Here’s what caught our eye this week! FOOD The Weirdest, Most Interesting Ice Cream Flavors in Washington Washington’s notorious heat affords a few pleasures, none quite as appreciated as the license to eat ice cream like it’s the only food group that matters during summertime. But no longer are we slaves to plain old vanilla…Read […]

Here’s what caught our eye this week! NATURE 15 Photos Celebrating National Wildflower Week It is around this time of year each year that many places across the world experience something incredible: the bloom of colorful wildflowers…Read Full Article From Treehugger ENVIRONMENT Snow In May? The Nation’s Midsection Bundles Up The National Weather Service issued […]

Here’s what caught our eye this week! SPIRITUALITY The Joys of Reading Today, we still worry about the wildfire spread of disease but books are no longer the villain. In “Out of Touch: E-reading isn’t reading,” Andrew Piper laments the latest dark cloud in the history of reading. New technology has taken away the tactility […]

Here’s what caught our eye this week! ETHICS A Guide to Ethical Chocolate But how many of us would eye a piece of Godiva chocolate with that same level of suspicion? Below is just the beginning of everything you never wanted to know about the origins of your fancy chocolate…Read Full Article From Grist NEWS […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! ENVIRONMENT The Greenie Pig’s Guide to a Cleaner, More Sustainable 2013 Each year, the New Year’s holiday brings us more than just a gingerbread hangover and a metric ton of empty champagne bottles — it serves up […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! HOLIDAYS 10 DIY Gifts You Can Make in Less Than an Hour The pleasures of giving and receiving handmade gifts are many. The headaches of handmaking handmade gifts are often even more. All too commonly our best-laid […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! RELIGION Taking Christ Out of the Christmas Celebration Most people associate this deeply religious holiday with a time to eat, drink and spend up big at the shops…Read Full Article From Adelaidenow ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Canada Reads […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! PARENTING 2012 Holiday Toys: KidsPost Reviews the Hot Toys Starting your holiday shopping this weekend? Our friends at KidsPost asked kids from 10 area schools to test 75 toys, games and crafts…Read Full Article From Washington Post: […]

This Week, Here is What Caught Our Eye! SPIRITUALITY The Numinosity of Rocks Anyone who is a rock person will take delight in this tribute to them. This glorious article by Patricia Adams Farmer, author of Embracing a Beautiful God appears on the inventivey.…Read Full Article From Spirituality & Practice WORLD 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Kills […]

Here is what we found interesting this week! CAREERS Coolest Job Ever: Globetrotting Biologist and Tour Leader Traveling the world, Sentman takes small groups of people (“voluntourists” with Oceanic Society) everywhere from remote atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to wildlife reserves in Kenya.…Read Full Article From Treehugger ECONOMY Tough Times, Even Higher […]