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The Greenest Cup of Office Coffee

The Green Lantern (the cute name for Slate’s enviro-advice column) answered the question of which kind of cup to use in the office. The answer isn’t as clear as you think, as always, there are many issues that need to inform your decision. In sum, use an old mug (don’t buy new ones) and wash [...]

September 17th, 2008
Topic: Direct Action Tags: , , , ,

Music Industry Broken, Musicians Not

MTV has declared the music industry broken and that is actually a good thing (unless you’re a recored executive). It is a hard time for musicians though as the industry catches up to this whole “interbookwebspacenetjournal.com” thing.
David Byrne, of Talking Heads fame, has some advice for musicians so they can succeed in this new age:
I [...]

December 19th, 2007
Topic: Art, Equality, Fun Tags: , , , , , ,

Live Dreams: Ignore Naysayers

Zen Habits knows how you can pursue your dreams. The advice boils down to the three points below, but is essentially never forget your dreams and know what is holding you back so you can deal with it.
Never give up on living your dream!
1. Become aware. Doubt gets its power mostly because [...]

December 5th, 2007
Topic: Body & Mind, Freedom Tags: , , , , ,