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Press | Cover Girl for Digital Magazine Dailysingle

Melissa Cole — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:45:07 +0000

Easy, breezy, beautiful and now on the cover of the Dailysingle, girl! I have been tweeting about about this for weeks now and I am so excited to finally share my first magazine cover with you all. Dailysingle is a digital magazine cover that profiles a different person of interest each day. Yesterday, I got to [...]

Food Translator | Nondairy Milk

Melissa Cole — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:24:14 +0000

In Food Translator, Melissa uses her refined global palate to realistically profile and recommend vegan food to risk-averse omnivore diners.

Green Byte | Seven Cardinal Rules of Veganism that I Break Regularly

Melissa Cole — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:00:40 +0000

Let me know if you still believe that all vegans are perfect after this. Maybe the rest of them are but I sure as heck am not!

I was invited to do a phone interview for The Tim E. D Show. It's a local program based out of Raleigh, North Carolina.

I actually had another appointment scheduled for basicall

Fashion Files | Fur Sucks But These 13 Looks Don’t

Melissa Cole — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:25:24 +0000

Still wearing fur, Olsens? Really? Both of you? We are more than a decade deep into the 21st century and by now, any true fashion maven is thoroughly aware that there is no shortage of fabulous faux fur apparel.

Press | My Green Beauty Routine Featured on GoodGuide

Melissa Cole — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:22:26 +0000

You may recall that I used GoodGuide to comb through my cosmetic bag for toxic and environmentally hazardous ingredients. My makeup woes were recently featured on their blog.

What Vegans Eat | Low Carb(on) Lunch at Otarian in NYC

Melissa Cole — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:51:46 +0000

For months now, I've been raving about Otarian to virtually anyone in earshot. Not just another vegetarian eatery, Otarian differs from the rest in that it is a fast food restaurant. Novel, yes, I know. But do you wa

#musicmonday | “Too Much” by Sufjan Stevens

Melissa Cole — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:18:47 +0000

I just found this on iTunes in the 69 cents indie music bin. Now Sufjan Stevens is my new steeze.

Music Notes | How You Can, Like Rihanna, Achieve Pop Superstardom Without Dancing

Melissa Cole — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:36:02 +0000

Rihanna is one of my favorite pop stars and style icons. But surely by now, we've all noticed her inability (or unwillingness?) to do any real heavy lifting when it comes to dancin

Food Translator | What Does Tofu Taste Like?

Melissa Cole — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 04:44:36 +0000

In Food Translator, Melissa uses her refined global palate to realistically profile and recommend vegan food to risk-averse omnivore diners.

What does tofu taste like? Whatever

Green Byte | New Report Suggests Hybrids Are Overhyped

Melissa Cole — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:12:24 +0000

In a new report, J.D. Power says that unless there is a "significant increase in the global price of petroleum-based fuels” (like that could ever happen) or a major technological

Linksapalooza, 10/30/2010

Melissa Cole — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:22:43 +0000

The latest of stuff on the web I implore you to check out. They don't make 'em like they used to: A study finds that girls as young as 7 years old are hitting puberty. Still want milk in your Frosted Flakes? Just another reason why being an NY

Beauty | What’s Toxic in My Makeup Bag?

Melissa Cole — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 02:05:34 +0000

A woman and her products. This is my story...

As a vegan, I have always been cognizant of beauty products that test on animals, but I really su

Green Byte | Five Reasons Why People Won’t Go Green

Melissa Cole — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:22:40 +0000

First of all, who's to say who's green and who's not? Are the green people the ones that saw "An Inconvenient Truth"? The people who regularly contribute monetary gifts to Greenpea

Music Notes | Just In, MTV Releases Own Hot Rapper List

Melissa Cole — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:21:49 +0000

This time, Eminem also tops MTV's even wacker list of the "hottest" rappers. Just when I thought things couldn't get any more deluded than BET's Jay-Z omission, MTV went ahead and gave me a glimpse into a world where p

Music Notes | BET’s (…Yeah) Top 10 Rappers of the 21st Century

Melissa Cole — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:11:22 +0000

Like many hip hop fans, I skeptically tuned in to BET's "Top 10 Rappers of the 21st Century" special. While one of my tweeps pointed out that the century is no where near over, I excused BET for this as even I do not

#musicmonday | “Brooklyn to Babylon” by Shinobi Ninja

Melissa Cole — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:20:32 +0000

Linksapalooza, 10/24/2010

Melissa Cole — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:11:08 +0000

The latest of stuff on the web I implore you to check out. Chris Rock curses out some rich lady's ex for autism education. Radio Raheem would have been a hero if he was carrying one of these. In the most remarkable case of reverse vegeta

GARMENTS MADE OF…PORCELAIN TEA CUPS #WOULDYOUWEARTHIS

Melissa Cole — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:18:38 +0000

This is why I love eco-fashion.

