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Geekology » Top Ten Flash Drives

Bronon MahjongDiskImm Living Memory Key

Mimobot Urban Treeson Flash DriveImm Studio East 2GB USB Drive

I know what you’re going to say: 200 bucks for a dinky flash drive is preposterous. But, the boxus, sandalwood, amobna and pteroceltis tatarinowii wood drives by Bronon are slicker than any overpriced it-brand accessory…

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Shutterbug » I See London, I See France…

Daryl Banks Crinoline Flowers #2

Daryl Banks’ Crinoline Flowers #2

A little bit Wicked Witch, a smidgen Alice in Wonderland, and buckets of kink! This series by Toronto photographer Daryl Banks, gracefully called Crinoline Flowers, is a cheerful explosion of undies, fishnets and stilettos. The limited edition prints are available through Eckhart Gallery in Amsterdam for €495 – €1785. But hey, wouldn’t a foursome of these look stellar in your gargantuan walk-in closet?

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Welcome Home » Tampopo-Inspired Ramen Bowl Round-Up!

Suck UK Noodle Cup

Suck UK’s Ceramic Noodle Cup (Buy it: UK / USA)

Well, YZ and I finally crumbled under the pressure of all those Football Sunday flatscreen commercials and got ourselves a fancy-pants television. So, in celebration of the new gadget, we curled up in front of Juzo Itami’s Tampopo (タンポポ) last night with stomachs growling the whole way through…

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Gift Guide » Top Ten Do-Goodism

Holiday Gift Guide - Top Ten Do-Goodism Gifts

Clockwise from top left: Charity : Water Little Black Box, WWF Species Adoption, Ideaco’s Fusbol, Lacquerware from Bambu, Found My Animal Leashes, Wants for Sale Limited Edition Print… More after the jump!

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Gift Guide » Top Ten Bookworm

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Clockwise from top left: My Wonderful World of Fashion by Nina Chakrabarti, Folk & Flora Notecard Set by Reprodepot, Pictorial Webster's, Harry Allen Rollerstop Bookend, Penguin Classics with Cover Illustrations by Coralie Bickford-Smith, Nel's Pack of Dogs Bookshelf & Bench… More after the jump!

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Gift Guide » Top Ten Fashion Scout

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Clockwise from top left: Terra Plana's Maplow Shoe, Carga Bag, Jemma Redux Libby Bracelet, George Gina & Lucy’s Xciting Kanji Bag, Diamond Silhouette Ring by Alissia Melka-Teichroew, Happy Socks, Ugmonk Tee… More after the jump!

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Gift Guide » Top 10 Eco-Friendlies

Gift Guide: Eco-Friendlies

Clockwise from top left: Freitag F74 Bob Bag, Eding:Post’s Picnica bunny bag, Magno Design radio, Resource Revival bottle opener, Fernando and Humberto Campana’s TransNeomatic Bowl, and Esque Studio’s Recycled Glass Slump Vases… More after the jump!

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Shutterbug » L’Exactitude N’est Pas La Vérité

Exactitudes - The Girls from Ipanema

So, you thought you were one-of-a-kind? Well, think again. Rotterdam-based photographer Ari Versluis and profiler Ellie Uyttenbroek have been examining the distinct dress codes of various social clusters for well over a decade now and their striking book of images, Exactitudes (that’s exact and attitude smished together), demonstrates once again to us obstinate humans how beautifully similar to one another we are…

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