About: Anna Brones
Posts by Anna Brones:
Has our Love of Kale gone too far?by Anna Brones on Nov 21, 2012 Video: To Kale or Be Kaled. For more, visit Foodie Underground. Source: weightlosssuccessnow.com via Michelle on Pinterest Like elephant Food on Facebook 2,085 views |
 Cranberry Orange Salsa. {Recipe}by Anna Brones on Nov 19, 2012 No food-induced stress here. Ease is of the essence. Listening to the radio this weekend there was some comment along the lines of “the foods you haveto have at Thanksgiving.”Let’s get one thing straight: you don’t have to have anything. Peel back all the layers of dessert and casseroles and what’s the most important thing [...] 94 views |
New Midway Trailer from Photographer Chris Jordan.by Anna Brones on Aug 1, 2011 Chris Jordan and his team are currently in the production process of “Midway,” a film inspired by Jordan’s heartbreaking [photos] of dead albatross with plastic pollution in their stomachs. We are at a mid-way place. On a remote and isolated island in the middle of the Pacific, twelve-hundred miles northwest of Hawaii. This is a [...] 410 views |
Bikes + Euro Trash = Best Cycling Video Everby Anna Brones on Jun 28, 2011 From the genius that came up with Performance, comes this glorious cycling video that’s sure to be your new favorite. 1,830 views |
Thoughts on Community.by Anna Brones on Jun 15, 2011 Community. A simple word with a complex meaning. I returned recently from Mountainfilm thinking a lot about this word, what it meant to me and what it meant to those around me. More importantly, the kind of change that could come if we all started thinking a little more seriously about it. Whether it’s being [...] 631 views |
Telluride Mountainfilm 2011 Preview: Mr. Happy Manby Anna Brones on May 27, 2011 Author’s disclaimer: At my day job, Under Solen, we work with a variety of non-profits; Mountainfilm happens to be one of them. This isn’t advertorial, we truly believe in the Mountainfilm message and cause, and so we’re previewing some of the films at this year’s festival as well as providing festival coverage. Need something that will make [...] 99 views |
Telluride: Mountainfilm 2011: With My Own Two Wheels.by Anna Brones on May 27, 2011 Author’s disclaimer: At my day job, Under Solen, we work with a variety of non-profits; Mountainfilm happens to be one of them. This isn’t advertorial, we truly believe in the Mountainfilm message and cause, and so we’re previewing some of the films at this year’s festival as well as providing festival coverage. Raise your hand if you [...] 212 views |
Bikes Make Life Betterby Anna Brones on May 17, 2011 As if you needed a reminder… but here’s a great little video put together by People For Bikes that is sure to fill your little bike-loving heart with a dose of joy. 347 views |
Rate My Velo: Judge The Sexiness of People & Bikes.by Anna Brones on Apr 20, 2011 Remember Hot or Not? Come on, you know you spent a good chunk of time in the early 2000s perusing through pictures of strangers, haphazardly deciding if you thought they were attractive or not. Well now comes the time to combine your love of judging with something useful: raising awareness for bike culture. Rate My [...] 783 views |
Mountainfilm is coming.by Anna Brones on Mar 22, 2011 For a great preview of Mountainfilm’s films, click here. Environmental Destruction Paired With Beauty: Chris Jordan’s Feature Film on Midway Chris Jordan is an inspiring individual. Last year at Mountainfilm I got to meet him in person. After sending Q&A questions to someone via email, and having an online exchange, it’s sometimes hard to know what [...] 347 views |
The Yes Men Spoof Enbridge: Hair Salons Can’t Protect Against the Effects of Oil Spillsby Anna Brones on Mar 16, 2011 I’ve had several friends make comments recently about how reading the news is getting more and more like reading The Onion. In this day and age, when intelligence and rationality doesn’t always rule, it’s hard to know what’s real and what isn’t. Which is one of the main reasons that The Yes Men are so successful. [...] 163 views |
Empowering Women: Shannon Galpin bicycles Afghanistan.by Anna Brones on Feb 17, 2011 This profile has been cross-posted from Under Solen Media. Being inspired to act can take many forms. For some it’s taking a weekend to volunteer. For others it’s writing a letter. For Shannon Galpin, it meant leaving her career, selling her house, launching a nonprofit and committing her life to advancing education and opportunity for [...] 458 views |
