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Winterizing Your Home And Pet!

Wendy Diamond | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living


Wendy Diamond

When Jack Frost "nips" at your nose, he really bites hard! Certainly you don't want a sick puppy. Best to prepare your four-legged loved ones from the winter cold.

Life Cycles of Consumable Goods: Lower-Impact Shades of Green

Renée Loux | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green


Renée Loux

Understanding the "life-cycle" of any consumable good offers a fairly accurate sense of how "green" it really is -- basically, where things come from and what happens to them when we are done with them.

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

Lesley Stern | Posted 10.10.2009 | Comedy


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.

Should Boulder Limit Homeowners' Ability to Build McMansions?

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.17.2009 | Denver


Waylon Lewis

Is it a case of Big Brother -- or good ol'fashioned green common sense -- for Boulder to limit the construction huge homes?

How To Live On $0 A Day: Rich Corporate Executives Have Problems Too, You Know

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

I know this is going to be difficult to hear, but you're going to have to pretend to make some major sacrifices.

Hoarder Culture

Ann Leary | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living


Ann Leary

They've found another one. It's been all over the news. This sweet, innocent-looking granny hasn't seen fit to throw anything out since the Nixon administration. She's a hoarder.

A Guided Tour Through the Home of the Author

Josh Rosenblatt | Posted 09.25.2009 | Comedy


Josh Rosenblatt

Hello everyone, and welcome to the home of Josh Rosenblatt. If you'll kindly give me your complete attention, we should be done in about three minutes, and then we can go get those hot dogs I promised you.

Dear Julia Child, We Need You!

Rob Smart | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green


Rob Smart

I wonder how the rising popularity of cooking networks and shows about cooking has contributed to the migration of eating away from the home.

How Much Does Whoopi Goldberg Weigh?

Janice Taylor | Posted 09.15.2009 | Living


Janice Taylor

Your bathroom scale measures the force of attraction between you and the earth, and that force is called your weight. If you look at it in those terms, it takes the emphasis off fat and puts it on gravitational pull.

Whites Who Say Blacks Are Racist Are Onto Something

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

In Glenn Beck's mind it doesn't add up. How can it be that people who are treated badly are not filled with hate?

How Happy Is... 5 Ways To Revamp Your House Without Moving

Sophie Keller | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living


Sophie Keller

Many people are finding it hard to move house as it is still difficult to get a loan, so how do you move on with your life and change the energy and c...

Homes We Leave Behind

Jessica Keener | Posted 08.18.2009 | Living


Jessica Keener

Yesterday, I was walking in my old neighborhood in Newton, M.A., and I passed a house that I think of as "Ginny Hyde's house." The thing is, Ginny hasn't lived here for more than 30 years.

The Greatest Architecture Photo Ever Taken

Stephen Drucker | Posted 08.17.2009 | Style


Stephen Drucker

The photographer Julius Shulman died this week at age 98, and I think someone should just say it: Julius Shulman was responsible for the greatest architecture photo ever taken.

Field of Dreams: Organic Gardens Planted To Lure Homebuyers

nytimes.com | ALEC APPELBAUM | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green


From Vermont to central California, developers are creating subdivisions around organic farms to attract buyers. If you plant it, these developers bel...

8 Pesticides In Your Own Kitchen (Whether You Use Pesticides or Not)

Dan Shapley | Posted 07.18.2009 | Green


Dan Shapley

A new study finds that the kitchen floors in most U.S. homes are laced with pesticides -- including pesticides known to cause cancer or disrupt the normal functioning of the human hormonal system.

Co-housing Communities Gain Momentum

nytimes.com | Chris Colin | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living


VICKI SETZER and her cats inhabit a small ranch home on a quiet cul-de-sac in Visalia, Calif. Connie Baechler leases a split-level house in Smyrna, Ga...

How Happy Is... 5 Essential Tips To Find Your Ideal Home

Sophie Keller | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living


Sophie Keller

Most of us move house many times in our lifetime and it is more often than not, an exciting thought, but very stressful in practicality. The more prep...

Home: A Truly Global Event Celebrating Planet Earth

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green


Cameron Sinclair

Shot in 54 countries, Home takes us on an journey all around the planet, to contemplate and understand how humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion years of evolution.

Girlfriends' Guide...Who Needs A Therapist When You Have The Obamas' Decorator?

Vicki Iovine | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living


Vicki Iovine

Two days in a row I've been in a funk. Actually, yesterday felt like a long road of flat highway in Texas somewhere -- empty and endless. Today feels...

Home: Earth From Above Creator's Documentary To Air Friday (VIDEO)

Posted 07.04.2009 | Green


"Home," a documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, renowned photographer of "Earth From Above" fame, will air this Friday on the National Geographic Chann...

Gigantic Retail Conglomerate Funds Documentary About Human Excess

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green


LOS ANGELES — A new film about human excess and its impact on Earth's fragile ecosystem debuts Friday, marking an unusual risk for its financial...

The Amazing Race - Still the Best of its Genre: But the Itinerary's Not as Amazing as it Once Was

Michael Russnow | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Russnow

The Amazing Race provides fewer decision-making opportunities and clocks less mileage in each episode, thus diminishing the potential for bad luck affecting the teams. What's the reason?

Susan Boyle's Phenomenal Ride Just Won't Stop: And Yes, It Mattered That She Could Sing

Michael Russnow | Posted 06.30.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Russnow

It's been a week and I still can't get enough of the Susan Boyle phenomenon -- I've watched her video countless times.

Show Me the Money

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.09.2009 | Comedy


Jerry Zezima

Please write back to fill me in on the scandalous details and to arrange to send all of your money to my bank account here in the United States

What Really Matters?

Lisa Dale Norton | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living


Lisa Dale Norton

And only if we are authentic with the stories we tell about who we are, and what we love, and what we need, will we know what really matters. Then we can begin to make a difference.