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Apple Conserve + White Cheddar Cheese

Fall has crept upon us–stores are selling sweaters, coffee shops are promoting the heck out of pumpkin spice lattes, and many restaurants are offering apple themed desserts. However, being Celiac has dampened my excitement for apple pies, turnovers and cobblers. But luckily, I found something perfect for fall.A few years [...]

Models Protest Over Nautica’s Labor Practices

On Thursday, labor activists and many models participating in New York Fashion Week participated in a protest against Nautica over its parent company’s failure to sign up to improve conditions in Bangladesh factories. While Nautica unveiled its spring menswear collection on the catwalks at the Lincoln Center, a handful [...]

Toxic Substance Found in 98 Soaps + Shampoos

The Center for Environmental Health has found that 98 soaps and shampoos contain cocamide diethanolamine, (or cocamide DEA) an ingredient that is illegal in California as it may be carcinogenic to humans. Cocamide DEA is coconut oil that has been chemically modified to act as a thickener or foaming [...]

Dare Yourself- Dream Extreme

I’ve always loved the ocean and the beach, but after a particular near-drowning experience, I developed a fear of the water,and did not go in, unless it was still and there weren’t any waves. Last year I decided to challenge my fear in the hopes of overcoming it, by learning [...]

Harry Styles: “I think [twerking] promotes promiscuity”

Harry Styles, best known as “the kid from One Direction who looks like baby Mick Jagger that dated Taylor Swift” has weighed in on the Miley Cyrus twerking controversy, telling Moviefone: “I think [twerking is] quite inappropriate. Especially for the age groups it’s aimed at. I think it’s, you know, [...]

Lena Dunham’s Always Been Body Positive

It’s no secret that we’re fans of Lena Dunham’s body positivity, and in the October 2013 issue of Marie Claire UK, we see that this is not a new development for the 27-year-old wunderkind: “My parents both have really healthy attitudes about their own bodies but also about the [...]

Let Miley Cyrus Grow Up, Please.

Miley Cyrus’ performance at last night’s MTV VMA awards have people up in arms–not because the performance was bizarre, but people are shocked–SHOCKED–that a twenty-year-old former Disney star is trying to be sexy. The Parents Television Council is upset by the former Hannah Montana star’s “provocative” performance, [...]

Porn Star Tests Positive for HIV: Why HIV/AIDS Still Matters

We’ve discussed the porn industry before, but this recent news story is not a continuation of the critique of the industry–it’s a reminder as to why HIV/AIDS still matters. On Monday, the adult film industry called for amoratorium on production after it was revealed that an actress who performs [...]

General Mills Asks FDA to Define “Whole Grain”

General Mills is asking the FDA to come up with a concrete definition of whole grain. Hooray! This is something that should have been established a while ago. But wait–why is a company that loudly touts that the majority of their sugary cereals are whole grain already looking for a [...]

It’s 2013, and I Got Stood Up For a Date

I got stood up for a date this afternoon. Yes, you read that correctly–it’s 2013 and I got stood up. I’m so hurt and so angry. Not because I was in love with the guy (this was going to be our first date) but because of the fact that we [...]