How To Tell If A Product Is Actually Eco-Friendly, From Alexandra Zissu (VIDEO)
How can we tell if a product is really eco-friendly? Green living expert and author Alexandra Zissu says that in order to really know if a product is green, you…
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The Most Dangerous Household Cleaners On The Market, From Alexandra Zissu (VIDEO)
What are the most dangerous household cleaners on the market? According to green living expert and author Alexandra Zissu, do to patent laws, the actual formulas of household cleaning products…
14 Things You Could Buy Instead Of Kim Kardashian’s Face
WASHINGTON — This week, socialite Kim Kardashian detailed her makeup routine, listing products with a total cost of at least $1,977.75, according to an investigative report by Jezebel. That got…
Huy Fong CEO Fears New Sriracha Rivals
Huy Fong Foods, maker of the popular Sriracha hot sauce, is feeling the heat. New rivals from condiment behemoths Heinz and Tabasco threaten to shake the so-called “red rooster” sauce…
Without Ads Or Billboards, Here’s What The Streets Of Tokyo Would Look Like
Walk for just a few minutes around the dizzying streets of Tokyo, and you’ll be sure to encounter a surge of billboards, signs, screens and posters advertising various businesses and…
Obama Heads to Security Talks Amid Tensions
PALO ALTO, Calif. — President Obama will meet here on Friday with the nation’s top technologists on a host of cybersecurity issues and the threats posed by increasingly sophisticated hackers….
Chains Pull Dietary Aids Off Shelves After Inquiry
The attorney general’s office announced last week that it had conducted tests on 78 bottles of top-selling medicinal herbs at the four retailers and discovered that four out of five…
Google, Mighty Now, but Not Forever
Farhad Manjoo STATE OF THE ART Technology giants often meet their end not with a bang but a whimper, a slow, imperceptible descent into irrelevancy that may not immediately be…
Scientists Bash EPA’s Take On Burning Wood For Power
WASHINGTON — A group of 78 scientists is criticizing an Environmental Protection Agency memo they say may dramatically undermine President Barack Obama’s directive to cut planet-warming emissions. In a letter…
Glossier Makes Us Feel Good About Going Makeup-Free
When Into The Gloss founder and eternal “It” girl Emily Weiss introduced Glossier, which is “skincare as makeup,” we couldn’t wait to get our hands on the highly-coveted products. The…
How A Product Honed At TechShop Went On To Save The Lives Of 87,000 Babies
For thousands of babies born too early to regulate their own body temperature, the Embrace Warmer blanket has been a lifesaver. And part of the product’s effectiveness is the improvements…
Here’s How The Celebs Get Glam For The Grammys
We all know Beyonce woke up like this, but the rest of the stars go through a lot of preparation before they’re ready to grace the red carpet. Check out…
China’s online users more than double entire U.S. population
China has now surpassed 649 million users, outnumbering the entire U.S. population two to one, according to official figures released Tuesday. The China Internet Network Information Center’s (CNNIC) 35th “China…
Star Quarterback Karlie Harman ‘Throws Like A Girl,’ And That’s No Insult
Karlie Harman throws like a girl, and she’s proud of it. “[People] have said that I throw like a girl. And in a way, I take that as a compliment,…
Why That ‘Like A Girl’ Super Bowl Ad Was So Groundbreaking
An ad for pads stole the show during the Super Bowl. Always, one of the biggest makers of feminine care products (the things women use during their period), debuted a…
At least 13 charred beyond recognition in Bangladesh factory fire
A short time earlier, Dhaka police chief Asaduzzaman Mia told reporters about the efforts to find others who were in the five-story building. “The rescuers were still searching for bodies…
G.M.O. Labels for Food Proliferate Even as a Battle Over Them Rages
There are few industry debates as heated these days as the one about labeling foods that contain genetically modified ingredients. And while interest groups and advocates wage war in state…
California Takes A Strong Stand Against E-Cigarettes
California health officials on Wednesday declared electronic cigarettes a health threat that should be strictly regulated like tobacco products, joining other states and health advocates across the U.S. in seeking…
Sports Illustrated lays off its staff photographers
Novak acknowledged that the decision was driven in part by financial considerations. “As a media enterprise, it’s incumbent upon us to manage our business in a way that delivers the…
This Is The Most Clothing You’ll Ever See In A Victoria’s Secret Ad
Over the years, we’ve seen the Victoria’s Secret Angels do it all. From Taylor Swift karaoke to wearing bras worth more than many homes, the lingerie company has pulled out…
Why Being More Interconnected Doesn’t Mean We’re More In Control
Brian Gallagher, president and CEO of United Way, stopped by HuffPost Live at Davos Wednesday where he talked about how interconnected the world is — and how that’s not necessarily…
Mindfulness Is The Way To ‘Get Out Of This 24/7 Stress-Based World We’re In,’ Professor Bill George Says
Professor Bill George of Harvard Business School spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos on Wednesday about mindfulness. “There’s a lot of interest right now in being a more mindful leader,”…
Amazon Changed The Price Of The Bible Over 100 Times In Five Years
Amazon is famous for changing prices frequently to test the demand for products or undercut a competitor on hot items like Beats headphones or Razor electric scooters. Read the whole…
Mad Cow Disease Fast Facts
The official name of mad cow disease is bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). BSE lesions are characterized by sponge-like changes seen under an ordinary microscope. Eating contaminated meat or other products…
Driverless Mercedes, super-fast phone chargers: Coolest tech at CES 2015
Each year tech junkies from around the world gather in Las Vegas for International CES, the Consumer Electronics Show where innovators come to show off their latest prototypes, preview products…