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Tithi Kutchamuch: my sweets

Posted on October 12, 2007 Under Food

While it's true that enjoying the new Britney Spears single and eating an entire chocolate bar are both examples of guilty pleasures, at least doing the former doesn't have an effect on that gut of yours. Thanks to Tithi Kutchamuch…

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Airbed and Breakfast

Posted on October 11, 2007 Under Travel

As someone who has been traveling a lot recently, I can honestly say that I find little appeal in the idea of dropping exorbitant amounts of cash on a hotel room for a few nights alone in a city you…

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ThussFarrell Design

Posted on October 9, 2007 Under Design

While some husband and wife teams prefer to limit their creativity to a bedroom setting, the couple that comprises ThussFarrell Design immerse each other's aesthetic sensibility in the place of business. Rebecca Thuss (former Style Director of Martha Stewart Weddings…

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Grant Hamilton

Posted on October 5, 2007 Under Art

Back in the day when the Polaroid represented the most instantaneous means of photographic gratification, most people were using them to capture the moment when they pantsed their friend at their house party and then displayed it three minutes later…

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Susan Bradley

Posted on October 4, 2007 Under Design

If the inside of your home resembles something you might see on an episode of MTV Cribs but the outside looks like the Amityville Horror House, perhaps you should think about mowing your lawn or maybe getting rid of that…

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Wooferang

Posted on October 2, 2007 Under Life

The folks at Atypyk have answered the age old question, Why the hell won't my dog catch a frisbee? Answer, lack of motivation. If you have trouble getting your canine to put on aerial displays for the reward of a…

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Hunn Wai

Posted on October 2, 2007 Under Design

While it is said that oil and water don't mix, Singapore native Hunn Wai, a recent graduate of the IM Masters programme at the Design Academy Eindhoven in The Netherlands, could probably make the two work in concert with one…

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New Wants for Sale

Posted on September 27, 2007 Under Art

Rock N' Roll deity Mick Jagger once sang the words, "You can't always get what you want." Justin Gignac and his girlfriend Christine, the masterminds behind Wants for Sale have shown the rock god to be fallible by proving the…

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Cecilie Manz's Caravaggio Pendant Lamps

Posted on September 27, 2007 Under Design

If Danish-born Designer Cecilie Manz were to take her cues from her own country's cultural heritage she might be selling light fixtures adorned with little mermaids with missing tongues, but rather than relying on Hans Christian Anderson for her inspiration,…

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Challenging Authority

Posted on September 26, 2007 Under Life

Back in the late 60's/early 70's heyday of the muscle car, the need for speed often trumped the importance of safety on the road. The Dodge Challenger, a latecomer to the muscle car game, was best known for its role…

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