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One, Not Two. ~ Denise Cook

by elephantjournal.com on Sep 16, 2010

Instead of Being Right, Just Be. Many years ago, one of my teachers gave me a sticker that simply had the number two with a line through it. She held it up to me and said, “Do you get it?” I thought for a moment and replied, “There is no separation, and we are all [...]

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Using the Fewest Tools Possible makes Life Better. ~ Dan Slanger

by elephantjournal.com on Sep 10, 2010

Three thoughts about our use of tools. The short story: my profoundly unoriginal point is ‘less is more’. The long story: here, “is more” means makes life better, and “less” implies the use of the fewest tools possible, which has made my list of “unto death” goals I keep on an index card above my [...]

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A Downward Facing Dog Doesn’t Mind How It Looks. ~ Beth Berila

by elephantjournal.com on Sep 3, 2010

Downward Dog? But How Will I Look? I told my yoga students a photographer friend of mine would come to class the following week to take some shots. I assured them he would shoot from behind so they would remain anonymous. “I don’t want anyone to see my big butt,” came a student’s concern about [...]

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Ladies & Gentlemen! And Dr. Laura. Meet the First Amendment.

by Jay Winston on Aug 17, 2010

For Laura Schlesinger and Anybody Else Who Talks About the First Amendment Without Actually Bothering to Read It

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Some people think elephant is a local Boulder, Colorado publication. But where are you from?

by Waylon Lewis on Jun 29, 2010

Comment below. Think locally, blog globally. Where in the World is the average elephant journal Reader? elephant was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado—as was I. And, lately, I don’t get out much—the past year point five I’ve been busy building this site up into a real forum for anyone who share a mindful viewpoint [...]

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Express Yourself!

by Michael Levin on Jun 8, 2010

Independently published media and art is catching on. You think websites are effective? Try printing up your own fliers, handouts, zines and brochures! People have been doing it for a long time…

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eat less urban outfitters republican tee shirt hipster made in china

Seriously?

by Waylon Lewis on Jun 5, 2010

Seriously: Urban Outfitters sells “Eat Less” Tee Shirt for Women only. It’d be one thing if this were sold to men and women and the message had something to do with proper diet, fighting obesity and self image issues…in a fun, irreverent way…but a bold, happy cursive “Eat Less” seems to fly straight in the [...]

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RIP, Art Linkletter. {Funny videos}

by Waylon Lewis on May 30, 2010

Mr. Ad Lib A genial pioneer in television died last week. With thanks for the laughs:

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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 [...]

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Divine, Guru and You. ~ Shashi Joshi

by elephantjournal.com on Mar 8, 2010

Recently, self professed ‘living master Paramahanasa Nithyananda‘ got busted for having sex with a film actress, and the video was shown on local TV in India. While his videos of speeches on Youtube are clearly full of self-ego, smirks, and holier-than-thou, it should have been clear long ago. But media makes images, and people are [...]

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Have Something to Say? New Era Colorado Tells Us How.

by elephantjournal.com on Sep 10, 2009

Even if you’ve tried not to pay attention, you’ve got to agree the last month has been one weird time. It’s almost like the media has been willing to give the microphone to any nutjob willing to talk about the health care debate. We’ve heard about the death panels that will kill grandma, socialist takeovers, and [...]

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How To Eat an Elephant, Part 1 — reinventing Elephant in service to all beings

by Cameron Burgess on Aug 30, 2009

First is a series of blogs on re-visioning, re-strategizing and re-inventing elephantjournal.com in service to all. ~Cameron Burgess elephant journal has been around for a while — almost eight years (I think). I first discovered them in 2003, when the magazine was still growing and being published. I have no idea how — it was [...]

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The Coast: Halifax, Nova Scotia’s independent paper of record: on why a successful, walk-the-talk organic dairy farmer can’t get ahead—yet.

by elephantjournal.com on Jul 31, 2009

I first met the good folks at The Coast a few years back, when visiting my momma in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where half of the Boulder Buddhists moved, back in 1987. My friend/mentor Jim Gimian, publisher of The Shambhala Sun magazine, introduced me to Kyle at The Coast, and we stayed in touch off and [...]

