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Outrageous Advertisements of Yore: 10 Gifts We Don’t Want to Buy on Black Friday


Black Friday, Cyber Monday; whatever the reason, this is the season for outrageous advertisements telling us what to buy between now and Christmas. We’re already sick of the constant ads and Christmas music (yes, it starts before Thanksgiving now), but then again, ads have come a long way since the sexist, misogynistic stuff dug up by the French news site, OWNI.eu. They found 48 ads that would never be allowed today; we think they (appropriately) bring a little dark humor to Black Friday. … More »

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Outrageous Advertisements of Yore: 10 Gifts We Don’t Want to Buy on Black Friday

Shop Blisstree: 5 Eco-Friendly Black Friday Buys to Snag for the Holidays


Still stuffed from Thanksgiving dinner? Well, before you begin your blissful Black Friday lying around the house and grazing on leftovers, we found five presents that would be perfect to give away or to keep for yourself. Plus, they’re all natural or organic, so you won’t inadvertently poison yourself or your loved ones this holiday season. Leave that to Uncle Benny and his cigar smoke.

And, now through Monday, November 29, enter the coupon code FREESHIP50 on any order over $50 and you’ll get free shipping on these products from Blisstree. … More »

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Shop Blisstree: 5 Eco-Friendly Black Friday Buys to Snag for the Holidays

Shop Blisstree: Get This $15 Oxo Peeler for Your Thanksgiving Dinner Prep


If your Thanksgiving dinner preparation is anything like ours, there’s a lot of peeling involved: Potatoes (traditional and sweet), carrots, apples, and squash, just to name a few. If you don’t have a good peeler, the task can take a painfully long time. Wouldn’t you rather be doing something more fun than peeling potatoes for an hour, like chopping onions or removing the turkey’s giblets? Of course you would. That’s why it would be wise to invest in a grade-A peeler for turkey day. Grab this Oxo Good Grips Swivel Peeler for a pain-free peeling experience. It’s got a built-in potato eye remover, a comfortable rubber grip, and it’s even dishwasher safe. Plus, you can get it in time for Thanksgiving with next day shipping.

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Shop Blisstree: Get This $15 Oxo Peeler for Your Thanksgiving Dinner Prep

Healthy Censorship? 10 Books That Have Been Banned, Censored, or Hated as Much as The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure


The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover’s Code of Conduct has caused a wave of criticism, angry Amazon customers, and demands that the online bookseller pull the self-published book from its site. Whether or not you believe Amazon should ban the book, there are plenty of other volumes sold on the discount bookseller’s site that have sparked at least as much controversy. And we don’t just mean illicit novels or racy teenage fiction (although the American Library Association has plenty of those on its most-challenged books lists). We’re talking about books that, like The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure, approach issues of health and law from a non-fiction stance. … More »

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Healthy Censorship? 10 Books That Have Been Banned, Censored, or Hated as Much as The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure

Healthy Censorship: 10 Books That Have Been Banned, Censored, or Hated as Much as The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure


The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover’s Code of Conduct has caused a wave of criticism, angry Amazon customers, and demands that the online book-seller pull the self-published book from its site. Whether you believe that Amazon should ban the book or not, there are plenty of other volumes sold on the discount book-seller’s site that have sparked at least as much controversy. We don’t just mean illicit novels or racy teenage fiction (although the American Library Association has plenty of those on their most-challenged books lists). We’re talking about books that, like The Pedophile’s Guide, approach issues of health and law from a non-fiction stance. … More »

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Healthy Censorship: 10 Books That Have Been Banned, Censored, or Hated as Much as The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure

Poll: Should Amazon Have Pulled The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover’s Code of Conduct?


By now you’ve heard about the hot water Amazon.com is in over this new self-published e-book: The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-lover’s Code of Conduct by Phillip R. Greaves II. During the initial onslaught of criticism and frenzied demands to remove the book from the online seller, Amazon resisted, saying that while they don’t condone criminal activity, they do support their customers’ rights to make their own purchasing decisions. And they also don’t support censorship. But late last night, after online shoppers took to Facebook and Twitter to organize a global boycott, Amazon caved to pressure and pulled the book from its Kindle shop.

We certainly don’t support pedophilia or any other type of criminal activity. But we’re not big fans of censorship, either.

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Poll: Should Amazon Have Pulled The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover’s Code of Conduct?

Eco-Friendly Fail: 8 Ways We Emit Carbon Every Day


You buy local. You avoid using plastic. You ride your bike. You’re basically doing your best to reduce your carbon footprint. But Fast Company found eight surprising ways we emit carbon every day, without even realizing it. Check out this list and see if you’re guilty:

1. Eating. Including food production, transportation, and toilet paper use, humans emit two tons of CO2 a year just form eating.

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Eco-Friendly Fail: 8 Ways We Emit Carbon Every Day