“The Proclamation of Truth is Fearless: A Conversation with Anne Waldman” from the Spring 2006 issue. 

Anne Waldman is a giant among men. The youngest Beat poet, she grew up on MacDougal Street, attended Bennington, and became one of the heavy hitters in the East Coast poetry scene. Running St. Mark’s Church Poetry Project from 1966-1978, she offered up high-energy, over-the-top physical readings, hob-knobbed with Patti Smith, Philip Glass, Joan Baez and was featured along with Allen Ginsberg in Bob Dylan’s “Renaldo & Clara.”

Lured to snowy, arid Colorado by Ginsberg and their Buddhist teacher, Chögyam Trungpa, she and Allen co-founded the Jack Kerouac School for Disembodied Poetics Read the rest »

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Today I left my post at Isle Of U to talk with Robert King, Chief of Operations at Global Lifestyles Group, and it was both inspiring and refreshing to hear what Robert had to say. Three years ago Robert and his wife took some big risks when they traded in three car dealerships…

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It’s true: America’s sweetheart, one of the Big Three, is a yogini—flashin’ Namastes and tossing out headstands, unassisted. Check Read the rest »

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elephant journal’s continuing round the clock coverage (!) rocked the DNC once again on Tuesday, as our favorite huge Eco-radio show on earth moved to Denver for the convention. Based in Boulder, Etown is hosted by elephriends Nick and Helen Forster. Their special DNC edition featured musical guests Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Ani Difranco, David Crosby & Graham Nash, James Taylor, and…

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Watching the 2008 democratic convention in Denver, right before Hillary Clinton’s speech, I was amused to find CNN showing an earlier clip of a wardrobe lighting check with a robust man holding up four of the exact same boxy pleated pants suits in yellow, orange, red and blue. She chose orange. It seemed to contrast nicely against the bold blue backdrop.

When I try and relate pants suits to appealing fashion I think Chanel, Katherine Hepburn, Yves Saint Laurent, Stella McCartney and in 1995, Tom Ford’s collection for Gucci, the famous hip-hugger suit, worn by Madonna. Read the rest »

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How many canned goods does it take to break the Guinness World Record for largest canned food sculpture?  Definitely more licks than it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop… Read the rest »

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I do apologize that this is not another hilarious Youtube video, but it is delicious. Read the rest »

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Yesterday was a big day in elephantland, as the DNC is happening just down the road from Boulder. I got hooked up with an “Honored Guest” pass from an author by the name of Donald Miller, who gave the benediction after Michelle Obama… Read the rest »

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“It took a devastating car accident, paralysis from the chest down,” Matthew Sanford says, “and dependence on a wheelchair before I truly realized the importance of my body.” Read the rest »

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Here I am in Las Vegas attending the MAGIC show, one of the largest fashion show conventions in the country, if not the world, and I’m having a great time! My trip began four days ago when I was asked to join a friend and his new company Isle of U in Vegas  Read the rest »

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From $40 LA “Bling Water” to “Kabbalah Water” to plain old Dasani (which I’ve heard comes from the tap in Queens Read the rest »

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For the first time in years, this summer, I have been all about our garden but for the last decade, being a fashion/city girl, I never took much interest in gardening. I remember back to my childhood, rolling around in mulch, picking rhubarb and eating carrots straight out of the dirt. Now, having moved back to the “old” country and converted myself as nature girl re-visited, we have been eating like kings. There is nothing better than fresh produce picked 5 minutes before you cook it or eat it raw. The amount of nutrients you lose by waiting days for that stuff to arrive off the plane from California or even Ontario just doesn’t cut it anymore, not to mention the fuel just getting it here.

I thought I would write my first eco-fashion blog on something a little more personal and close to my heart than any actual product you can buy in a store or online. Read the rest »

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