rana Plaza was an illegally constructed eight story building that was home to five different garment factories, who manufactured for retailers such as J.C. Penney, Mango, [...]
Rest in Peace, Mary Thom
Long time Ms. Magazine editor and editor in chief of The Women’s Media Center Mary Thom was killed in a motorcycle accident on April 26th. She was sixty-eight.Thom started at influential feminist magazine Ms. during it’s early years, rising to Executive Editor in 1990. She joined the magazine in 1972, [...]
April 25, 2013
Strong and Kind: The Boston Spirit
A progressive, scholarly, tenacious, proud, vibrant city remains in total shock. The horrible events that occurred during and after Boston’s 117th Marathon left me fighting with the idea of selfishness. Growing up in Boston, a majority of people before the year 2000 attended or knew someone who attended parochial [...]
