G Spotting

This is the cutest baby ever

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:35:00 +0000

Allison's neice Ellia. And this is just a photo of a screen shot: OMG

2 ETHiCAL LOOKS We're LOVING

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:22:00 +0000

It's been a while since we've done an ethical/eco fashion story, but after stumbling upon Ascension boutique, we couldn't resist. Here are two looks we've pieced together from the online boutique.

This first look is extremely comfortable (flat shoes... yess!) but saavy for daytime. Love the skirt.

Hello lace (huge trend), sweet gray and black color combo and puffed shoulder cropped coat. You pieces are the stars in my sky.

Handball in New York City

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:26:00 +0000

Here's a video I did for for my interactive class at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. Handball, baby!

Handball from Margaret Teich on Vimeo.

Heeb 100

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Heeb Magazine just released their list of the 100 most influential young Jewish folk in the Universe. While GSpotter Margaret was not on said list, she did contribute five profiles on the following performance artist, musicians and designer.

Maya Yogev

Mica Levi

Ben Grubin

Peter Silberman

Josh Seinder

Special shout out to these cool folks for really interesting conversations nee interviews.

Where my babies at?

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:09:00 +0000

TRU LUV.

fashion week fashion posts

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:47:00 +0000

Check out posts for the City University of New York's blog on yesterday's Izzy Lane and Mr. Larkin shows from New York City Fashion week's Green Shows. AWESOME PIECES!

It's been too long... Here's some sacred blood

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:40:00 +0000

Nothing could be finer than the annual San Gennaro festival in Little Italy, NYC. Especially, if you love canolis, bright lights, and wild and crazy church names. Wait, that sounded f**ked up. I meant it in the admiring way.

It's the SUMMER JAM

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:15:00 +0000

Here's one for the Summer-heads: It's the Summer Jam.

Shout out to Beena Steena for inviting GSpotter Margaret to join the Summer Party!

Art Meets Sustainability at a Brooklyn Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:27:00 +0000

Lucky Gallery in Red Hook Brooklyn is currently running an Art + Sustainability Exhibition featuring works that address ecological challenges and innovative solutions, through artistic mediums.

“The artists featured in the gallery ask ‘how do we meet the challenges of trying to live a more sustainable life, and how can we transform our interaction with natural and man made resources in an urban environment?’” said Laura Arena, the director of Lucky Gallery. “These artists provide sustainable alternatives in art and life, through fashion, fine art, furniture design, film and gardening.”

Exhibition Dates: July 11 – August 2, 2009
Gallery Hours: Sat/Sun 1-6 and by appt. only
Gallery Address: Lucky Gallery, 176 Richards Street, Brooklyn, NY. 11231

Nature Triumphs Over (Wo)Man

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:41:00 +0000

Yesterday morn, I awoke with an uber puffy eye. Think Quasimodo the Hunchback of Notre Dame puffy. That's right, I couldn't see s**t because my eyelid was swollen shut. You see it's warming here in NYC and with the heat come open windows. And with open windows, come the mosquitoes.

As I groped my way to the kitchen unable to see much of anything, my roommate Erin came to help me find the fridge. Marveling at my eye, she said that as a kid growing up in Kentucky, she knew her summers had started when she'd get a bug bite as big as mine. Her bites were so puffy, her older brother would laugh at her. She shuddered just thinking of it.

Though we had less mosquitoes the mountains of western North Carolina where I grew up, the altitude didn't stop them entirely. I too used to get humdinger skeeter bites and spider bites. Boy how I hated the bugs.

Now here I was, many years later in a concrete jungle, far from the "nature" which surrounded me as a child, and still getting bit by darn bugs. And with a bag of frozen pees to my eye, pissed as hell, I slowly began to smile. Man can try to dominate the earth, control it until it yells "Uncle" (we're doing a pretty good job, hello Global Warming and species extinction.) But ultimately, green will grow up through the sidewalk cracks, mold will creep along the sides of buildings, and mosquitoes will bite your eyelids. With that in mind, I left the kitchen ready to face the day with one proud eye shut. And then I ran into a door.

