Glasses

The Future of Music: Free Health Care for Bands?

Ben Lear | Posted 04.10.2012

Ben Lear

By providing eye care for bands, Tortoise and Blonde demonstrates the most important element in the band/brand relationship: common purpose.

I Can See Clearly Now

Dan Bucatinsky | Posted 02.04.2012

Dan Bucatinsky

I looked down at this bag of gummy worms that my kids were begging me to buy. I tried to read the ingredients. I don't know why I bothered. I mean,...

The Faithful Shopper: Present Perfect

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 01.31.2012

Faith Hope Consolo

Whenever possible I look to smaller, one-of-a-kind shops for the little treasures that loved ones will cherish forever. And New York City is the capital of the unique boutique!

$100 Laptop Designers Helps Children Of Mexico See Better

Jacob Slevin | Posted 10.30.2011

Jacob Slevin

Just moments ago, acclaimed designer Yves Béhar, received the enormously prestigious 2011 INDEX: Award for Verbien See Better to Learn Better, a soci...

Kia Makarechi

Neil Blumenthal And Warby Parker Bring Vision To Those In Need

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 10.29.2011

Everyone knows that glasses have gone from an "Office Space" stamp of nerddom to a dose of instant, "Mad Men"-inspired cool. But when it comes to glas...

MADRE's Vision for Women Worldwide

Clare Richardson | Posted 07.20.2011

Clare Richardson

For AOL's Monster Help Day, I volunteered at MADRE sorting donations of eyeglasses, contact lenses and cleaning solutions to be sent to doctors in Nicaragua.

Men Don't Make Passes... ?

Shira Hirschman Weiss | Posted 05.25.2011

Shira Hirschman Weiss

I've come to own my glasses -- they're my trademark accessory. But it certainly took some time to make peace with my bespectacled self.

Study Says

The Times of India | Posted 05.25.2011

New research suggests that cheap reading glasses might be readily available, but in the long term they can cost you your eyesight. ...

Dim Sum Disco

Josh Ozersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Ozersky

If you love Asian food (and who doesn't?) the idea of an Asian culinary supergroup composed of Ming Tsai, Susur Lee, Joe Ng, and honorary Asian Zak Pe...

The Faithful Shopper: October Optics

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.25.2011

Faith Hope Consolo

This fall, the eyes have it -- not just a medical need, eyeglasses and sunglasses have become accessories in themselves.

The Straight Nope: Big Glasses

Steven Nereo | Posted 05.25.2011

Steven Nereo

You always know fashion is a little too bent, when people are out in said fashion and everyone is staring at them.

How to Live on $0 a Day: Financial Doldrums Got You Down? Look on the Bright Side

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Lesley Stern

Pre-stirred yogurt: This was one of the first costly luxuries I gave up. Yes, it's exhausting having to actually stir the yogurt flavoring, but it's a great way to combine breakfast and exercise.

Sony's 3D Display Unveiled: 360-Degree Hologram, No Glasses Needed (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Sony's latest gadget looks like a cross between a coffee-maker and a fan, but it's a whole lot cooler (see photo below). The "360 Degree Stereoscopic...

Liquid Glasses Aid The World's Poor

cnn.com | Mark Tutton for CNN | Posted 11.17.2011

In the developing world millions of people struggle to operate machinery, read from a blackboard, or just see the world around them, because they don'...

Glasses Fetish: Man Steals $45K In Eyewear Because He 'Really Likes To Be Around Glasses"

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

MILWAUKEE — An Illinois man was accused of stealing more than $45,000 worth of eyeglasses from suburban Milwaukee stores because he enjoys being...

Why Do Girls Like Geeky Guys?

DivineCaroline | Ashley Nelson | Posted 11.17.2011

When my boyfriend announced that he was getting Lasik surgery a few months ago, I was unnerved. Glasses are my thing--one of those obscure attributes ...

"The Eyes Have It"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

Jerry Zezima

I have always viewed myself as a farsighted person, a visionary who, like a great leader, could clearly see the world around me. However, I now know I'm a nearsighted person.

Friday Talking Points [53] -- Why McCain Is Losing, And Why Democrats Shouldn't Say So

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...

Men Now Making Passes At Girls Who Wear Glasses

The Guardian | Victoria Coren | Posted 05.25.2011

And why has Sarah Palin made glasses sexy? It must be, surely, because she is such an idiot. Women worry that spectacles will make them look learned, ...

Palin's Blood Spatter Glasses on Back Order

Deanne Stillman | Posted 05.25.2011

Deanne Stillman

According to the Wall Street Journal, women can't wait to get their hands on the Kawasaki frames that Sarah Palin favors. Evidently, these versatile ...

Sarah Palin Wears Fake Glasses?

Liz Spikol | Posted 05.25.2011

Liz Spikol

No one wears pink taffeta and four-eyes without dying a little inside.

Glasses Are The New Gorgeous!

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 05.25.2011

Verena von Pfetten

I've got a thing for glasses. Ask anyone who knows me - my friends, in particular - they'll tell you. I just absolutely, 100%, love and adore glasses...