As motherhood inches nearer, I find my mind is preoccupied: where to put the crib, what to put on the iPod for our (hopefully short) stint in the birthing wing of Roosevelt Hospital, whether little Pipsqueek will be as boisterous as his/her cousin Lir, the baby's college fund, where we're sending the little munchkin to preschool... http://www.los-list.com/blog/duck-duck-goose-little-sapling-toys/feed/ 0 http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-lead-and-light/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-lead-and-light/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:53:53 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=11079

It’s hard to find tees that are both interesting and sufficiently subtle to satisfy my design-conscious yet wallflowery husband YZ. Sam Kaufman, the creative behind Lead & Light manages to hit the pin on the head... http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-lead-and-light/feed/ 0 http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-happy-family/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-happy-family/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:42:10 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10962

After another visit to the midwife's office yesterday and, thus, another precious chance to listen to Pipsqueek's little heart thumping away I can't help but have a giddy case of baby-brain. It's taking all of my shopaholic willpower not to spend the little one's college fund on fluffy booties, clothing, and a comprehensive Dr. Seuss / Shel Silverstein / Richard Scarry / Maurice Sendak library. http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-happy-family/feed/ 5 http://www.los-list.com/blog/welcome-home-weck-jars/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/welcome-home-weck-jars/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:28:25 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10951

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I’m not going to suggest I spend my weekends canning or preserving peaches — this isn’t that kind of blog — but I can’t help loving a classic glass jar. Forget the fussy, sticky, sweaty days of making marmalade. Jars are perfect for everyday storage around the kitchen, and for those of us without much cupboard or pantry space, they’re a great way to make the usually-hidden presentable. In fact, a neat row of jars filled with nuts or grains or pasta often adds a touch of dare-I-say rustic charm to a countertop. http://www.los-list.com/blog/welcome-home-weck-jars/feed/ 3 http://www.los-list.com/blog/geekology-bluelounge/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/geekology-bluelounge/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:23:59 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10931

As a design geek living with a music geek, I spend my days lost in an endless gaggle of wires: nests of audio-cables, tangled mouse-cords and — what the heck does this attach to!? Three cheers, then, for Pasadena-based design firm Bluelounge, who are single-handedly cutting through the technological gordian knot with a range of savvy clutter solutions... http://www.los-list.com/blog/geekology-bluelounge/feed/ 16 http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-pegleg-nyc/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-pegleg-nyc/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:52:59 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10907

Don't get me wrong - I love the biting severity of winter, the layers of gray, the way the city looks a century younger when it's covered in two feet of fresh snow. But here and there, throughout these colder months, my mind does wander to scorching hot days at the beach, watermelon, and skipping around outside in a t-shirt and shorts. http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-pegleg-nyc/feed/ 8 http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-karim-rashid-bobble/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-karim-rashid-bobble/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:44:01 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10866

"Each year, nearly 1.5 million barrels of oil are used to make plastic water bottles. Most of those bottles end up in our landfills, in our oceans, littering our sidewalks."

With stats like that, the fact that these water-filtering bottles are so slick is superfluous. http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-karim-rashid-bobble/feed/ 8 http://www.los-list.com/blog/fashion-scout-band-of-outsider/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/fashion-scout-band-of-outsider/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:35:51 +0000 Rebecca Prusinowski http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10812

Scott Sternberg's Band of Outsiders is getting bigger... http://www.los-list.com/blog/fashion-scout-band-of-outsider/feed/ 5 http://www.los-list.com/blog/big-screen-chris-rubino-love-kills-demons/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/big-screen-chris-rubino-love-kills-demons/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:38:40 +0000 Rebecca Prusinowski http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10777

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How does an artist move forward without forsaking his past? Take something he's already made and give it new meaning? Over the course of one year, filmmaker Jim Helton documented New York-based artist Chris Rubino as he explored these paradigms and new direction in his work... http://www.los-list.com/blog/big-screen-chris-rubino-love-kills-demons/feed/ 3 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