Yesterday we bid a very sad farewell to little Lir who, with her parents, jetted off to visit her Safta in Tel Aviv for 2 long months! I needed to be sure she had all the superfluous doodads she might want during her stay so, I packed her a sweet little owl backpack from Skip*Hop full of fun things from her Doda and Dodo. http://www.los-list.com/blog/in-the-bag-lirs-first-backpack/feed/ 6 http://www.los-list.com/blog/top-ten-thank-you-santa/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/top-ten-thank-you-santa/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:11:26 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10492

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Oh Santa! I almost forgive you for that flu you plagued YZ and I with this Xmas, what with all the juicy gifts you lugged down our chimney along with it. All in all, the 25th was a veritable indulge-fest, with everything on my list neatly wrapped in recycled paper under the tree... http://www.los-list.com/blog/top-ten-thank-you-santa/feed/ 78 http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-giude-top-ten-bookworm/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-giude-top-ten-bookworm/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:38:04 +0000 Jerome Luc Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10325

For some of us, the holiday season is about one thing and one thing only. Ok, two things. Ok, a bunch of things—all nicely wrapped and book-related. Because there is nothing more satisfying than winter reading, whether it’s the classic you know almost by heart, the novel everybody else already read six months ago, or the thriller you’ll never admit you couldn’t put down. http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-giude-top-ten-bookworm/feed/ 12 http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-out-of-print/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-out-of-print/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:23:07 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10056

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We've been big fans of the Out of Print tee series ever since we first stumbled upon the site. Then, about a month ago we saw this book design gem over on Mikey Burton's Flickr stream. Thus, when we saw that Out of Print and Mikey hooked up to make the tees above, well, it was like a fairy godmother had read our diary! http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-out-of-print/feed/ 7 http://www.los-list.com/blog/bookworm-joelle-jolivet/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/bookworm-joelle-jolivet/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:07:27 +0000 Jerome Luc Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=8433

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It’s never too late to have a happy childhood, as our dad likes to say—and indeed, having discovered Joëlle Jolivet’s lusciously illustrated children’s books, we’re about ready for a second helping. We’ve been aware of Jolivet’s work for some time now: while browsing our favorite librairies... http://www.los-list.com/blog/bookworm-joelle-jolivet/feed/ 18 http://www.los-list.com/blog/second-look-dick-bruna-books/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/second-look-dick-bruna-books/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:36:55 +0000 Jerome Luc Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=8132

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Dutch author and illustrator Dick Bruna is probably best known as the creator of Miffy — Nijntje in Dutch — the cute but inscrutable rabbit dressed like a toddler and pictured, in bold lines and primary colors, at the zoo, in the snow, at the seaside, etc... http://www.los-list.com/blog/second-look-dick-bruna-books/feed/ 17 http://www.los-list.com/blog/bookworm-boys-adventure/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/bookworm-boys-adventure/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:49:11 +0000 Jerome Luc Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=7368

With the summer reading season in full swing and just when we had tired of this year’s Swedish crime wave, we were delighted when a friend sent us the new boxed set of the Penguin Books' Boys’ Adventures series...

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Starting to worry about how you'll fill your days once the Cup is over? With just two games left to enjoy, you might be wondering: "how will I live without my daily dose of soccer?!". Well, to help you transition back to the real world, order a copy of Arkitip's Issue №0055 (the World Cup special edition), done in collaboration with Chinatown Soccer Club. It's 100% football meets design — cover to cover. http://www.los-list.com/blog/world-cup-fever-arkitip/feed/ 11 http://www.los-list.com/blog/world-cup-fever-african-arenas/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/world-cup-fever-african-arenas/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:55:35 +0000 Jerome Luc Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=6626

All photos from African Arenas © Thomas Hoeffgen

At this stage of the tournament, with so many favored teams crashing out (see yesterday’s Brazil v. Holland shock) and with the hopes of entire continents dashed by the sporting fates (poor Ghana! perfidious Suárez!) it may be time for a reminder that the World Cup is, after all, about football. At the heart of the carefully managed fanfare of this four-yearly feast is a simple game, played with no more than a ball and a set of posts. A new book by photographer Thomas Hoeffgen, African Arenas, captures just that pared-down beauty of the game... http://www.los-list.com/blog/world-cup-fever-african-arenas/feed/ 6 http://www.los-list.com/blog/papercuts-present-and-correct/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/papercuts-present-and-correct/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:16:05 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=5004

I am so embarrassingly addicted to office supplies. From the run-of-the-mill manila interoffice folder to every kind of stickie page marker, I love it all — perhaps it's a residual childhood librarian/teacher obsession... Thus, it was with childish glee that I scoured the Present & Correct online shop: discovering a cornucopia of office must-haves. The company's collection of workroom thingamabobs spans from vintage melamine desk trays to quirky notebooks and writing utensils... http://www.los-list.com/blog/papercuts-present-and-correct/feed/ 2