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By Todd Mayville on Nov 18, 2008 | 0 Comments
You know mindfulness has gone mainstream when there’s an Idiot’s Guide to it. I admit that I approached this book with a good bit of trepidation. Read the rest
By Anna Gilkerson on Nov 18, 2008 | 0 Comments
From Rocks to Rockets Arms and Armies through the Ages was written and illustrated by my dad William Gilkerson back in 1963. The story book has now been re-released by Osprey Publishing in many countries including Canada, The US and The United Kingdom. My father was always a bit of a war history nerd and he always liked to draw old tanks, ships and lots of explosions.
Not much has changed…War is still popular and my dad still likes to paint and practice a little bit of safe shooting fun involving just a slight of gun powder. Read the rest
By Heather Mueller on Nov 17, 2008 | 0 Comments
Processed food has a bad reputation, thanks to Twinkies and Spam. So it’s refreshing to see a whole new crop of food bars that are easy and energizing, but also nutritious. Bobo’s Oat Bars walk the middle path on the continuum between cookie (tasty, not so healthy) and powerbar (packed with athletic-inducing nutrients, not so tasty). Small and square, they’re a perfect fit for the side pocket of your Camelback, school lunchboxes, or your car glove compartment. Here’s how Bobo’s rates on the questions most vital to foodbar lovers everywhere: Read the rest
By Todd Mayville on Nov 16, 2008 | 0 Comments
There are a wide variety of books published about the life of the Buddha. Nelson’s is a well-researched Read the rest
By Todd Mayville on Nov 16, 2008 | 2 Comments
By Henry Schliff on Nov 15, 2008 | 0 Comments
I have just opened up my itunes library to one of the most inspiring pieces of music I have heard in months. Read the rest
By Todd Mayville on Nov 14, 2008 | 0 Comments
The Hidden Spirituality of Men is a book that attempts to define/re-define masculinity and what it means to be a man Read the rest
By Anna Gilkerson on Nov 13, 2008 | 0 Comments
photos courtesy of Miranda Pearl
I was at the Sustainable Style Show in Toronto this past weekend. It was a great turn out and I had a lot of fun meeting all the vendors and hearing their stories. I also got to attend the Green Gala an ultra chic event showcasing (sustainable) couture from some of Canada’s freshest designers but more on that next blog…
I got to talk to Kealan, a charming and very hip Torontonian who owns 69 Vintage, a mini vintage store chain and Sonja from Thieves, the designer of the futuristic fashion luxury brand. The girls from Preloved were cool too (I didn’t get to meet the boy). They showed some cute recycled sweaters this time, one of their most popular items. They deal in hundreds of pounds of old used clothing, cut them up with innovative seasonal patterns and create completely new garments. They now get huge orders from some grand scale boutique clothing chains such as Urban Outfitters and Anthropology. Read the rest
By Todd Mayville on Nov 12, 2008 | 0 Comments
via Kyle and Todd Mayville
While on the surface this book may appear to be a Dungeons and Dragons fan’s dream, the reality of it is different. Read the rest
By Todd Mayville on Nov 11, 2008 | 0 Comments
This is a great book for those needing help in taking that deep breath and really connecting with themselves and others; in other words, it’s a great book for everybody. Read the rest
By Heather Mueller on Nov 11, 2008 | 2 Comments
Faced with headlines announcing another bankruptcy, more foreclosures, images of stockbrokers weeping in the fetal position while they watch the market plunge, it seems implausible that some businesses are actually doing well in this economy. The LOHAS (we’ll give you a piece of tofu if you can guess what it stands for) industry, for the most part, has remained steady, even as Americans reel in their spending. Boulder-based Eco-Products, famous for their corn-based compostable drinking cups, and now their Ellie’s Eco Home Store, is one example of a company that is actually growing, and at an exponential rate. The company’s sales revenues were just (just?) five million in 2006, while projected numbers for 2009 reach over 100 million. In August, Eco-Products earned a spot on Inc. Magazine’s “Inc. 5000,” celebrating the fastest growing companies in America.
It hasn’t always been this way. Back in the ‘90s, when most dot com start-ups were raking in billions overnight, Steve Savage and his father, Kent, slowly grew their company for almost 17 years before experiencing the skyrocketing growth of the last three. It took them five years before Read the rest
By Todd Mayville on Nov 11, 2008 | 0 Comments
Thich Nhat Hanh’s prose is as elegant as his poetry. The World We Have is his latest book; Read the rest
