Fair Trade Goes Chic: An Interview with One Thread Fair Trade’s Founder
July 10, 2009 – 9:21 pm | No Comment

A brief look into Mayura Kona’s start-up company would give Karl Marx goosebumps of excitement. Marx had predicted exactly how our attitudes and behavior around consumption would be affected from the dramatic mass-production shift circa …

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Maya is a contributor and editor-in-chief of Myriad Magazine. She enjoys cooking, writing, nutrition, horrible and fantastic television, and as a recent homeowner, gets great satisfaction from interior decorating projects. You can send her feedback or article submissions by sending an email to myriadeditor@gmail.com.

10 All-Natural Sugar Substitutes and Sweeteners
February 12, 2009 – 12:41 am | 2 Comments
10 All-Natural Sugar Substitutes and Sweeteners

Nearly 15 years ago, my grandfather died from complications associated with diabetes. Several communities of color, particularly South Asians, can be six times more likely to get diabetes than white people (according to Diabetes UK). …

Californians, Listen Up: It’s Hella Time to Give it Up
January 1, 2009 – 10:42 pm | 2 Comments
Californians, Listen Up: It’s Hella Time to Give it Up

Although I’ve been saying it since probably my freshman year in high school, I can’t exactly recall just how its origins came about. All I know is that it originated in the Bay Area (no, …

Defeating First Date Fumbles: Should Men or Women Pay?
December 31, 2008 – 3:07 am | 3 Comments
Defeating First Date Fumbles: Should Men or Women Pay?

Photo Credit: Jun Acullador
First dates can be daunting. A typical first date scenario—although they are all commonly riddled with angst and uncertainty—is anything but typical. You really have no idea just how it’s going to …

Celebs get together for same-sex marriage…and comedy
December 3, 2008 – 11:42 pm | One Comment

Stars like Neil Patrick Harris and Margaret Cho got together for “Prop 8, the Musical,” but isn’t a little too late? Prop 8 was on the ballot last month and it didn’t pass. Better late …