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Teens Need Kitchen Counter-Culture

Sarah Newman | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


Sarah Newman

It's ironic that teens today are correctly pushing the social agenda in their schools to allow a diversity of identities to be expressed but are consuming foods that have little nutritional value and are uniform.

L.L. Bean Party Style: Send Us Your Favorite Vintage Pieces! (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.21.2009 | Style


Last Wednesday, L.L. Bean feted its highly anticipated Signature Collection, which will be available in March. It looked like some party-goers pulled ...

Eileen Fisher Now Making Clothes You May Want To Wear (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.12.2009 | Style


On Sunday, the New York Times brought to light a very interesting development in the world of frumpy (sorry!) fashion: Eileen Fisher is now making clo...

Happy Birthday, Dad: My Father's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

Tony Sachs | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living


Tony Sachs

Last year, for my dad's birthday, I trawled through his hundreds of comments on HuffPosts ranging from Sarah Palin to baseball. With that in mind, here's the sequel to "My Dad's Greatest Hits."

L.L.Bean Gets Hipster Makeover

NPR | Susan Sharon | Posted 10.17.2009 | Style


L.L.Bean is probably best known for its Maine Hunting Shoes, field coats and chamois shirts. But now, after nearly 100 years of catalog and retail sal...

Big Science in a Small City (Part 2): Three Cool Real Life Science Terms

Sharon Glassman | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living


Sharon Glassman

As a fan of science, I get goose-bumps chatting hanging out with people who ponder, pursue and decode the world's nano- to exo-.

Honda Shows Advertisers The Way

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media


Michael B. Laskoff

Unfortunately, most consumer advertisers are still communicating that we should party like its 2007. Today, watching such an ad not only discourages spending, it promotes depression.

So Out, It's In: Workman's Clothes

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 11.25.2008 | Style


Lindsay Mannering

I just returned to my hotel room in Columbia, SC after a long day spent on the main highways and back roads of the Palmetto State. What a bizarre an...

So Out It's In: The Anti-"It" Bag

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 10.28.2008 | Style


Lindsay Mannering

Considering the recent economic downturn, it may be time to give up on "it" bags. The seasonal crop of trendy bags from luxury labels like YSL, Marc ...

L.L. Bean Opens In Suburbs

Chicago Tribune | Sandra M. Jones | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago


L.L. Bean, the outdoor merchant from Maine, is making its Midwest debut Friday with its much-anticipated store at the Arboretum of South Barrington, a...

Retailers Quietly Begin Furtive Holiday Shopping Season

New York Times | MICHAEL BARBARO and STUART ELLIOTT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Eager to expand the holiday shopping season without provoking consumers, retailers are experimenting with a novel approach: earlier-than-ever advertis...