Literally, anything can be turned into a garment (as “Project Runway” producers prove to us year in and year out). Chinese artist Li Xiaofeng shows us that sustainable fashion opens up an entire realm of creativity.

I know what you must be wondering. Is it functional? Absolutely!

This is why I love Lady Gaga so much. Who other than Lady Gaga could pull this off?

If you ever have an accident with some of your good china, now you know what to do with it!

Via greenwala

Music Notes | My Top 16 Videos of the Last Decade

Melissa Cole — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:00:19 +0000

I should say this last decade was the one where I was most cognizant of the music video — I mean, my teenage years began and ended in the oughts…

Even still, this was by no means an easy list to compile. Let’s just say, a lot of my favorites were made in 1999… And this list certainly is not complete — T.I.’s “What You Know” wasn’t even on YouTube! But I love the videos I chose, and they certainly fit my lone criterion for this exclusive list — and that is, I absolutely cannot turn my head away when they come on!

Check out my video picks — in no particular order — after the jump. And weigh in! I know I have a lot of saucy picks — what do you think?

Destiny’s Child
“Say My Name”

When this video came out, I had to do like five double takes. I seriously tuned in to BET all day long to get as many glimpses as I could of the new girls, Michelle and Farrah. I was a huge Destiny’s Child fan then, so the line up change was devastating to me yet the most exciting thing ever. I should really be more sympathetic to the Justin Bieber fans.

Outkast
“Hey Ya”

Oh, this takes me back to freshman year in college. Brilliant. Green.

Amerie
“Why R U”

A pretty recent video, huh?! Well, this was actually the first video I ever bought on iTunes. I am a HUUUGE Amerie fan, and her return was long awaited by yours truly. The fashion in this video is so dope–in fact, here lies the inspiration behind my perennial favorite, the shiny legging. My favorite kind of videos are the abstract ones.

Ciara
“Get Up”

No one does it quite like Princess Super C! A lot of people have deserted Ciara. Tossed her aside. Left her for dead. Me? I can’t forget that she’s responsible for some of our favorite dance hits of the past decade. “Get Up” came out when I was studying abroad in Florence. Before Jay-Z did all black everything, CiCi did it here. Ciara is one of my favorite artists — her discography is undeniable and she is an ENTER-TAIN-ER.

Gwen Stefani
“What You Waiting For?”

I was so excited for Gwen’s solo debut. I was a bit off put by the whole Harajuku obsession but I believe everyone deserves a swag to call their own. The album was on another level.

Fonzworth Bentley
“Everybody”

Everybody — yes, everybody is in this video. This is so smooth, so fresh, so dope, and I love the confidence that it takes as hip hop artists to be able to perform in this way. This is one of those videos that made me feel differently about music in the oughts.

Jennifer Lopez
“Love Don’t Cost A Thing”

MTV did a “Making the Video” for this. My favorite part was when she tossed the horn necklace and she lost it! I wanted that necklace! And it became a trend about five years later so J-Lo’s stylist was really ahead of the curve on that one. I eventually did get my horn necklace.

Justin Timberlake
“Like I Love You”

When this came out, it felt like music was over–in a good way! Justin shut it down… We drove down to Virginia and I left the song on repeat on my CD player and then fell asleep–let’s just say, my family thinks I’m obsessed with Justin. He had Clipse on the track, which garners a third thumb up from me, and overall, I’m digging the throwback MJ moves.

Lupe Fiasco
“Daydream”

There’s a huge robot in this video. ‘Nuff said.

P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family
“Let’s Get It”

Whenever I think of music videos that I love, this is the first one that comes to mind. This is the first time we saw the Harlem Shake on screen and I love the black and white motif. And not to mention, I liked G. Dep a whole lot, I hope he stages a comeback.

Nas
“Made You Look”

This was a video for the streets, by the streets.

Rihanna
“Umbrella”

Visually, I’m all about Rihanna’s new video for “Hard.” But I couldn’t embed it, and I had to represent Rihanna on my list…

Britney Spears
“Oops! I Did It Again”

Red cat suit, a reference to Titanic, and that fabulous blonde pony make this one of the greatest videos of all time (sorry, Taylor).

Missy
“Work It”

Oh, there were lots of Missy videos I could have selected. And believe me, I wanted to pick “Get Ur Freak On.” But like Rihanna’s “Hard”, I couldn’t find a version that I could embed. “Work It” was essentially a second version of “Get Ur Freak On”–all right, to be nice, I’ll say it’s a continuation.

Ginuwine
“In Those Jeans”

For such a “raunchy” song, I thought the video was very tasteful. And Kimora’s in it. I love Kimora Lee Simmons. For some time, this was a line guys used. Not at all original but I laughed every time!

Ciara
“Like A Boy”

Now in retrospect, if you compare Mariah Carey as a man in “Obsessed” with Ciara in this video, who does drag the best?