Climate Culture

Va-va-vintage: An a-Dior-able find

Somebody call the Antiques Roadshow! I found a vintage designer piece in my mom's closet. Blouse goddess, indeed.

Va-va-vintage: My mom, the blouse goddess

Turns out my mom had some beautiful blouses back in the day. Too bad none of her pants or skirts will fit me, other than these blinged-out white jeans.

UPDATE: Tim DeChristopher gets two years in prison

Climate activist Tim DeChristopher will face two years in jail and a $10,000 fine for two federal felonies incurred while disrupting an oil and gas auction in Utah.

Transportation and social justice: The sentence is in on the Raquel Nelson case

Could the case of a mother convicted of vehicular homicide for crossing the street with her son be a turning point for the rights of pedestrians and transit users?

Lawns are evil

25 days of dares: Planet pictures, tossing toxins

In the third week of Umbra's month of dares, she dresses up like a bee and stops to smell the planet.

The end of Borders and the importance of 'third places' in the city

The liquidation of Borders bookstores in cities raises the question of how to preserve the social value of spaces that are now prime real estate.

Secondhand style: Wash and wear weekend

Here's something I didn't expect to miss about shopping for new clothes: air conditioning. And cleanliness. Oh, and dressing rooms.

Mother convicted in son’s street-crossing death speaks out on Today show [VIDEO]

Raquel Nelson, who faces three years in prison after her son was killed by a hit-and-run driver when they crossed the street, gives an interview to Ann Curry on the Today show.

Til dinner do us part: Ask Umbra on wedding meal choices

What's the most sustainable choice on the dreaded three-choice wedding dinner card? Ask Umbra digs in to the question.