The Modern Nipple

Send to KindleTweet I have no children and yet I cannot help but cover a new baby bottle on the market. Though I have no kids of my own, I have one niece, one nephew, and about 10 cousins that have at one point nursed too much, too little, been overwhelmed by gas and/or milk [...]

Apple: A Giant Underdog?

Send to KindleTweet It seems no matter how big Apple grows, it always maintains underdog status. The U.S. government’s supposed antitrust investigations (WSJ) are insanely arbitrary and their regulation of food, media and technology equally random. In recent months, anyone that reads a major metropolitan newspaper would have learned that GMO alfalfa is OK, but Apple [...]

New Product Review: Natural Fruit Soda

Send to KindleTweet Corn syrup-free fruit sodas are nothing new but this brand might help bring the trend outside of the treehugger demographic. The brainchild of Portland, Oregon-based David Yudkin and his family, HOTLIPS is a line of “natural fruit sodas” made from produce picked from the Pacific Northwest region. HOTLIPS is not the family’s [...]

Target To Bring Back Popular GO Dresses

Send to KindleTweet Everyone’s favorite mass retailer, that giant red bulls eye adorned mecca, is bringing back a selection of the most popular dresses from their GO International Designer Collective. To celebrate the five year anniversary of the ingenious designer-for-the-masses development, Minneapolis-based Target is bringing back almost three dozen dresses from a handful of designers, [...]

Vera for the People

Send to KindleTweet Vera Wang for David’s Bridal brings designer clothes for the masses to a new low high. In all honesty, this is something most of us never expected to witness and the dresses are quite nice. While it seems absurd even to spend up to $1400 on a dress a woman will wear [...]

The V Day Mix Tape

Send to KindleTweet I believe Valentine’s Day is a holiday created to benefit companies selling greeting cards, flowers and candy. And yet I am a softie at heart. Or maybe I’m looking for any chance to create a new YouTube playlist. So here’s a blend of old and new, about romance and lust, love and hope. If [...]

The Melancholy Mix

Send to KindleTweet Music is the soundtrack of our lives, so the cliche goes, but sometimes songs come in to our lives to show us that we aren’t the only one that is sad, mad or disappointed. Sometimes a tune and a cocktail are the tools that remind us hope is a must, even when [...]

The Facial Bar Resurgence

Send to KindleTweet A few decades ago, before the skincare market was flooded with cleansers, exfoliants and masks of all varieties, there were a few mainstay products most of us turned to. Among the popular go-to products were St. Ives apricot scrub, Cetaphil cream cleanser, Freeman masks, and of course, clear cleansing bars from Neutrogena [...]

JLo Scores Gillette Deal

Send to KindleTweet I hope Jenny from the Block has a pre-nup because while I know Marc Anthony is a talented musician, this woman has endorsements and deals that are beyond. Her latest business move is a deal that makes her a “global ambassador” for personal care giant Gillette‘s Venus shaving line. Jennifer Lopez will [...]

SKYY Expands Vodka Lineup

Send to KindleTweet My vodka taste tests are purely a testament to my heritage. But lately my transition to a new city and profession have made my house a dry place. Now I have a reason to start the taste tests again–the new SKYY Vodka flavors, Blood Orange and Dragon Fruit. The tea bag last [...]

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