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January 24, 2009

Ombama?!

Nice tattoo, Mr. President. We know Harry Reid does yoga…anyone know if Obama’s ever geared up and stretched out?

This month’s AWWWHA goes to…[drumroll]…

Lululemon’s latest ad on the back cover of the current issue of Yoga Journal is …a little silly. And cute. And evocative of the notion that a President Obama offers the possibility of we Americans furthering peace—all good things. It coulda even be a contendah for Best.Ad.Ever—given its simple, un-commercial rendering, its connecting the political sphere (albeit without Mr. Obama’s permission) with our mindfulness practice on the yoga mat. Now if only the big successful yoga-clothing company Lululemon supported we little (for now) guys like elephantjournaldotcom, and didn’t just take the back cover of the new issue of Yoga Journal, which though lovely and pioneering and run by smart, supportive-of-elephant yoginis, is now corporate-owned.

Big Business-owned (instead of mission-driven) ain’t necessarily bad, of course—but as Amy Goodman says, it’s…different. Especially when it comes to democracy’s Fourth Estate.

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