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The Surprising Economics Of Tea

WalletPop | Barbara Thau | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Walletpop, Lipton, Inflation, Tazo, Bigelow, Tea Prices, Darjeeling, Savings Experiment, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, China Green, China Black, Savings, Red Rose, Tetley, Twinings, Business News

Consumption of this 5,000-year-old beverage has been on a steady rise: Indeed, 2009 was the 18th consecutive year that consumer purchases of tea incre...

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Gays, Marriage, and Money

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Rights and Marriage, Michael Steele, Walletpop, Andrea-Chalupa, Barack-Obama-and-Gay-Rights, Marc Acito, Marc Acito the Upside, Barack Obama and Gay Marriage, The GOP Will Lose the Gay Marriage Issue, WalletPop.Com, Equal Rights Equal Benefits Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Andrea Chalupa, Business News
Andrea Chalupa

Something is wrong when two strangers in Las Vegas can get married by an Elvis impersonator and receive more than 1,100 special government rights, while my partner of 22 years and I get zip.

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Earthquake Weather and How to Prepare For It

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Earthquake Hazards Program, Turkey, Taiwan, Dr. Michael Blanpied, Marc Acito, Chile, Washington Post, Walletpop, In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried, Roger Bilham, Haiti, Amy Hempel, Andrea Chalupa, Green News
Andrea Chalupa

With the powerful earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, Taiwan, and Turkey in the last two months, it feels like earthquake season.

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Monsanto Watch: Targeting American Farmers With Lawyers, Fear and Money

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monsanto Is the Big Brother, Monsanto, Bob Cesca, Walletpop, Scott McAllister, Andrea Chalupa, Business News
Andrea Chalupa

Monsanto is Big Brother of the agriculture industry. To farmers trying to make a living, Monsanto is watching you, especially if you buy their wonder seeds or your neighbor does.

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Roger Ross Williams: A Case Study In Choosing Your Collaborators Wisely

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walletpop, Elinor-Burkett-Oscars, Roger Ross Williams, Academy Awards, So Many Enemies So Little Time, Williams and Burkett, Kanye'd, American Journal of Nursing, Music by Prudence, Elinor Burkett, Kanye'ed, Alison Bulman, Andrea Chalupa, Liyana, Entertainment News
Andrea Chalupa

"Let the woman talk. Isn't that the classic thing?" said Elinor Burkett, as she commandeered the mic at the Oscars. How did a seemingly natural collaboration go so wrong?

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Hate Groups On the Rise -- It's Only the Economy, Stupids

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joseph Stack, Economy Violence, Fox's Glenn Beck, Bruce Watson, Westboro Baptist Church, Lou Dobbs, Fox News, Pentagon Shooter, Walletpop, Southern Poverty Law Center, Violence in Recession, And Michele Bachmann, Oklahoma City Bombing, Sarah Palin, Andrea Chalupa, Business News
Andrea Chalupa

The worsening recession, soaring public debt, bailouts for bankers, and misinformation over President Obama's attempts at health care reform are fueling radicalism and hate groups.

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Team USA Moms Score Olympic Sponsorships from Proctor and Gamble

Beth Pinsker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports, Olympics, Walletpop, Bonnie McCarthy, Procter & Gamble, Sports News
Beth Pinsker

While U.S. Olympic sponsor, Procter & Gamble, may not be the first to recognize the unsung heroes behind the athletes, they are the first to award Team USA moms with their own Olympic sponsorships.

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Astrology for 2010: Susan Miller on your year for career and money

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Susan Miller, Forecast for 2010, AstrologyZone.Com, Horoscopes, Joe Zee, Elle Magazine, Walletpop, Sergio Guadarrama, Celestino, Andrea Chalupa, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

I was recently having dinner with an old friend, discussing astrology over steamed dumplings. While my friend was skeptical, I insisted I believe in i...

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Ford Awarded the First "Don't Give Up the Ship!" Award by Washington Hot Spot

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizens United vs. FEC, Bryant Park Grill, Alan Mulally, Ark Restaurants, Ford, Michael Weinstein, George Lois, Washington Post, Walletpop, Sequoia, Biodegradable, Potomac, Andrea Chalupa, Business News
Andrea Chalupa

Around the same time Michael Weinstein, the C.E.O. of Ark Restaurants, was wading through the horrors of our health care system trying to help a frien...

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Webby Awards: A Call for Early Entries -- What Are Your Favorite Sites?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Best Webby Speeches, Walletpop, Webby Speeches Highlight Reel, Patrick Kowalczyk, Five-Word Acceptance Speeches, Romantic Webby Speeches, Oscars for Websites, Andrea Chalupa, Webby Awards, Webbys, Media News
Andrea Chalupa

The Webby Awards is asking for entries.

