Creative Loafing Tampa

The gold standard of romance: the art of selling Valentine's jewelry

• by Shawn Alff
"Rookies get engaged on Valentine’s Day. It’s a cliché..."
• Tags: Sex and Love, interview, valentines, engagement, diamond, gold, jewelry, gifts, mothers day

Gold mining with cyanide threatens water supplies and wildlife

Some 90 percent of gold mines around the world employ cyanidation to harvest their loot.

• by Katie Machol
Some 90 percent of gold mines around the world employ cyanidation to harvest their loot.
• Tags: Green Policy, cyanidation, gold, mining, cyanide, miners

Divorce rings: empowering or a sign of a midlife crisis?

• by Sex and Love editor
Will buying a divorce ring become the female equivalent to a middle-aged man buying a sports car?
• Tags: Sex and Love, divorce, jewelry, diamond, gold, relationship, break up, feminism, divorce ring, divorce party

Must-Click Links: Gay Monday Edition

The most fabulous collection of links ever!

• by Anthony Nicholas
The most fabulous collection of links ever (including Gaga and JT)!
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, CLGBT, gay marriage, Tennessee, gold, schools, donald krim, gallup, focus on the family, harvey milk, anthony nicholas, links, news, movies, tree of life, joplin, missouri, snl, egypt, russia

Fifty-four jewelers pledge against using gold from Alaska's Bristol Bay this Valentine's Day

• by Jessica Edmondson
According to a new Earthworks press release, this Valentine’s Day, fifty-four jewelers—including Zale Corp., Helzberg Diamonds, Boucheron and others—have pledged not to use gold taken from the proposed Pebble Mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay in Southwest Alaska.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, EPA, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Gold, Bristol Bay, Pebble Mine, Alaskan fisheries, Alaskan salmon, Earthworks, Nuamta Aulukestai

Movie & TV links for Fri., Nov. 19, 2010: Ebert defends NPR, Spike Jonze teams with Arcade Fire, Kurosawa's Red Beard and more …

• by Anthony Nicholas
Today's must-check links from the world of Movies and TV, courtesy of CL Contributor Anthony Nicholas.
• Tags: Television, Movies, Music, Akira Kurosawa, Television, Movies, Roger Ebert, NPR, Music, Gold, Arcade Fire, anthony nicholas, The Suburbs, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, spike jones, red beard

Will 100,000 condoms set a record at the Olympic Village?

• by Shawn Alff
Regardless of how many of these condoms will actually be used, the public goes wild over these statistics each Olympics; we can’t help but imagine the record-setting romps on ice that might occur between gold medalists like Lindsey Vonn and Evan Lysacek.
• Tags: Sex and Love, Sex, Sex and Love, Olympics, canada, Gold, condoms, snug, lindsey vonn, evan lysacek, Uncategorized

Best Exotic Dancer: The Senator

• by Sex and Love editor
Tallahassee has the Bikini Bicyclist. New York City has the guitar-strumming Naked Cowboy. Tampa has… The Senator.
• Tags: Sex and Love, Best of the Bay, Tampa, Best of the Bay, Czar, Ybor City, Sex and Love, viagra, dancing, the castle, lingerie, thong, Gold, the senator, g-string, Bikini Bicyclist, briefs, whity tighties, Naked Cowboy, BTOB, thong-man, semi-erection, Uncategorized

The Green Community: Week in review

• by Katie Machol
Green weddings, tree planting in Little Bayou Park, turning this culture from a 'domination' one into a 'partnership' one, mushrooms saving the world, and more great articles you might've missed this past week.
• Tags: Green Living, Health & Wellness, Green Community, beer, fast food, green, carbon footprint, organic, Department of Enviormental Protection, local, sustainable, Green Living, New Belgium Brewing, Health & Wellness, organic beer, Brooklyn Brewery, snacks, pals, Stone Brewing, Green Community, wedding, organic cotton, earth, Hemp, permaculture, Lisa Assetta, green office, sierra nevada, Rick Kriseman, picnic, office assistance plus, Gold, nanotechnology, partnership culture, dominator culture, genetic modification, robert kennedy, code green community, common items, brewery, home brewing, clean air, remove pollutants, plant, bill wolverton, how to grow fresh air, indoor air pollutants, air-purifying plants, office environment, green office specialist, Green wedding, vows, outdoors, carbon offset, conflict-free diamonds, engagement ring, Florida water, dep, laws, watershed protection, river restoration, kick ass time, white water rafting in tennessee, white water rafting, saving money on gas, excess waste, car pool, greasy food, hitting the road, two cars, friendly hotel, local restaurant, good times, laughs, upwards, mushrooms can save the world, mycelium, mycorestoration, Contaminated, fungi, paul stamets, shiitake, oyster mushroom, mycoremediation, mycopesticides, mycogardening, mycoforestry, TED talk, mushroom kit, wild gourmet mushrooms, growing, cultivating, Uncategorized

Ways to make your wedding "green"

• by Linda Taylor
Linda Taylor gives us ways to make that special day eco-friendlier (and less expensive).
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, organic, local, sustainable, Green Living, Green Community, wedding, organic cotton, earth, Hemp, Gold, Green wedding, vows, outdoors, carbon offset, conflict-free diamonds, engagement ring, Uncategorized

Xbox Live Silver members can upgrade to one month of "Gold" for $1

• by Alexis Santos
• Tags: Tech, Tech, dollar, year, xbox, live, xbox 360, unsubscribe, Mrs. Silver Member, Silver, Silver Members, snag, account, Gold, chance, $1, bonus, subscriber, month, cash, Uncategorized