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Jon Stewart beats back Sarah Palin’s faux Patriotism.

by elephantjournal.com on Jul 29, 2009

The Thrilla from Wasilla This might be funny, but it’s actually important—the calling up of video clips and quotes and intelligently foiling or piercing the bullshiite therein. Best quote, that stuck with me since I first watched this: “Why do I think Palin’s concern for media accuracy is in reference to the 100,000 wardrobe story [...]

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Michael Pollan on Swine Flu. [Amy Goodman Democracy Now! video]

by Waylon Lewis on May 16, 2009

“Don’t buy industrial pork.” It’s an important question, and one largely ignored by mainstream media, panicked consumers and agribusiness. What are the conditions that create something like swine flu and other pandemics?

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Obama does the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Video.

by elephantjournal.com on May 10, 2009

An annual tradition—that President Obama thumbed his nose at last time ’round, sending VP Biden in his stead—is the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, when our President tries his hand at stand-up comedy with a cooperative—for one night at least—fourth estate. Lovers of quality journalism, whether old or new school, be sure to check out the [...]

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As I always suspected…Yoga ist keine Suche!

by elephantjournal.com on May 4, 2009

Yoga Journal has gone German, yah? Or, as the Kress press release says, Piranha Media bringt “Yoga Journal” nach Deutschland Der Piranha Media Verlag hat die Lizenz für die deutsche Ausgabe des “Yoga Journals” von Active Interest Media erstanden. Das ursprünglich US-amerikanische Magazin erscheint bereits in Russland, Italien, Brasilien, Japan, Thailand und China. Ab sofort liegt es für 3,90 Euro [...]

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Top Green Twitter Tweeters You Should Follow. (And, how to make Twitter Work for You)

by elephantjournal.com on Apr 26, 2009

Twitter: a free, powerful communications tool for Grassroots Green & Spiritual Organizations. “You, too, can make Twitter work for you!” My first few months on twitter, I spent my time making fun of it…”who needs another tech nerd geek web thing I don’t understand!?,” I pontificated. The cool kids agreed with me. But then [...]

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The Old Media Burn-off Continues. Gaiam ixnays Common Ground, Conscious Choice…

by elephantjournal.com on Apr 12, 2009

I’ve writ extensively on the old media (print, mainly) to new media (web, mainly) “transition” that’s been going on over the last year, with plenty of victims strewn along both sides of the information highway (elephant is riding our bike, still, along the shoulder—we saw the change a’comin’, jumped ship—to mix metaphors—voluntarily giving up [...]

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Pangea Organics sales reach $5.4 Million [USA Today]

by Waylon Lewis on Mar 26, 2009

Another one of Boulder’s young heroes, Josh Onysko, has been profiled on a national stage. Interesting article re: Pangea Organics’ trailblazing success in the beauty industry, in USA Today. While… Last year, the billion-dollar beauty industry saw a 3.3% decline in sales, said market researcher NPD… … The organic skin care industry…sales have been growing. [...]

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Jared Polis gets hell for speaking his mind. This is how we train our politicians not to say what they think, but to speak in platitudes.

by Waylon Lewis on Mar 9, 2009

Everyone knows (me especially) that print is having a hard time, that old media while wonderful in terms of investigative abilities, resources and integrity (it’s not an echo chamber like so many of we blogs) is fast becoming new media, or (in many cases) perishing. Congressman Jared Polis said as much, the other day, and [...]

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Green Media continues to rake in inve$tment dollar$ despite bad economy (translation: continues to sell out).

by Waylon Lewis on Mar 3, 2009

Ecorazzi: Inhabitat takes on 500K of investment, whoop whoop, green media still hot in cold economy! Wait. When will greenies get that this movement ain’t all about eco? That green is simply one great, big, wide open gateway into a thing called living mindfully—that also involves social issues, like fair labor and fair trade, and [...]

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Ascent, Canadian yoga magazine, to close up shop on its 10th anniversary.

by elephantjournal.com on Mar 2, 2009

I just heard about the latest to join the great old media print burn-off of 2008/9, Ascent magazine, a lovely journal that everyone loved, but apparently everyone didn’t support with their subscription dollars. This is one I’ll genuinely miss. Hopefully it can stay alive (and thrive) online, as did our elephant journal? From their web [...]

