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Brick-and-Mortar Is Not Dead

“Design makes my life better,” says Ron Robinson, founder of Ron Robinson and Apothia.

“It enhances my life as well as the life of many other people because it’s stimulating.” When you walk through his store in Santa Monica off 5th street, that message is clear. Struck by the sheer beauty of the store, you're almost afraid to touch anything.

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Luxerose Cocktail Collection Is Mixology Made Beautiful

It’s a late night, and you’ve got some vinyl on rotation as you gaze up at the ceiling talking about everything and nothing all at the same time, slowly falling in love with the person beside you. It’s terrifying, yet thrilling because falling in love for the first time is a rare moment you know you’ll remember for the rest of your life because first loves are the ones who teach you the definition of the word.

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Dive Into The World of Cricket Flour With Seek

Founded by Robyn Shapiro in 2016, Seek strives to normalize the consumption of crickets, and why wouldn't she? They've got a ton of protein and are high in Omega-3s, B12, iron and calcium. For the environmentally-concerned foodie, there’s an abundance of crickets in the world and their production doesn’t release anywhere near the number of greenhouse gases like cattle, sheep, pigs and even chickens.

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Tempest Bourbon Hits A Lexington Gallery

Once up a time, the American government ratified the 18th Amendment, resulting in the ban of liquor by introducing Prohibition in the 1920s. Of course, the exact opposite of what the government hoped for occurred and alcohol consumption— surprise, surprise— did not cease to end. Organized crime merely took over supplying the actual booze with mobsters like Al Capone bootlegging and creating underground clubs while government officials accepted bribes and simply looked the other way.  

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Kick Takeout To The Curb With These 5 Sustainable Lunch Container Alternatives

It's 100% easier to eat out for lunch than to take the time to make or prep yours, especially when you find yourself tangling with the snooze button and getting ready for work in the morning. But what about the amount of waste that comes with your takeout? More often than not, it's packaged in plastic or styrofoam, and that means more waste bound for a landfill.

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Parley for The Oceans and Adidas Launch A Line of Ocean Plastic Activewear

The amount of plastic living in our oceans is undoubtedly a hot topic of discussion. Cities and countries around the world are working towards creating laws and bans against single-use items. National Geographic released an entire vertical titled Planet vs. Plastic. Nonprofits dedicated to our oceans continue to speak up and put together clean-ups while seeking new ways to create change.

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Protect Your Tattoos With Electric Ink, Youthful Nonconformist!

Up until recently, tattoos were taboo and if you had one, you often heard remarks like “you know that’s permanent, right?”, "it's going to look cute now, but how it is going to look when you're old and wrinkly?" and "how are you ever going to get a job with that?".  To all of those individuals asking those questions, here's a single answer for you: times have changed.

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