Bike Portrait Pornby Anna Brones on Feb 3, 2011 There’s nothing better than a good collection of bike photos, and photographer Wes Sumner totally nails it with his Bikes Diary series, a portrait series that focuses on people and their bikes. This is only a selection of the photos, but you should definitely check out the full series here. 542 views |
Love Simplified.by Anna Brones on Feb 1, 2011 Love will dissolve you. There’s a lot of talk about love and relationships here on Elephant. But between the sex, the fiery passion, the upsets and the constant ups and downs that come with emotion, there’s also the simplicity of love, in all its forms. This video seems to say it all: 843 views |
Bikes of San Franciscoby Anna Brones on Jan 31, 2011 This poster that was featured at a recent ARTCRANK show in San Francisco is simply fantastic. Wish there was a global series. What bikes would you feature from your city? 351 views |
Outdoor Retailer: Being Reminded Why We Do What We Do.by Anna Brones on Jan 21, 2011 Note: Anna Brones and Emily Nuchols of Under Solen Media are reporting daily from this winter’s Outdoor Retailer. Follow along as they check out who’s who and what’s what in the outdoor industry. You can also follow live their Twitter updates here. At every Outdoor Retailer the Conservation Alliance hosts a breakfast. If you don’t know about [...] 153 views |
Drinking Hot Toddies and Skiing Your Face Off at Outdoor Retailer Demo Dayby Anna Brones on Jan 19, 2011 Note: Anna Brones and Emily Nuchols of Under Solen Media are reporting daily from this winter’s Outdoor Retailer. Follow along as they check out who’s who and what’s what in the outdoor industry. You can also follow live their Twitter updates here. Demo Day. One of our favorite days of the year. The time we [...] 194 views |
Outdoor Retailer 2011: Prepping for 4 Days of Outdoor Biz.by Anna Brones on Jan 18, 2011 It only comes twice a year, and yet those of us that work in the industry are known to say “oh, is it already OR again?” OR, officially known as Outdoor Retailer, is the outdoor industry’s biggest trade show. Think of all the outdoor brands that you know of, then imagine them all in one [...] 255 views |
Portland: “Where Young People Go to Retire.”by Anna Brones on Jan 4, 2011 Portland. A city full of coffee-loving, organic-chewing, bike-riding, Mac-using, liberals. A bubble so to say. A bubble in which many of us are very happy to find ourselves. But that doesn’t mean you can’t poke fun at the bubble. Enter Portlandia, a new series soon to premiere on IFC. One of the early released videos [...] 1,815 views |
What Makes December, December: Two Classic Swedish Recipesby Anna Brones on Dec 19, 2010 It’s the holiday season. If you’ve missed that you’ve clearly made a concerted effort to not pay attention to any of your surroundings. Yes, December is a month that brings out the worst in society. We consume, we complain, we stress about the small things. But it also happens to bring out the best: we [...] 177 views |
Bicycle Street Art Around the Worldby Anna Brones on Dec 6, 2010 China San Francisco Burlington, Vermont Milan Montreal, Canada Washington, D.C. Madrid Houston. 1,349 views |
Plastic State of Mind Rap Video.by Anna Brones on Nov 17, 2010 Plastic bags suck. Plastic pollution sucks. We’re so inundated with information on the negative aspects of plastic, that it all can be overwhelming. But then cities like Los Angeles go and pass a plastic bag ban, and we get a renewed sense of motivation to get out and work on decreasing the consumption of single [...] 592 views |
Great Bike Video of the Week: If I Rideby Anna Brones on Nov 10, 2010 So many things are possible when you ride your bike. It’s kind of amazing really. An excellent reminder of why we bike, produced by Portland-based creative firm North. Why do you ride? [h/t to Portland Design Works for posting this on Twitter] 3,419 views |
Leaping and Trusting: Thoughts After 365 Days of Running a Businessby Anna Brones on Nov 1, 2010 No one said no. Not even my parents. In fact every single person that I consulted before my partner in crime Emily and I started on the endeavor called Under Solen said something along the lines of, “Good for you. Just be ready to work hard.” A lot of people that I love and trust [...] 668 views |
