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I’ve been sewing a bit — a good-bye present to a departing postdoc and Halloween costumes for my sister’s family. It turns out that my inability to follow recipes also translates to sewing (not that there was a straightforward pattern to follow for the monster hats), so I’ve been picking and choosing from different sources and doing a whole lot of crazy stitching behind the scenes to get my final products. 86 more words

At the grocery store yesterday, I decided to branch out with my coffee. I prefer to buy Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee, but when I looked at the bags for the frog seal, I couldn’t find any! 231 more words

Palm oil is derived from the oil palm, native to parts of Africa, Central, and South America. It can be found in a large portion of packaged and baked goods as well as beauty products like shampoos and soaps. 428 more words

In light of the recent mass-poaching of 87 elephants over the course of just weeks in Botswana, I decided to write an article outlining some of the context. 349 more words

2/10 Oh my shitting God, they killed Christopher Robin’s parents too.

Disney’s Christopher Robin starts with the title character (Ewan McGregor, Orton O’Brien as a child) being sent to dreary, grey boarding school and necessarily abandoning his fuzzy friends that he brought to life with drawing and imagination. 1,099 more words