Boys We Heart: Van Jones

Van Jones is an activist working to combine solutions to social inequality and environmental destruction. He founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, which promotes alternatives to violence and incarceration, in 1996. He has won many honors including a Reebok Human Rights Award and an Ashoka Fellowship, and has served on the boards of many groups, including: the National Apollo Alliance, Social Ventures Network, Rainforest Action Network and Bioneers. The City of Oakland has adopted the Ella Baker Center’s “Green Jobs Corps” proposal, and Van is pushing to create the first-ever Green Enterprise Zone in Oakland.

Excuse me, I have some googling to do..gotta find out if Mr. Jones is married.

*UPDATE: Damnit, he’s married! I was ready to pack my bags and head back to my old stomping grounds in Oakland. Why are all the good ones taken???

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Duck Vaginas

Louis CK is one funny man. And he ain’t playing about the duck vaginas. Go to a grocery store in Chinatown or any asian market and you will be amazed and maybe disgusted at the animal parts they sell in their seafood and meat deli.

Fish eyeball

Mouse wine

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A Basketball Hero

This video has been making it’s rounds on Facebook and I just had to share. Jason McElwain is the bomb and you’ll see why when you press that arrow button. Get your hankies ready for tears of joy, this will be the best 2 minutes and 45 seconds you’ll spend on the web today. I promise.

Have a great weekend. ♥

Thanks RR!

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Olsen Haus Shoes Rocks My Socks

Been eyeing shoes from Olsen Haus for quite some time. I would like to tell ya’ll what this fine company represents in the shoe game in my own words but they put it down so beautifully on their website, I’m just gonna rip a small tidbit from their philosophy page and save myself some time. Sorry, but after a 14 hour workday my fingers are giving me the side eye and telling me to get my arse to bed.

Business as Usual? More like Business Unusual.

The philosophy of olsenHaus is anchored in the universal truth, respect for all beings, with a dedication to the expression of truth in the material world. We are committed to being 100% animal-free / cruelty-free, producing functional goods, with a high standard of ethical social responsibility in animal rights, human rights, and the environment. Products are made of non-animal materials, in sample rooms and factories that are personally checked for ethical practices & environmental impact.

While many shoes kill, pollute, and destroy lives and ecosystems on their journey to your feet, we recognize these destructive production practices and do not consider them ‘business as usual’. We at Olsenhaus believe these processes can evolve toward a respect for animals, ecosystems and people.

Damn, that was like reading a bedtime story. Off to sleepytime I go so I can dream of kick ass companies that actually care, thriving ecosystems and crystal blue, pollution-free skies. Oh and shoes. Lots of them.

Visit the fine peeps of Olsen Haus here.

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Banana Rebublic Goes Green

I’m not the biggest Banana Republic fan but I have to commend them nonetheless for doing their part to be more environmentally conscious.

“Sustainability is the new luxury“, is their new motto.

The eco-friendly Heritage collection, is described as “signature sportswear for the really modern attitude.” The line debuting this summer, ranges from $39 to $150 and is made out of organic cotton, soy silk, and bamboo.

The company has also started using more recycled materials and changing treatment processes so its laundry facilities can comply with the Business for Social Responsibility’s clean water guidelines.

Source fabsugar

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Stranded Polar Bears Make Me Sad

Even if their fake. Over the last few days, everyone’s been talking about a polar bear and a cub seen in London. It was actually a 16 foot high sculpture floating on the River Thames to mark the launch of “Eden”, a new natural history TV channel.

It took two months to make and was created by a team of 15 artists. This 100% recyclable structure is 20 x 20 and weighd three thousand pounds. The sculpture traveled 7.5 miles from Greenwich to Tower Bridge and the Houses of Parliament for a photo shoot.

Sir David Attenborough said: “The melting of the polar bears’ sea ice habitat is one of the most pressing environmental concerns of our time. I commend Eden for highlighting the issue; we need to do what we can to protect the world’s largest land carnivores from extinction.”

Source Planet Save

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Honorary DISGRASIAN

I’m honored to be featured as one of Disgrasian’s Babewatch gals. This is one of my favorite blogs in the whole wide world and you MUST pay them a visit. Diana and Jen get mad love in the blogoshpere world and you’ll see why when they make you tinkle organic drops of joy while laughing.

You’ll love them as much as I do. Especially if rice is a staple in your diet and you were raised by hard ass asian parents.

Thanks ladies. Tila Tequila ain’t got shit on me! Except for circus boobies.

Visit Disgrasian here.

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Follow Up Post To The One Below

See I told you. Ain’t nothing phallic about asparagus.

Source Dlisted

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“Veggie Love” PETA’s Banned Superbowl Ad

NBC bans PETA’s ad from Super Bowl because of its explicit sexual content. Here is a list of reasons why, given by the peacock network:

• licking pumpkin
• touching her breast with her hand while eating broccoli
• pumpkin from behind between legs
• rubbing pelvic region with pumpkin
• screwing herself with broccoli (fuzzy)
• asparagus on her lap appearing as if it is ready to be inserted into vagina
• licking eggplant
• rubbing asparagus on breast

Were You There?

If so, I highly suggest you go to this site and find yourself in the crowd. And even if you weren’t, still go check it out.

This is a very detailed shot of the Inauguration during Obama’s speech and it’s pretty freakin’ rad. It’s 220 images put together (1474 mega pixels.)

It’s like Where’s Waldo In Washington. Click the link. Do it!

Buzzfeed via Gigapan Viewer

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