The Common Cause

January 29, 2020 Torie de Jong

The Valentine's Day Gift Guide

Valentine’s Day is approaching, and with it comes the terrible jewelry ads. You know the ones: trying to pass off brown diamonds as “chocolate”, the persistent jingle that sticks in your brain for days. That’s the bad news.

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January 9, 2020 Torie Tilley

Why I Founded Common Era
In mid 2019 I was absolutely miserable, even though I'd just gotten married and was about to move to New York. I'd spent 13 years working my way up to be the VP of Marketing in the tech industry and I hated the boys club and the 80 hour weeks. But most of all, I hated that I wasn’t doing something creative that I actually cared about.
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January 8, 2020 Torie de Jong

The Real History of Valentine's
Valentine’s Day, like most holidays we celebrate today, has roots that run deep through the centuries.
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January 6, 2020 Torie de Jong

We're donating 50% of profits to bushfire relief

Common Era will be donating 50% of all sales to WIRES Wildlife over the next week, ending January 12.

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January 1, 2020 Torie de Jong

Gold: A World History

Gold is a shapeshifter. It doesn’t degrade or corrode; it merely changes form. A fleck of gold can hold the story of the world.

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The Valentine's Day Gift Guide