A Lil’ Bit Of This- A Lil’ Bit Of That

Low income families can use food stamps at some farmers’ markets- Huffington Post

Win this auction and and cop a feel at Katy Perry’s breasts- Ecorazzi

Eccollection premieres at Magic Convention- Inhabitat

5 Ballers who came up by helping the environment- EarthFirst

California may ban text messaging while driving- Metblogs

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Bad Boys, Bad Boys Whatcha Gonna Do

Well I had planned on saving the previous post to this one for a rainy day. I figured I had subjected you to enough Obama hype for one day, but when I saw this latest video clip of Shepard Fairey’s account of his recent arrest at the DNC, I figured I would post them back to back. Enjoy!

Via www.imeem.com

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Shepard Fairey Gives Us HOPE

Please excuse the Obama overload, but hey when you’re inspired, you gotta ride the wave.

Another super inspiring boy we heart is the legendary and super-talented Shepard Fairey. His artistic portrayal of Obama through his iconic “HOPE” posters have swept the nation, and even garnered a stamp of approval from Barack himself.

We also love Shepard beacause he is a doting father of two, a devoted husband, and a ‘greenie’ who recently had an eco-friendly makeover on his daughters’ nursery, which was featured on Planet Green’s Alter Eco.

Check out the short clip above in which he talks about his involvement in the Obama Campaign. Preach Brother!!

Via hypebeast

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Shareen Vintage In Venice

Vintage shop-stocker extraordinaire, Shareen Mitchell, has been slanging her vintage threads in an industrial warehouse in Downtown L.A. for what seems like forever. We loved her stuff but we didn’t love the trek into the confusing and sometimes sketchy back roads of Downtown L.A.

Those of us who can’t get enough of her unique vintage picks are in luck cuz’ she just opened a second location on Abbott Kinney in Venice Beach. More of the same Shareen Vintage goodness in a new, more accessible location. Gotta love it!

N.B- Shareen Vintage also hosted the last Ladies Lotto jump-off. Girl Power!!

Via style.com

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GGS Eye Candy

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Breakin’ It Down: E-Waste

Electronic waste, “e-waste” or “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment” (”WEEE“) is a waste type consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic device. Recyclable electronic waste is sometimes further categorized as a “commodity” while e-waste which cannot be reused is distinguished as “waste”. Both types of e-waste have raised concern considering that many components of such equipment are considered toxic and are not biodegradable.

Electronic waste is of concern largely due to the toxicity and carcinogenicity of some of the substances if processed improperly. Toxic substances in electronic waste may include lead, mercury and cadium.

Every time we toss out our electronics, we’re dumping on the poor. Please make an effort to recycle your gadgets, computers, televisions, ipods, etc..

wikipedia

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Sole Of A Gladiator

Summer is almost over but if you live here in LA, that doesn’t mean a whole lot. Gladiators were seen everywhere this season, with lengths ranging from the ankles up to the knees, but these ones are kinda special. U Roads uses recycled tires for the soles of their handcrafted shoes for men and women. If you look closely you’ll notice they imprint a recycle symbol on the back of each shoe. The Michelin Man would be proud.

via Haute*Nature

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Obama + MLK Remix ‘08

After watching Obama speak at the DNC last night, My girl Anjua’s husband, Zosimo, put together this dope video called ‘Obama + MLK Remix ‘08′. It’s his attempt to inspire as many people as possible to vote for change.

Yes we can!!!

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The Race Is On And Poppin’

We all know of Queen for their classic songs- We Are The Champions, Bohemian Rhapsody, and We Will Rock You. I found another anthem from their collection and it rocks! Bicycle Race was a hit single from their album Jazz and was written by Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury.

To release the song, Queen staged a bicycle race with 65 naked girls. A clip from this race was used as the single cover. The video was originally banned, and had to be re-edited with colour added to censor out any offensive imagery. The song is famed for its ‘bicycle bell solo’, which fans would often replicate live at Queen concerts with their own bells. Watch it at the 1:47 mark.

I want to hear Christopher Walken say, “I gotta have more bike bell.”

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Rock The Vote

Rock it proudly. I am loving this ring and the bike necklace from the line Renee Frances. Click it. Click it. Click it.

via ladies lotto

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