Racist Jokes Tarnish Ricky Gervais Film, Ghost Town
Ghost Town (watch the trailer here) may not be original, but it is amusing. The romantic comedy starring Ricky Gervais (of Britain’s “The Office“) trails the life of an aloof dentist who can see dead...
View ArticleStudy: Chocolate and Alcohol Are Bad for Your Planet
You may already know how food manufacture contributes to global warming—it’s had its fair share of coverage lately, though the actual numbers have varied. In 2007, climate change experts pegged...
View ArticleCan Halloween Mask Sales Predict the Election?
According to Fortune magazine, more than one Halloween mask retailer has claimed they can correctly predict who will win the White House. Spirit Halloween, the largest seasonal Halloween vendor in the...
View ArticleGoogle Goggles, YouTube Snobs, and xkcd, Oh My!
First webcomic xkcd tossed off a funny about a virus forcing YouTube commenters to listen to their comments out loud before posting them. (Apparently there are those who believe hearing oneself sound...
View ArticleDunkin’ Donuts Goes Green…Sort Of
On Friday, Dunkin’ Donuts opened a LEED-certified store in St. Petersburg, FL which will donate leftover food, use worm composting, green cleaning products, and paper cups, and has insulated walls to...
View ArticleMoJo Audio: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
If she had any pets, food safety expert Marion Nestle says she would still feed them pet chow—even though her newest book, Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine, chronicles how...
View ArticleMoJo Audio: Sophie Uliano Is Gorgeously Green
If you’ve sheepishly avoided going green for fear of having to give up nail polish and other ecosins, Sophie Uliano wrote Gorgeously Green with you in mind. Her eight-step program doesn’t ask readers...
View ArticleQ&A: Chip Giller
Mother Jones: Do personal efforts even matter in the grand scheme of things? Chip Giller: I think personal actions definitely matter. I think collectively they can make a big difference. But I also...
View ArticleAre Non-Stick Chemicals And Aging Dads More Dangerous To Babies Than Cocaine?
Last week the New York Times printed good news about a worrisome issue in childhood development. As it turns out, children whose mothers used cocaine during pregnancy have only slightly lower IQ...
View ArticleMoJo Video: Bryant Terry’s Vegan Soul Kitchen
UPDATE: Join us for an expert-led reader forum April 13-17 on MotherJones.com around the question: Is organic and local so 2008? Both Alice Waters and Van Jones praise Bryant Terry‘s new cookbook,...
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