Welcome to 2012!

I hope the new year has been good to you thus far and that you are holding fast to your resolutions and intentions. The modern hippie tribe shared our positive intentions for this year though I must say, finishing out 2011 was a bit bittersweet. Modern Hippie Mag has been plugging along like the little engine that could since 2009, however we experienced some minor setbacks last year. You may have noticed that we were offline for a couple months – it’s called burnout! But we also experienced plenty. Our core team of Modern Hippies grew as we gained a much needed Managing Editor. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong came to us just when we needed...

Good Intentions

The holidays are just around the corner – and with the rush to the end of the year comes a tantalizing hint of what’s next. To me, a new year holds the same tantalizing sense of possibility as seedlings, brand new books, and national borders. They are a chance to start fresh, breaking with...

How Can Clothing Des...

Note to Reader: This is a personal project of mine. As your Conscious Fashion Editor, I cannot sit still while scouring the globe for amazing eco-fashion – I must create. This is for the thinking fashionista, just like you. With inspiration from the designer, the design, and you....

Slow Your Money Down

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard of the slow food movement, but what is “slow money” all about? — Phil Nimkoff, New York, NY “Slow Money” is the name for a movement started by socially conscious investing pioneer and author, Woody Tasch, who essentially borrowed the conceptual...

An Invaluable Life

My husband and I watch the show “Pawn Stars” on the History Channel. I first liked the show because I loved to hear about the history behind many of the items. However, my mind began to focus more on the personal story behind the piece than the history of it. Many times the pawn shop...

Editor’s Table...

Most of this year has been a very tumultuous time for me. However, when I made a personal decision to operate and live in a constant state of perpetual gratitude, opening my heart and mind to a sense of collective synergy and supreme honesty, my whole world turned around in the most sublime...

11:11

Over the last few years, there has been a phenomenon of consciousness whereby an extraordinary number of people around the world will often find themselves with a compulsion to glance at a clock to find that the time is 11:11. Many have speculated on the greater meaning behind this occurrence,...

High Art

Look at the world as it stands now with all of its buildings, infrastructures and technologies. Was this not all created by a Higher Intelligence through humankind? Are we not the mediums and means through which the canvas of our lives is painted? Everything humankind has made is a work of...

Editor’s Table...

Hi guys: Adwoa here! Remember last week when I said that the editors at MHMag were going to start coming out from behind the scenes a bit? Here we are, as promised – chalk it up to my hatred of suspense. This week we’re kicking things off with a brief explanation of what being a...

Pandas Play Unique R...

A Mississippi State University assistant professor is looking to “panda poop,” or microbes in panda excrement that breakdown woody materials, as a possible means to biofuel production. Researchers recently discovered several species of microbes in panda excrement that could be replicated...