Girl vs. Boy: This Short Bike Film Says it All.by Anna Brones on Oct 18, 2010 I can’t even begin to say how much I love this short film “Marry Me?” I came across it last week on Copenhagen Cycle Chic, and after passing it around to all of my friends, I still haven’t gotten tired of it. As a friend pointed out, it’s “a great testament to the patient power [...] 2,586 views |
Your Hipster Video of the Week: Don’t Mess With the Old Guyby Anna Brones on Oct 13, 2010 This is classic. Watch and love, and then be fully pre-warned about your cycling habits; too much hipsterdom just might get your bike jacked by the friendly old guy down the street. 668 views |
An Ode to the Simplicity of Bikingby Anna Brones on Oct 12, 2010 A couple of weeks ago I found myself awkwardly trying to hold a hub full of spokes and correctly lace them into a red rim without poking myself in the eye. “You’re doing great!” professed my friend Jude, who’s not only a great cheerleader and supporter, but also a wheel builder extraordinaire. “1, 2, 3… [...] 303 views |
Care About the Environment? You Might Be an Enemy of the State.by Anna Brones on Sep 17, 2010 Friday morning. Drinking coffee. Scrolling through the Twitter feed. Excited about friends that are coming in for the weekend and tracking down chantrelles at farmers market tomorrow morning. Thinking about going on an afternoon autumn bike ride. You know, the usual pre-weekend bliss. And all is good until I see this: To put it in [...] 531 views |
Kicking it Old School: Oregon Trail Video.by Anna Brones on Sep 3, 2010 If you were ever an Oregon Trail fan (and I know you were), you will love this video. 8,299 views |
 Bike Lane Graffiti Says it Bestby Anna Brones on Sep 2, 2010 More oil sheens spreading in the Gulf. Obsession with dirty tar sands. Reports of BP marketing spending. It’s been a rough week, which is why this little tidbit over on The Adventure Life made me smile. Feel overwhelmed and helpless in the current state of fossil-fuel dependent affairs? Hop on your bike. The economically, environmentally [...] 361 views |
Bikes + Art: Check out Artcrank in Denver.by Anna Brones on Aug 31, 2010 If there’s one thing I love more than bikes, it’s art about bikes. Which is why I can’t get enough of Artcrank. Featuring bicycle-inspired poster artwork, Artcrank hits up several cosmopolitan bike-friendly hubs and this year is even going international. The posters say it all. The 2010 Artcrank Denver opening is this Saturday, Sept. 4th [...] 610 views |
What I Learned at Outdoor Retailer: It’s the Environment That Countsby Anna Brones on Aug 26, 2010 Top Three Products Causes at Outdoor Retailer ~ Anna Brones In the world of new media, time is of the essence. But the constant need to produce daily content and up-to-date information means that sometimes we don’t take the necessary distance to contemplate, consider and meditate upon how we really feel about something. Or at [...] 367 views |
The Majestic Plastic Bag – A Mockumentaryby Anna Brones on Aug 20, 2010 In matters of single-use plastic you can laugh, or you can cry. Since it’s Friday, I figured we could all use a laugh. Props to Heal the Bay for putting this hilarious mockumentary together, in the hopes of getting all of us to see the absurdity of our obsession with, and dependence on, this single-use [...] 377 views |
10 Quotes to Inspire Cyclingby Anna Brones on Aug 9, 2010 There’s lots of talk about all the benefits that come from cycling, and in the aftermath of an oil spill that’s proven just why we need to cut our dependence on oil, choosing two wheels instead of four is an even hotter topic than usual. Now if you haven’t made cycling a part of your [...] 6,158 views |
Want to Help The Gulf? Wear the Oilby Anna Brones on Jul 27, 2010 Overwhelmed by the multitude of oil spill images and news? You’re not alone. But that doesn’t mean you can stop paying attention. It’s only in building a sustained conversation that we’re going to start thinking about real alternatives, which includes lifestyle changes (think: kick your plastic habit), that will lead to positive change. In the [...] 137 views |
Riding Bicycles = True Loveby Anna Brones on Jul 27, 2010 At least that’s the idea behind Bike Pool, which crafted this smart, eHarmony-esque promo video that will make any bike lover smirk. “I wasn’t just looking for a someone to ride with. I was looking for someone to ride.” The video was actually part of a recent YOXI Pilot Competition, an interesting intiative that brings [...] 952 views |
