Lab-Grown Diamonds: Do They Live Up to the Hype?

by Jyotika Bindra
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Are lab grown diamonds really more ethically and environmentally conscious than mined diamonds? We took a deep dive to find out.

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Hey readers! You can now get my sustainable city recommendations while you wait for your plane to board. I’m in the new Raleigh & Drake app, which is live in 9,000 iPads across eight major airport terminals. It asks creatives for their personal recommendations for various destinations. Getting the scoop...

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Unearthen is outlandishly beautiful. And I don’t mean outlandish as in, so, so beautiful. I mean, it’s outlandish. And beautiful. At the same time. You see it, and you have a sharp intake of breath. I want that. I first saw the prism ring (top right), which was awesome enough. But it was...

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