FYE Shoes – Fashionable, Affordable, Green & Responsible Footwear from France
Treehugger has this to say about French Company FYE (For Your Earth) Shoe lovers have more and more choice when it comes to buying eco-friendly shoes: Simple Shoes, Worn Again or TOMS are just a few of my favourites and I just found a new brand from France. FYE (for your earth) is a relatively [...]

Business woman’s success with secret La Decollette bra to prevent cleavage wrinkles
Rachel de Boer finally told some friends a secret she’d kept for years: She slept with stuffed socks sewn between the cups of an old bra to prevent cleavage wrinkles and smooth out her neckline. Three years later, a professionally designed and manufactured version of that same contraption is sold in 150 lingerie shops across [...]

Giant yellow teddy bear to brighten up the centre of New York
London has Paddington Bear but New York now has a giant yellow teddy bear, a great sculptural masterpiece that could sell for more than $9 million at auction in May. A 23-foot high, bronze teddy bear slumped under a black bedside lamp will be on display for five months in midtown Manhattan from next week [...]

Mice baldness reversed
Mouse researchers conducting stress hormone experiments have stumbled onto a surprising new discovery — a potential treatment for hair loss. Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Veterans Administration were working with genetically altered mice that typically develop head-to-tail baldness as a result of overproducing a stress hormone. The experiment wasn’t focused [...]

Oxfam Unwrapped: Charity launches online shop for ethical weddings
Oxfam is launching its first online wedding shop, offering couples an ethical choice for their big day with the added comfort of shopping from home. Oxfam Unwrapped wedding lists were launched in 2007 and have raised nearly £1m since. The new shop on the Oxfam website will include details of the eleven Oxfam shops with [...]

Fruit and veg diet provides a healthier glow than the sun, study suggests
Eating a healthy diet rich in fruit and vegetables gives you a more healthy golden glow than the sun, say scientists. The new research, by psychologists at the University of St Andrews, suggests that instead of hitting the beach, the best way to look good is by munching on carrots and tomatoes. The team at [...]

The Choir With No Name: London homeless choir records debut album and supports Coldplay
They’re called the Choir with No Name – a modest name certainly for a group of people whose achievements are anything but small. The members of this London-based choir are people who have experienced homelessness – and now they’re launching their debut album and will support Coldplay at two gigs this month. Founded in 2008 [...]

Killer Heels: Save The Children auctions donated shoes to prevent youngsters dying
Kick off this year’s party season by bagging yourself a pair of cool killer heels in Save The Children’s Killer Heels to Kick out Killer Diseases auction. Your glitzy shoes can help save children’s lives, the charity says. It points out that every year more than 9 million children around the world die from preventable [...]