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It starts! A report on the first full day of my Week Without Plastic. Read the background on this project here.

The Rules of the Game

I meant to do so much planning and prep work before starting my plastic-free week. At the very least, I meant to clearly define the rules of the game. Because pretty much the second I hatched the idea to go a week "without using plastic," it started  . . . Continue Reading

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A little while back, I was talking to ReadyMade editor Andrew Wagner about story ideas and blog ideas, and I mentioned how I'd been thinking it would be an interesting experiment to try to live without plastic for a while and write about it. Andrew liked the idea pretty much immediately, and started envisioning "A Week Without..." as a recurring ReadyMade blog feature. In the meantime, he bade me to  . . . Continue Reading

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Are you lucky enough to live in Iowa? Do you live nearby and need an excuse to visit our fine state? Either way, we've got an excellent reason for you to be in Des Moines this Wednesday! Who: You! What: ReadyMade’s Unofficially Official Spur of the Moment August/September Issue Release + Hello, Des Moines! Launch Party Where: Des Moines Social  . . . Continue Reading

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Mondays suck. Especially if you hate your job. But the day doesn’t have to be a total waste. You can now look forward to reading about ReadyMakers who have worked their way into f*&%ing awesome jobs—and maybe find a little inspiration to jumpstart your own career in the process—right here, every Monday.

As the editor-in-chief of the site that Nick Denton originally envisioned as a "girly Continue Reading

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