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Sprig.com put on life-support; Washington Post ponders Sprig’s future.

by Waylon Lewis on Feb 28, 2009

Why did Sprig fail? The economy? Competition? Or the (regrettable) fact that this prominent, Washington Post-created green web site failed to attract the loyal attention of its LOHAS demographic? Whatever the reason, looks like its in a coma from which it likely won’t wake. Via ADWEEK: “The Sprig site remains live, but we are in [...]

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Who do I love? Doreen Hing of Plank, who just gave us shout-out…in Boston Globe!

by elephantjournal.com on Feb 27, 2009

Photo: Boston Globe. VIR. Very Important Reader. Stylish yogini entrepreneur Doreen Hing of Plank comments on articles she reads. She lives the life we’re attempting to discuss and describe. And now she’s returned the web-sites-are-free-to-readers-love with a Huge with a capital “H” shout-out in the Boston Globe, a great old Old Media titan which I [...]

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One week advertising special deal on elephantjournal.com, prepay special.

by elephantjournal.com on Feb 24, 2009

Anyone who comes in with an ad (any size, any price) in the next seven days, and prepays via check or credit card, will get one free month in our new Marketplace ($100/month). Why? We’re only five or six ads from break-even, and have only 1.5 months to go through our six month paper to web [...]

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Ecorazzi scoop: Plenty, leading Eco magazine, is RIP. [elephant journal's three silo manifesto]

by Waylon Lewis on Jan 10, 2009

Image courtesy our new friends at CTV. E-xtra! E-xtra! Read all about it (online)! Ecorazzi says it looks like Plenty magazine is RIP, including its web site—the latest victim of the great, sad, green print burn-off I recently discussed. I say, thank god I never took on investors. See, Plenty had a ton of [...]

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Forest Fire: The Great Magazine Burn-off of 2008-9. Ascent, PC Magazine, Plenty, Christian Science Monitor, elephant journal, Alpinist, Backpacking Light, Nat Geo Adventure…who else?

by Waylon Lewis on Jan 7, 2009

Forest Fire: The Great Print Media Burn-off of 2008-9. Plenty, PC Mag, Christian Science Monitor, elephant journal, Alpinist, Backpacking Light, Nat Geo Adventure, I.D.… But remember: forest fires are natural, and cyclical. Once they burn down, the peaty dark cleared forest floor is the ideal breeding ground for new life. Another one Bites the Dust: [...]

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Jon Stewart: MSNBC = Fox News. Video.

by Waylon Lewis on Dec 4, 2008

Update: click image below for recent NY Times article on the two, O’Reilly and Olbermann, and their degenerative, money-hungry audience-baiting work. I’m a liberal not because I like arguing with the

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SpinSpotter Flags Media Bias

by Michael Levin on Oct 17, 2008

SpinSpotter automatically flags phrases in online articles that qualify as “spin”. The criteria includes lack of balance, reporter’s voice, passive voice, biased source, disregarded context, selective disclosures and inaccurate info.

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Hockey Mamas for Obama

by Anna Gilkerson on Sep 22, 2008

This caught my digitally abused attention span. It came in a forwarded email delivered to my cyber doorstep, pictures and all… [The] Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was to be held outside on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage . Home made signs were encouraged, and the idea was to [...]

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Kim Kardashian Hosts the Teen Choice Awards. Come again?

by elephantjournal dotcom on Aug 9, 2008

When Kim Kardashian was scheduled to host the “red carpet” at the Teen Choice Awards on the Fox Network, mothers (and fathers) around the U.S. didn’t so much as

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Treehugger.com’s Graham Hill: the Power of Green Media. At LOHAS.

by Alex King on Jul 16, 2008

Waylon has a sit down with Graham Hill, founder of Treehugger.com, which recently joined forces with Discovery Channel. Now, Treehugger and Discovery have launched the first eco network, Planet Green.

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www of the week: Huffington Post…Green

by Merete Mueller on Jul 10, 2008

The liberal leaning Huffington Post’s combination of sensational, humorous headlines and well-researched stories has proved to be dynamite for a generation of restless readers who want to read intelligent, fun stories they actually care about. On Huff’s green blog, you can choose between headlines like “Environmental Racism: Where are the Toxins Going?” and “Green Grudge: Bill Nye vs. Ed [...]

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