In and Out

by: Mae Singerman

Mon Mar 15, 2010 at 16:32:13 PM EDT

If you're like me, you're desperate to keep up with the hottest trends in progressive circles. Like me, you want to keep up with what cool people are wearing/eating/thinking/caring about. Well, I have the answers! 

OUT...Fixed gear bicycles Now that everyone knows what one is and has one, riding brakeless, gearless $5000 bike is SO two years ago. 

IN...Urban beekeeping! Today, NYC is deciding if beekeeping should be legal in the city, but lots of people are already doing this. It's got  DIY underground appeal, mixed with the potential for danger

OUT...Urban chicken raising. Still cool, just not as cool, when you have chickens waking you (and your neighbors) up at 5:30am every morning and realize they don't start laying egss for months. 

IN...Backyard bunnies! They're quiet, breed a lot, live on compost and are super fun to butcher in group workshops!

OUT... Thinking Barack Obama is awesome. Enough said.

IN...Green jobs and HOME STAR “HOME STAR is an essential step to help Americans save on their energy bills while spurring the creation of good jobs and new industries that drive economic recovery and help our country achieve energy independence,” said Chris Chaife, Executive Director of Change to Win.