Curated Cosmetics: ABC Carpet’s Beauty Bar

If ever there were such a thing as curated cosmetics, ABC Carpet & Home has defined it. Their recent first-floor expansion focused on building a new section devoted entirely to beauty, to usher in fall with a well-planned beauty bar of sorts. From 10 to 15 brands, they selected six to be sold on the ground floor of the Flatiron store. [...]

Beauty, Politics Collide In Dead Sea Line

Shampoos, face creams and hand lotions worth €38,000 from the Dead Sea Cosmetics company have been destroyed by Palestinian custom officials, according to CosmeticsDesign. The destruction was imposed as a boycott and an act against products being manufactured in Israeli settlements. Investigations may also take place as a question arises whether the company is benefiting [...]

Borojo: Our Link to the Next Superfruit?

The superfruit industry is a competitive trend-driven sector of the food and beverage industry that is dependent on three groups: customers to consume it; scientists to prove its efficacy; and farmers in the developing world to provide it. Even with studies here and there showing preliminary data of a fruit’s supposed super-properties, the market requires [...]

Target Beauty Goes Green

One of America’s most loved big box retailers is expanding its “green” product offerings with the addition of new brands that are free of questionable chemical preservatives and foaming agents. Minnesota-based Target announced it will carry a number of new brands that do not test on animals and are free of parabens, phthalates and sodium [...]

Fairtrade Cosmetics On Rise

It has been a slow and steady launch of fair trade cosmetics this year, but the trend is about to take off, according to CosmeticsDesign. Originally beginning in the food industry, it has been difficult for fair trade to transition into the beauty world due to strict certifications dictating the ingredients and a trading partnership. [...]

The Energy Bar Reincarnate

Diets, multiple jobs and an ever slowing metabolism are reasons enough to seek out healthy snack foods with less than 300 calories. Even with many great new health food companies, there are still few products that are not filled with carbohydrates or sugars. This is why our annual quest for good snacks led to a [...]

A Model Citizen

Discovered in a mall in Minneapolis, this New York City resident might’ve become a forensic scientist were it not her for great bone structure and sky-high gams.

NYC To Rate Restaurants’ Cleanliness?

It is scary to think of what might happen if the New York City board of health decided to move ahead with a proposal to publicly rate local restaurants. But, anyone that remembers the rat issue with the former West Village KFC location might welcome this proposal. The move is just in the voting stages, [...]

Knight Foundation Commits $6M For Journalism Fellows

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently approved a new $6 million, three-year grant for the Knight International Journalism Fellowships program run by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). Knight International Fellows’ projects are designed to make long term improvements in the quality and free flow of news serving the public interest around [...]

Don’t Fear The Flavor: Gluten-Free Pasta

We’ve found gluten-free foods that don’t taste like paper or feel like a weight in your stomach. That’s important because gluten appears to be a no-go for more and more people, but not because of an intolerance or even a severe allergy to casein or actual gluten. More doctors and researchers are beginning to study [...]

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