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TIME Most Influential Companies of 2022 →

Alison Van Houten May 3, 2022

OpenAI

Maersk

Nextdoor

Upwork

In TIME Tags Environment, Social Justice, Reporting

This L.A. Resident Is Working to Stop Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths in Her Neighborhood →

Alison Van Houten May 3, 2022

Yolanda Davis-Overstreet is fighting for safer streets and mobility justice in the marginalized communities of Los Angeles.

In Outside Magazine Tags Outdoors, Social Justice, Environment, Profiles

TIME Best Inventions of 2021 →

Alison Van Houten December 13, 2021

Nuratrue: Custom Listening

Mila: A Fine-Looking Filter

Strategic Innovations eLiT LED Address Box & Security System: Found, Not Lost

IQUI: The Ultimate Selfie Stick

And others here.

In TIME Tags Music, Travel, Design, Reporting, Gear, Feature

TIME 100 Most Influential Companies of 2021 →

Alison Van Houten December 8, 2021

Strava: Helping cities serve athletes

TerraCycle: Recycling at scale

Roblox: Building a metaverse

Rad Power Bikes: Cycling forward

Oatly: Expanding an oat-milk empire

Maersk: Shipping the world’s stuff

Equinor: Fueling up, more sustainably

Volkswagen: Racing to lead EVs

Nextdoor: Linking neighbors

Lime: Scooting forward

In TIME Tags Reporting, Outdoors, Food & Drink, Sustainability, Gear

Wild Child →

Alison Van Houten August 2, 2021

The clever interior design of this animal-filled bedroom—complete with a big top-style canopy bed—is playful but chic enough to see its preschool-aged occupant into her tweens.

In The Wall Street Journal Tags Design, Reporting, Service Journalism

Personality Test →

Alison Van Houten June 14, 2021

Can a bedroom’s interior design be expressive and colorful but still soothing enough to ease you to sleep? Yes, and here’s how.

In The Wall Street Journal Tags Design, Reporting, Service Journalism

Time100 Influential Companies: Rad Power Bikes →

Alison Van Houten April 27, 2021

Primarily an e-commerce business, Rad Power Bikes offers a quiver of practical, direct-to-consumer options—including bikes with fat tires designed for pillowy terrain, and foldable models created with convenience in mind.

In Outdoors

In Praise of the Adventure Dress →

Alison Van Houten August 24, 2020

Immersing yourself in nature is a way to check social constructs at the trailhead. What you wear while doing so should enhance that experience—not detract from it.

In Outside Online, Outside Magazine Tags Gear, Outdoors, Travel, Social Justice, Essays

Video Games and VR Could Change Festivals Forever →

Alison Van Houten July 8, 2020

In the face of mass cancellations, major festivals are building new live-streamed virtual events that are poised to change the music industry — even after traditional live shows resume.

In Beatportal Tags Music

Oakland's Wormhole Wednesday Is Ending →

Alison Van Houten June 24, 2020

The final weekly bass party will go down next month — but the music isn't going anywhere.

In East Bay Express Tags Music, Bay Area

Welcome to One of the Most Remote Islands On Earth →

Alison Van Houten June 24, 2020

Reachable only by boat, this remote Pacific atoll is inhabited by descendants of a footloose Englishman. The idyllic vibe is unmistakable, but it's tested by the realities of living in a very vulnerable place in a warming world.

In Outside Magazine Tags Travel, Outdoors, Longform, Food & Drink, Sustainability

This Is the Perfect Backcountry Utensil Set →

Alison Van Houten June 24, 2020

Sporks may be controversial, but this one won us over.

In Outside Magazine Tags Gear, Outdoors, Food & Drink

Inside the Brewery That Sparked Haarlem's Beer Renaissance →

Alison Van Houten June 20, 2020

In the Dutch city of Haarlem, a former Protestant church now houses Jopen, a brewery that has revived not only the building but also the city’s once-thriving beer culture.

In October Tags Travel, Food & Drink

5 Sonoma County Ciders to Sip This Fall →

Alison Van Houten June 20, 2020

While many of the orchards that once dotted the West County landscape have been squeezed out by big-money wineries, a handful of small-scale companies are making their mark and ushering in a new era of craft cider. 

In 7x7 Tags Food & Drink

What We Eat Now and Why It Has to Change →

Alison Van Houten June 17, 2020

Two new books, 'The Fate of Food' and 'The Way We Eat Now,' look at diet on a global level for a complementary view of our changing food systems.

In Outside Magazine Tags Books, Criticism, Food & Drink, Sustainability

"The Edge of Every Day" Grapples with Schizophrenia →

Alison Van Houten June 17, 2020

Marin Sardy's first memoir is a thoughtful, sometimes heartbreaking look at life with her brother and mother, who both suffered mental illness.

In Outside Magazine Tags Books, Criticism

Why I Love My $12 Casio Watch →

Alison Van Houten June 17, 2020

Some might consider me a Luddite, but zero distraction in this age of technological excess is the most valuable thing a piece of gear can provide.

In Outside Magazine Tags Gear, Essays, Outdoors

More Fun In the Mid-Eighties L.A. Punk Scene →

Alison Van Houten June 17, 2020

The follow-up to Under the Big Black Sun avoids the sophomore slump by digging deeper into the history of L.A. punk.

In Hard Noise Tags Music, Books

We Made the Perfect Workout Playlist on Spotify →

Alison Van Houten June 17, 2020

When the going gets tough, reach for these high-energy tracks recommended by our editors.

In Outside Magazine Tags Music

Maggie Battista Shows Us How to Meal Plan →

Alison Van Houten June 17, 2020

Spending time in the kitchen shouldn't feel like a chore.

In Outside Magazine Tags Books, Service Journalism, Food & Drink
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