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My Zazzle store has prints, cards, mugs and much more. Not sure what to get, here’s some highlights from my individual collections.

Click on the images to jump to products. Visit my main store page here.

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Dangerous Mugs by mehallo

what’s your poison?
Celebrate the holiday season with your favorite seasonal toxin on a mug! Choose from Poinsetta, Mistletoe, Holly or the often elusive Pyracantha (which is a bit like holly). Vintage druggist labels on a nice, clean mug. Brand new, limited edition merchandise, available only thru end of December 2009.

Go here to order.

For additional mehallo merchandise, go here.

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Created by Italian designer Maria Cristina Bellucci. Details.

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Up early? Ready to brave the lines and the sales? How bout staying at home and buying from Supermarket. Straight from designers.

Start here. Facebook fan page here. Blog here.

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Limited edition cookbook, eight recipes using type. By Edmonton-based Woodward Design. Ships November 30. Order your copy here.

Found via Twitter.com/exspiro

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Performa in October: Ribs, honey rain

It’s all about the atmosphere, right?

I seem to just miss attending any of the Futurist dinners that seem to be popping up here and there. And there. And there. It’s interesting that this sort of sub-edible genre is finding an audience – with interpretations that seem to actually work. [Read more →]

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Marker for the International Dateline from a front yard on Taveuni; via Flickr

My dad was a navigator during World War II. He knew a lot about celestial navigation, time zones and the International Dateline.

I once asked him if one traveled fast enough and could cross the International Dateline backwards – repeatedly – would they have to subtract a day each time  . . .

And as a result, would one end up traveling back in time?

He said,

Yes.
 

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Thanks for giving.

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‘By subjecting rice to 4,000 times normal atmospheric pressure, the developers were able to preserve rice for long periods in a soft form that holds moisture.’

From Japan: Rice that cooks itself. More.

Found via Twitter.com/Bridget_CooKs

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Nick was one of my friends in junior high. We actually had sewing class together! (The memories that brings back; our home ec teacher, Ms. Behse, was a real nut)

It’s been super cool to see his success after appearing as a contestant on the second season of Project Runway. Viral video (above) of Nick reporting on the pink carpet at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in NYC. More at Nick’s blog.

Currently, Nick has several cool projects in the works. He’s also an instructor at Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) – where last season’s Project Runway was filmed.

Come to think of it, I wore a pink tie to my prom.

Video via Modelinia.com

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Moore’s cover, model Anja Rubik

Demi Moore is on the cover of this month’s W magazine. And she’s looking great. But is she looking just a bit too great? Read more here.

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