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Retail Therapy Solutions: Hot, Useful, Affordable Fashion Fixes

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Everyman Jack, Hue Tights, Easy Shopping Fixes, Fashion Week 2009, Essie Nail Polish, Amazing Fashion Finds, Megan Angelo, Fashion Pick-Me-Ups, Walletpop, Retail Therapy, Affordable Shopping Fixes, Andrea Chalupa, Affordable Solutions to Retail Therapy, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

Retail therapy is real, and it is dangerous. Who hasn't succumbed to shopping's siren call when things are this bleak, even if your checking account can't handle it?

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Coolest Find on Craigslist? Mansion Living in Seattle, Just $650/Month

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Puget Sound, Mansion Rentals, Celene Ramadan, Seattle, The Real World, Andrea Chalupa, WalletPop.Com, Andrea-Chalupa, Ross Whippo, Seattle Aquarium, Walletpop, Craigslist, Leeni, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

When a friend forwarded a Craigslist posting for a 10,000-s.f. mansion on Seattle's Puget Sound, available for rent, the subject line of the e-mail expressed the astonishment of the find: "really, truly, seriously."

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The World's Most Hated Blogger

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The World's Most Hated Blogger, Aol-walletpop.com, Andrea-Chalupa, Real Estate Bubble Burst, Tim Ferriss, WalletPop.Com, Gold Mining, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Suze Orman, iamfacingforeclosure.com, Robert Kurosaki, Walletpop, Andrea Chalupa, Motley Fool Hoax Casey Serin, Casey Serin, TrueCasey.Com, Fbi, The 4-Hour Workweek, Media News
Andrea Chalupa

Two years ago, it's fair to say, Casey Serin hit bottom. A bottom lower than most of us could go -- a bottom that would make most of us nauseous and curl into fetal position, whimpering.

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Dollars & Health: Cashing In On Generics

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Walletpop, Andrea-Chalupa, Andy-Miller, Generic Medication, Generic vs Namebrands, Generic Drugs, Prescription Drugs, Health Care Reform, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WalletPop.Com, Generic Versus Namebrands, Andy Miller, Buying Generic Prescription Drugs, Andrea Chalupa, Healthy Living News
Andrea Chalupa

Andy Miller, formerly a health care reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has joined Walletpop as a watch dog for all things health care and...

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L.E.A.D. Uganda Offers Guilt Free Shopping

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: L.E.a.D. Uganda, Walletpop, CRT/Tanaka, Andrea Chalupa, WalletPop.Com, Ariston Anderson, Stephen Shames, Hope Necklaces, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

The non-profit helps AIDS orphans, former child soldiers and laborers become leaders, get a basic education and win scholarships to continue their education at elite institutions.

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Bargain Eye for the Laid-Off Guy: Get a GQ Look for Under $50

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Natalie Portman, Andrea-Chalupa, Iman, Sophia Loren, Scarlett Johansson, And Gossip Girl. He's Also Dressed Celebs Chloe Sevigny, Sex and the City, Life on Mars, WalletPop.Com, Rachel Zoe, Ellen Pompeo, Austin Powers, Goodwill Stores, Walletpop, Andrea Chalupa, Lenny Kravitz, Marco Liotta, The Nanny Diaries, Julian Casablancas From the Strokes, David Bowie, And Award-Winning Costumer Patricia Field, Will Smith, Socialite Genevieve Jones, Sofia Coppola, Amacord, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

Walletpop.com challenged Marco Liotta to go into Goodwill and put together a sharp interview outfit for under $50. The transformation and tips are a lesson to job-seekers and stylistas everwhere.

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15 Years Later, Why Bette Midler Is Still Trying to Save New York

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eco Diva, Andrea-Chalupa, King Kong, New York Restoration Project, Spring Picnic, Halloween, Fun Fundraisers, The New Depression, WalletPop.Com, Rudy Guiliani, Andre Leon Tally, 50 Cent, Bette Midler on the Simpsons, Dolly Parton, The Simpsons, New York in the Seventies, Hulaween, Tim Gunn, Bette Midler, Recession Chic, Walletpop, Bette Midler the Depression Tour, Andrea Chalupa, Nyrp, New York-New York, Entertainment News
Andrea Chalupa

There's a strength and purpose to her showgirl style, and for the past 15 years Midler's taken that spirit offstage with a mission: making New York one of the greenest cities in the world.

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At the Webby Awards: Can the Internet Revolution end? (No.)