Coolest Bike Gadget Ever? Yes.by Anna Brones on Jul 23, 2010 Maybe it’s just because I live in Portland, but coffee plus bikes is sort of the ultimate combination (except for maybe beer plus bikes). Love love love this bike coffee mug holder — it’s called Bar-ista — from Portland Design Works, an awesome company that you should be sure to check out if you have [...] 1,680 views |
The Eco Index: an Environmental Assessment for, and by, the Outdoor Industry.by Anna Brones on Jul 22, 2010 “There is no business to be done on a dead planet.” Companies in the outdoor industry are known for taking a strong stance on the environment, and many brands, like Patagonia, have become synonymous with the environmental movement. Business for these companies depends on people using the outdoors, after all, so it makes sense that [...] 321 views |
Women + Adventure + International Development = 3 Peaks 3 Weeksby Anna Brones on Jul 19, 2010 3 Peaks 3 Weeks. What do you get when you take a bunch of adventurous women that are concerned over the global state of affairs and put them together? An amazing initiative called 3 Peaks 3 Weeks. There are plenty of “climb a mountain, help a cause” type programs out there, but 3 Peaks 3 [...] 280 views |
 Chris Jordan Investigates Plastic in Albatross Carcasses {Graphic Video}by Anna Brones on Jul 7, 2010 By now you’re probably well versed in the sometimes shocking photography of Chris Jordan and his recent work from Midway where he photographed the insides of dead albatross. The result was shocking: carcasses, their stomachs filled with plastic debris. The images of these albatross have become the poster children for the anti-plastic movement. The Midway [...] 1,496 views |
 Live From Mountainfilm!by Anna Brones on May 29, 2010 I’m spending the weekend with my partner in crime, Emily Nuchols, at the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride. We’ve got beautiful weather, great films and some amazing people. We’ll be bringing you a couple of live updates throughout the weekend. *** We kicked things off with beautiful weather and great food on Thursday night for the [...] 149 views |
Plastic Kills. {Graphic Video}by Anna Brones on May 18, 2010 It’s one thing to talk about how plastic pollution is having a negative effect on our planet and our health, but it’s another thing to actually commit to stop using it. Plastic is everywhere. If you’re still on the fence about why you need to commit to cutting single-use plastics out of your life, then [...] 818 views |
Don’t get Social Media? Must-watch video.by Anna Brones on May 12, 2010 Social Media: Is it Just a Fad? No matter how you feel about social media, you have to acknowledge that it’s happening… in a big way. It might seem like all those Facebook updates and massive amounts of re-tweeting are all just noise, but in the grand scheme of things, these tools are changing not [...] 1,328 views |
Fancy Being an Eco Hero? Soon You Can Be With New Social Media Initiative by Roz Savageby Anna Brones on Apr 7, 2010 Eco-Heroes: part game, part social media, part environmental challenge. “Can one person really make a difference? Yes, because every action counts.” That’s the thought behind the launch of Eco Heroes, a new initiative by ocean rower and environmental activist extraordinaire Roz Savage. Eco Heroes is “a cross between a game, a social media site, and [...] 830 views |
 Are You a Svennebanan? Ridiculous Swedish Videoby Anna Brones on Mar 29, 2010 I’m a diligent Swede. I check Dagens Nyheter at least once a week, I know how to correctly make meatballs and I know how to pronounce every single product name at IKEA. Hell, I’ve even got Stieg Larsson’s Millenium trilogy (in Swedish of course) stacked on my bookshelf. But despite every attempt to keep up [...] 405 views |
 You Too Can be a Wal-Mart Hipster! Fixies for the Low Price of $149…by Anna Brones on Mar 25, 2010 Admit it. Deep down you just wish you were cool enough to permanently dress in skinny jeans and chain smoke while sipping espresso from pretentious sounding coffee grinders. Well, if you have yet to realize your dreams of hipsterdom, now’s your chance: Walmart’s selling fixed gears, and they’re only $149 a pop. You know an [...] 2,085 views |
 Dear Bottled Water Industry: You Suckby Anna Brones on Mar 24, 2010 If you haven’t watched The Story of Bottled Water, produced by Annie Leonard and released on World Water Day earlier this week, you should. It’s a smart and informative video on the evils of bottled water. But even though most of us are on the same page about why bottled water sucks (pollution, waste of [...] 940 views |
