Free Catharsis

Back in '05, an artist named Frank Warren decided to do an installation made of secrets. He mailed out 3000 postcards, inviting people to send a secret back on a postcard of their own. But secrets kept coming in long after the installation ended. So Frank began a second installation, this time online.

Today, Frank gets 100-200 postcards a day, each bearing a secret from a stranger. He picks about 20 of them to post at PostSecret each Sunday. They are hopeful, tragic, hilarious, horrifying, and brave. Each one suggests a story that is unique, yet familiar. There is no archive; secrets are online for one week only, but during that week, about one million visitors will view them.

PostSecret is not G-rated. Many of the secrets are raw, dark, shocking, or heartbreaking. But to read them is to understand what it means to be human.

Clear Corn

Private Selection's salad mixes are sold in transparent plastic containers that look great in the produce aisle. But I was surprised to find out that this was grain-based plastic. "This package is made from 100% all natural corn, grown by farmers here in the U.S., and utilizes significantly less fossil fuel and resources." It's both compostable (Under the right composting conditions including high heat of 120 - 140 degrees, humidity, and micro-organisms, the package will disappear in 12 weeks.) and recyclable.