Check Out The Lazy Environmentalist's New Site

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:22:00 +0000

Whoah, wait a second. I think...could it be... yes it is! The Lazy Environmentalist has a new web format and it is totally ass kicking. Check out the latest Coclico shoe video GSpotter and Fashion Editor, Margaret, has on the new site.

IVANAhelsinki Eco-Designer

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:48:00 +0000

Check out the latest article we had on Stylecaster.com. Gotta love the sassy graphics on these IVANAhelsinki frocks. Whoah! We're especially digging that eco/ethical minded Finnish designer Paola Ivana Suhonen describes her work as bringing together, "slavic melancholity and Pure Scandinavian moods with white arctic summer nights and endless winter sadness."

Making Snow From Water: BBC Earth's Timothy Allen

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:06:00 +0000

This video is totally out of control: Timothy Allen from BBC Earth and his producer and director make snow from hot water while hanging out in Greenland. BBC Earth has been receiving positive feedback, and with photo's like Allen's and gnarly video content to boot, it makes sense why. Big ups to BBC for going with a lowly wordpress blog format and rocking it out with big time content.

Bagtrends.com - Green Arm Candy

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:32:00 +0000

Allison Teich shows off her bags

Last night was the Green Arm Candy soiree, hosted by Bagtrends. Team Gspotting was in full gear with brother Gabe as the photographer and sister Margaret asking the questions.

Bag highlights from the evening included Passchal, a Virginia based company converting recycled inner tubes into bags and Gspotting crowd-pleaser Ashley Watson, who makes her gorgeous purses from refashioned vintage motorcycle jackets. Also, TEICH (no relation, weirdly) had some rocking pieces.

Also, it was great to see our old friends Mattie and Hannah, two teens from Teens for Safe Cosmetics. These ladies were written up in this month's Teen Vogue for the work they do to promote safer, greener cosmetics and were in last year's fabu Teens Turning Green Fashion show.

Emerging Designer: Igor Rozenblyum

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:15:00 +0000

Check out the latest Forward article Gspotter Margaret has written about talented emerging Brooklyn designer and all around badass, Igor Rozenblyum.

The styles are Euro Flashy Fabulous and inspired by the designer's Jewish/Ukranian roots.

Stylecaster.com - Predicting the Future of (eco) Fashion

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:59:00 +0000

GSpotter Margaret has a new gig writing and styling from Stylecaster on behalf of Strawberry Earth. Here are two videos from today's style session.

Shout out to Mary and Janice and Stylecaster's INCREDIBLE fashion closet! It is truly a thing of beauty.

Show Dem Eco-Legs

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:55:00 +0000

Take a bite out of my juicy thigh why don't you, Shark Face!

This SZEXY Larsen Gray Shark Bite Skirt is made from organic cotton and perhaps should be worn with these hologram vegan heels by Olsen Haus, which was just featured in Daily Candy a few days ago. Hott.

Stanky Landfill Gas Power: Methane, y'all!

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:04:00 +0000

Not for nothing, the GSpotting team has had some ill, stanky, powerful gas as of late. Perhaps we are feeling a bit nostaligic for Western North Carolina and so we've been cooking up lots of okra and Morning Star Farm veggie burgers (hmmm, veggie burgers with pickles...), which is good for generating gas. Also good for generating gas is a landfill.

The power of booty gas doesn't even come close to the methane that powers the largest SC Johnson's factory, in Racine Wisconsin, reports our GSpotting home girl and CNN Money green correspondent Olivia Zaleski. Apparently, SC Johnson - who makes products like Ziplock bags and Windex- uses the supa-stank landfill gas to cover 50% of their electricity needs each year and in doing so annually reduce 52,000 tons of CO2 emissions while saving them millions of dollars annually.

Great story, Oliva! Stank on y'all.

The Robotic Carp Will Save Us!!

