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Think! Shoes
Porous, breathable, hypoallergenic, moisture-absorbing and toxin free
Human Nature – review
A review of the UK’s premiere ecological art event of the year.
Retreating in Sri Lanka
Where to go for bliss
Time to join the Village Against the World?
“We have learned that it is not enough to define utopia, nor is it enough to fight against the reactionary forces. One must build it here and now, brick by brick… We sincerely believe that there is no future that is not built in the present.”
The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Giving innovative, pro-social nudges as Christmas presents puts a smile on our faces whilst doing some good in the world.
Are You Ready to Camp in the Canopy?
The Tentsile Stingray Air takes camping to a whole new level.
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings
The best book in the biosphere?
The Top 10 Eco Films of All Time
How many have you seen?
Lush Hair Dude!!
I just tried the Lush shampoo bar for the first time… and I like it.
Against a Tide of Evil
The first genocide of the 21st century never ended.
Alternative Table Talk: Diwana Bhel Poori House
Diwana Bhel Poori House on Drummond Street is famous for its cheap and tasty south Indian vegetarian street food notably dosa and thali. Less well known is that on weekends it hosts an astonishing buffet over lunch offering Londoners a vibrant alternative to meat and two veg.
Tip Top Vegetarian Pit Stop
In the UK great vegetarian pitstops are oases in a bleak apocalyptic landscape of factory-tormented animals that are so distorted by the time they reach us they could be minced Monsanto Lab Rats™. The best salad bar in London is a vegetarian gem in the heart of Soho on Old Compton Street. Treat yourself!
Django Unchained My Mind
Tarantino has given us a hero slave and in doing so put rebellion top of the agenda. With Django he’s found his ultimate muse and the largest and most epic arena for his movie-spanning revenge themes.
The End of Growth – Review
Heinberg is good company as he describes the coming Armageddon; the financial collapse is not an aberration to be fixed but the end of civilization, as we know it.
Reflections on Kony
To the hegemonic military-industry of the West, we are made to believe that the black children of Uganda, like the women of India, or the gay and lesbian activists of Palestine, remain voiceless, visible but silent, waiting to be liberated by the very forces that have entrenched, subsidized and exacerbate their historic oppression.