Would You Buy Your Diamond Engagement Ring at Walmart?

Would You Buy Your Diamond Engagement Ring at Walmart?

Do you care where a diamond comes from? Historically, consumers didn’t have a choice. Natural diamonds were formed billions of years ago, deep beneath the earth’s surface, and were then thrust hundreds of kilometers to its crust by volcanic eruptions before eventually being extracted from mines in South Africa, Russia …

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Why Are We Living in the Golden Age of ‘Gut Soda’?

Why Are We Living in the Golden Age of ‘Gut Soda’?

Mikalah Harp’s weekly Whole Foods run starts in the produce section, dutifully winds through the store and ends with the best part. On a shelf at the far end of the store is her favorite treat: Olipop’s grape-flavored “prebiotic” soda. This category of beverage, which appeared seemingly everywhere almost overnight, …

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