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:51:00 +0000

Robot 2000 says, "Don't buy me, I'm painted with lead and was recalled. But I do look cool!"

"Look at our big ass Carp, Bro. Damn!"

Whoah, Nelly! Scientist have caught a helluva Carp, like this big (show widespread hands) in Northern Spain. But this ain't no ordinary fish. It's a robot fish and it's going to help monitor water quality. Check it!

Thanks to our girl Courtney who GSpotted the hell out of this article. It just so happens that she is robot girl over at Forbes Magazine, but we'll throw her on first team all eco for this good look.

Alice Waters: Fresh Produce and Sustainable Food NO JOKE

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:57:00 +0000

Alice Waters was interviewed by Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes on Sunday Night and though we GSpotters rarely agree with the often mean (but funny) celebrity/politics site Gawker.com, we have to give them credit for a very good post-show post. In an entry they call, Crazy Food Hippie Actually on to Something, Gawker points out how elitist Stahl is in the interview - something loyal 60 Minutes viewers have been saying for years- and also highlights a few points that the Bay Area slow-foods/sustainable foods chef should have touched upon.

If she'd had some media prep before the interview, Water's would have mentioned that we Americans spend less on food than ever before, so buying local, organic, and safe ingredients isn't a "luxury" (Stahl's word) as much as blast from the past. Maybe paying a bit more for food isn't a new thing, or a bad thing, if we get more quality products.

Also, Gawker points out that just a few hours after the segment aired, the Nicholas Kristoff of the NY Times reported that 6% of all pork carries the deadly staph infection, MRSA, that kills 18,000 Americans each year. MRSA thrives on the antibiotics fed to traditionally raised Pork and so paying a premium for free range, organic Pork isn't a luxury so much as just a health precaution.

We GSpotters would also add the benefits of families who grocery shop and eat together, tend to eat healthier, according to a study by North Dakota State University. Shopping at the Farmer's Market is much more interesting and fun and only further encourages families to eat and live in a healthier way.

Kudos to Gawker for connecting the dots and moving beyond stereotypes and snark.

Playing For Change - Stand By Me

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:33:00 +0000

Check out this almost hoakey but amazingly sweet Youtube video from the documentary, "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music".

Thanks to GSpotting pal PF for sending it over.

Our Homeboy, Brian, at The Daily Green

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:02:00 +0000

Brian* is the dude in the middle

GSpotting friend and Hearst Magazine's The Daily Green editor Brian Howard talks environmentally friendly cities on ABC. Check it out here.

*Found the photo online. Too sweet not to use.

SLVR by Adidas

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:56:00 +0000

The New York Times' Critical Shopper, Mike Albo has a great review of the new SLVR store in NYC's Soho. We have reported on Adidas' eco-label SLVR before (like this post for The Lazy Environmentalist) and are high-tailing it down there today to check it out. Especially the seven-piece shoe they designed without toxic adhesives...saweeet.

More to come.

Hemp on my Pizza, Oh Yesssir

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:46:00 +0000

GSpotting Foodie Dion took the team to Cafe Viva yesterday in the East Village for some Ganja Pizza. Who would have known that hemp pizza could be sooo bomb.

Cuban Jewish Music Project- Recylce CDs, Build Listening Libraries

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:47:00 +0000

The Cuban Jewish Music Project is collecting gently used CDs and music playing devices to send to Cuba to create listening libraries all over the country. While this story isn't traditionally "green", it is a great example of recycling.

Check out the article GSpotter Margaret wrote for The Forward.

Also, to donate to the project, send materials to:

Aroeste Music LLC
Attn: Cuba-Jewish Music Project
255 W. 108th St., #5B
New York, NY 10025

Financial contributions can be made on-line through the project’s
fiscal sponsor, Deep Listening Institute:
http://www.deeplistening.org/site/donate or via check written out to
“Deep Listening Institute” with ‘Cuba-Jewish Music Project’ in the
memo line and sent to address above.