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Twitter Explosion, Doutzen Kroes, The Proposal at the Webbies, Cipriani Wall Street, WalletPop.Com, Isabella Rossellini, Webby Winner, Shiba Inu Live Puppy Cam, Victoria Secret, Trent Reznor Webby Artist of the Year, Sir Berners-Lee, Walletpop, Portfolio.com, Dick Buschman, Enquire Within Upon Everything, Andrea-Chalupa, Sir Berners Lee, Creativity Is a Renewable Resource, The Webbies, Cipriani's, Twitter, Nine Inch Nails, Webby Awards, Biz Stone, Puppy Cam, Seth Meyers, Rachel Zoe, Lisa Kudrow, Ustream, Cipriani, Andrea Chalupa, VictoriaSecret.Com, People's Voice Award, Cnn, Meryl Streep, Arianna Huffington, Alessandro Ambrosio, Erna, 13th Annual Webby Awards, Media News
Andrea Chalupa

The web industry celebrated its stars at the 13th Annual Webby Awards -- the Oscars of the Internet -- and victors were limited to five-word-long acceptance speeches.

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Meet the Human I.P.O.

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walletpop, Human IPO, Andrea-Chalupa, Andrea Chalupa, Michael-Merrill, WalletPop.Com, Mike Merrill, urbanhonking.com, Mikey-Merrill, K. Mikey Merrill, Rwanda, K. Michael Merrill, Business News
Andrea Chalupa

K. Michael Merrill is wealth and community personified. In an exclusive post for Walletpop.com, Mikey shares how he "went public" to raise money for various projects and to feel rich everyday.

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Seth Green Shares His Secrets of Financial Success as Unbroke Premieres

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Old Dogs, Dubai, Battlestar Galactica, Unbroke, Micronesia, John Travolta, The Jonas Brothers, Robot Chicken, Ron Moore, Seth Green, Robot Chick: Star Wars Episode II, WalletPop.Com, Thailand, Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Christian Slater, Rosario Dawson, Robin Williams, Mars Needs Moms, Motion Capture, Adult Swim, ABC's Unbroke, Tanzania, Will Smith, Walletpop, Andrea Chalupa, Palau, Entertainment News
Andrea Chalupa

Green compares Unbroke to the Schoolhouse Rock shorts: funny and informative. "I'm concerned for all of America's youth who grew up watching My Super Sweet 16 and Cribs."

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Levi's Sports White Knots in Support of Gay Marriage

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gay Rights, Andrea Chalupa, Bruce Watson, WalletPop.Com, Walletpop, Gay Marriage Equality, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Business News
Andrea Chalupa

Should businesses take a side in the gay marriage equality debate? Only if they want to be on the right side of history or else it's just bad marketing, and karma.

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The Upside: Cost Cut Your Haircut

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andrea-Chalupa, Sid and Nancy, Valerie Jarrett, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Jazzercise, Frederic-Fekkai, Toni & Guy, Dick Fuld, Walletpop, Cutting Your Hair Yourself, Andrea Chalupa, Cojones, Wanda Sykes, Cutting Your Hair at Home, Hair Model, Toni & Guy Academy, Sanjay Gupta, Free Haircuts, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

There are a few ways to get a great haircut for next to nothing. The first way, which I haven't tried yet, but seems extremely promising, is to be a model at the Toni & Guy Academy.

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Must Watch Video: Forget Swine Flu, it's All About Toflu

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toflu, Walletpop, Rakesh Baruah, Swine Flu Pandemic, Swine Flu, Andrea Chalupa, Comedy News
Andrea Chalupa

With all the recent hysteria over swine flu, from the fashionable face masks to potentially panic inducing warnings from Vice President Joe Biden, it seems it's time to poke fun at a faction of society that's been relatively safe, until now: vegetarians.

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Ford's Giant Green Leap

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walletpop, Southern California Edison, Andrea-Chalupa, Who Killed the Electric Car, The Jetsons, Smart Grid, Ford, Susan Cischke, The Electric Car, WalletPop.Com, Neil Young, All in the Family, Ford Motor Company, Southern Cal Edison, 2012, Andrea Chalupa, Green News
Andrea Chalupa

Given the crisis we face, we should all be driving around in zero-emission vehicles. Forget the flying car and living like the Jetsons! We need cars that don't emit C02, now.

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Goodbye, Portfolio. Thanks, Uncle Si

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Devil Wears Prada, S.I. Newhouse Jr, Rich People Porn, Jesse Eisinger, Portfolio.com, Bill Tonelli, Vanity Fair, Jeff Bercovici, Dan Colarusso, Conde Nast Cafeteria, Shazna Nessa, Conde Nast Portfolio, Vogue, New Yorker, Miranda Priestly, Conde Nast Magazines, Graydon Carter, Jacky Myint, Walletpop, Felix Salmon, Anna Wintour, Wired, David Remnick, Andrea Chalupa, Media News
Andrea Chalupa

Jeff Bercovici, Portfolio.com's Mixed Media blogger, broke the news at 10 a.m.: Condé Nast is shutting down Portfolio magazine and its website. Eight...

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