We’ve all had to apologize for something at some point. Are you getting it right, or causing more hurt?
Dave's Picks | Friendship Expert on How To Show Your Friends You Love Them
Dave's Picks | NPR | Why sweating is a SUPERPOWER
NPR | How Your Hot Showers And Toilet Flushes Can Help the Climate
Dave's Picks ICYMI | NPR • Housing Projects And Empty Lots. Chanell Stone Reframes Nature Photography
California-based photographer Chanell Stone
is challenging the genre of nature photography, made popular in the 1900s by (typically white) men like Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. The idea back then being that nature was remote, wild, and untouched — environments she notes in this NPR piece have too often been off limits or inaccessible to low income Black people.
NPR | 'The Best Thing You Can Do Is Not Buy More Stuff,' Says 'Secondhand' Expert
Terry Gross' fascinating NPR podcast on the past lives of secondhand treasures prompted a shout out to a slew of awesome Brooklyn thrifting resources. Below, a list of incredible spots you can shop or donate to, some fave thrift shops near our properties you may not know about, and even some coat drives to comfort the less fortunate. All you recent movers or Mari Kondo closet cleaners — check 'em out:
• Always a solid choice, Beacon's Closet (Greenpoint location)
• Great vintage, even better name: Harold and Maude's Vintage (Bed Stuy) — peep their Yelp page. Solid.
• Worship (Bushwick) @ Willoughby Ave & Starr — Rad Insta! — totes follow-worthy.
• Dig furry four legged critters? Le Point boasts a shop kitty (Flatbush), a massive inventory, and several locations. Speak to Dave's 296 Linden Street tenants — there’s a location down the block at 397.
• Last but not least: Urban Jungle | East Williamsburg @ 118 Knickerbocker Ave | Brooklyn, NY 11237
Dave Speaks | NPR Interactive | Plastics
Fascinating piece on how cities around the world are addressing pollution caused by automobiles, at a time when climate change remains a battle to be fought and won.
Just for fun, we’re trying something a little different for this post — Click comment to chime in on worldwide automobile bans and regulations.
Every year, the average American goes through more than 250 pounds of plastic waste, and much of that comes from packaging. So what do we do with it all?
Your recycling bin is part of the solution, but many of us are confused about what we should be putting in there. What’s recyclable in one community could be trash in another.
This interactive explores some of the plastics the recycling system was designed to handle and explains why other plastic packaging shouldn’t go in your recycling bin.
Let’s take a look at some items you might pick up at the grocery store.
Dave Speaks | Old ways, new ways — How to stick to good habits
Summer is ending , Fall is approaching . . . I feel this is a good read on how to stick to your good habits and keep that summer bod of yours in check throughout the Winter months!
Katy Milkman played tennis at Princeton, and when she finished college, she went to the gym every day. But when she started grad school, her fitness routine went south.
"At the end of a long day of classes, I was exhausted," Milkman says. "Frankly, the last thing I wanted to do was drag myself to the gym. What I really wanted to do was watch TV or read Harry Potter."
Can I have a 'Nappuccino' please?
I found this NPR article to be more relevant with living in NYC - we spend most of our time commuting, working, eating, exercising or not, having drinks with friends or just hanging out watching the latest on Netflix - finding enough time to sleep is sometimes difficult with our busy schedules. Its time to strategize having a nappuccino …