Dear Empowered Women: Don’t Take Away My Power to Feel Like Trash
At a recent coworking event, I was asked to record a video testimonial for their social media pages. I was wearing a sha…
Rebellions Archive
Rebel Street Style: Daja / Damen, Milwaukee & North
Occupation: Student at Columbia Why: Sometimes, as in this case, an ensemble is just awesome. Whether it’s the pr…
Rebel Street Style: Bonnie / State & Madison
Occupation: Communications/Marketing Why: I feel like this is going to be a very vibrant summer. Everyone’s sick …
Mata Traders: Empowering Women Across the World
Jonit Bookheim, Maureen Dunn, and Michelle Thomas are the founders of fair trade company Mata Traders, which sells every…
Inspiration Kitchens: ‘Dine Well, Do Good’
“I heard a great joke the other day. ‘What did the Zen master say to the hot dog vendor? Make me one with everything.’” …
Rebel Street Style: Eli / Millennium Park
Why: Fashion is about personality. That’s why we wear the things we do, even if we’re pretending we don’t care about…
Rebel Street Style: Elana / Damen, Milwaukee, & North
Occupation: Student Why: The shoes are killer. Besides that, she looks like she’s headed more for Lollapalooza in…
Karen / Damen, Milwaukee, & North
Occupation: Student at Loyola Why: Her shorts are gold. I repeat, her shorts. Are gold. Her tights are two-tone. …
At Blue Sky Bakery, Lisa Thompson Cooks Up Second Chances for At-risk Youth
My first visit to Blue Sky Bakery is on a pre-spring day so cold that my glasses fog up as I walk through the door and i…
Get Over Not Shopping at Aldi
I am a budget shopper. I’m not cheap, but I do like a good deal, and I don’t want to overpay. I’m a typical American sho…