 Media Saves the World? Mountainfilm Tackles the Extinction Crisis.by Anna Brones on Mar 23, 2010 At Under Solen we work with a variety of non-profits; Mountainfilm happens to be one of them. This isn’t advertorial, we truly believe in the Mountainfilm message and cause, and so we’re writing about it here on Elephant. Did you know that it’s estimated that a species dies off every 20 minutes? That’s a staggering [...] 143 views |
 International Women’s Day 2010: Causes to Celebrate.by Anna Brones on Mar 9, 2010 It’s International Women’s Day today, a day that deserves lots of recognition and celebration. So I put together this piece over at Under Solen to highlight a few causes and organizations that are doing good things when it comes to the world’s women. Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. In short, the [...] 766 views |
Treehugger nominates Waylon Lewis of elephant journal / Walk the Talk Show Best of Green…by Anna Brones on Mar 9, 2010 Our Waylon Lewis is nominated under Culture + Celebrity on TreeHugger’s Best of Green: as Ambassador of Environmental Culture. Vote (for whomever you like). Monday morning. Doing the usual coffee + email + Twitter routine, which is where I’m tipped off that Treehugger’s Best of Green 2010 Reader’s Choice nominations are up and it’s time [...] 1,749 views |
Popular Lately
"In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions..." 4,107 views
Gluten-Free can be Bad for 99% of Us. 2,176 views
This is what one sip of soda does to your body. 2,103 views
Growing Up Sexually. 1,972 views
Womanhood & the Reawakening of My Erotic Innocence. {Adult} ~ Candice Holdorf 1,967 views
A Yoga Body. ~ Meghan McCracken 1,736 views
Date a Boy who Serves. 1,492 views
Playboy Yoga: Full Video with Sara Underwood. {Nude} 1,462 views
Your Ugly Vagina Is Normal & Gorgeous. (Adult) 1,345 views
Tina Fey on Women's Body Image. 1,253 views
7 Life Lessons Yoga Taught Me. ~ NaEun Park 1,240 views
"Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that..." ~ Louise Erdrich 1,219 views
Getting Lost Helped Me Find Myself. 1,045 views
George Takei's Response to "20 Young People Who Believe Marriage Should Be Between a Man & a Woman." {Pictures} 998 views
"Every morning, recite this." ~ Dalai Lama 898 views
Popular This Week
- Playboy Yoga: Full Video with Sara Underwood. {Nude} 123,259 views
Butter, Salt & a Side of Poison: How to Protect your Family from Monsanto & Genetically Modified Foods. ~ Marylee Fairbanks 29,723 views
The 10 things you’ll do once you start yoga (that have nothing to do with yoga). ~ Lee Anne Finfinger 29,361 views- Your Ugly Vagina Is Normal & Gorgeous. (Adult) 27,886 views
How I lost 30 pounds through yoga & never saw them again, with embarrassing “before” picture. 18,396 views
"Be the Change you wish to see in the World." ~ (Not) Gandhi 16,664 views
How to Love a Girl who Writes. 14,495 views
J.K. Rowling to Release New Harry Potter Novel. {April Fools' edition} ~ Sara Crolick 9,769 views
Why Lying Broken in a Pile on Your Bedroom Floor is a Good Idea. ~ Julie (JC) Peters 9,725 views
I'm Triggered. 9,619 views
Popular All-Time
- Playboy Yoga: Full Video with Sara Underwood. {Nude} 966,650 views
Skip Your Morning Meditation & Watch this Instead. 515,148 views
Someone asked the Dalai Lama (?) what surprises him most. This was his response. 438,225 views- Your Ugly Vagina Is Normal & Gorgeous. (Adult) 365,846 views
- Why Lying Broken in a Pile on Your Bedroom Floor is a Good Idea. ~ Julie (JC) Peters 260,748 views
Eight things I Learned from 50 Naked People. 198,496 views
Rockstar / Yoga fanman Adam Levine of Maroon 5 gets sexy for prostate & testicular cancer prevention. 192,572 views
Shake the dust – this one is for you. 150,881 views- The 10 things you’ll do once you start yoga (that have nothing to do with yoga). ~ Lee Anne Finfinger 146,849 views
- "Be the Change you wish to see in the World." ~ (Not) Gandhi 125,134 views
A Meeting In Central Park With The Oldest Living Yoga Teacher In The World. ~ Photographed by Robert Sturman 107,525 views
This Poster Might Just Change Your Life. ~ Nicole Duncan 100,681 views
Sponsors $108/month (recurring) 
Bryan Bowen Architects
Lighthouse Solar
Incense Guru
2UYoga
The Green Pet Community
Chocolate-Pineapple Sports-Yoga Studio
LOVEPRAY Jewelry
Cash Payday Loan USA
Members $9/month; $108/yr (recurring)