West of EDUN: A Night With Bono’s Wife Ali Hewson
Last night I got to hang out with Ali Hewson – you know the wife of Bono and the founder of the incredible clothing line EDUN
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Palm Dessert Impresses with Green Initiatives
Palm Desert is one of the country’s most aggressive cities in terms of environmental initiatives. Last year, the city introduced a new government division, the Office of Energy Management, and unveiled a plan to cut its energy consumption by 30 percent over the next five years (that works out to 215 million kilowatt hours of…
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Andy Warlhol in San Francisco
Some things remain to be true, one of them being that I was born in the wrong era. The era that I should have enjoyed my post-pubescent partying years would have been the late seventies. But alas, in 1977, I was only 8 years old. You see, it was in 1977 that Studio 54 came…
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Give Back: Gifts of Compassion celebrate the art, culture, spirit and vision of Africa
Each year, ABC Home & Planet Foundation introduces its Gifts of Compassion, which present a way to honor friends and family by giving gifts that are meaningful to the world as well. Over 20 different gifts are offered, and this year the Foundation has made Clusters of Compassion available, which allows one to purchase smaller…
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Visionaries: Kiva Diva! Jessica Flannery: Founder, Kiva.org
by Stephanie Block I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Jessica Flannery at a recent Spark Speaker Series event. It was mind-blowing. When philanthropy collides with Silicon Valley technology, the results are nothing short of spectacular. This is the new face of nonprofits. Don’t believe me? Would you believe Jessica’s mega-fans like Oprah and former…
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Visionaries: We TV’s Chain Gang Girls Producer Laticia Headings!
Documentary producer Laticia Headings has a brutally real story to tell: What do a car thief, a meth addict, and a prostitute have in common? 30 feet of steel-linked chains. They’re part of a 15-woman chain gang in Arizona, the only all-women’s chain gang in the country! This ground-breaking, two-hour documentary, CHAIN GANG GIRLS, premiers…
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Culture: China: Welcome to Macau
by Natalie Bahadur Bright, blinding, flashing lights beckon you closer. There’s an energy in the air. There’s the unmistakable smell of money and the promise of unrivaled riches. Lady Luck whispers you should take a gamble. Place a bet. Roll the dice. The faint sound of slot machines wafts through the air. Thinking of Las…
