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From his first book, Clumsy, it was clear that Jeffrey Brown was no run-of-the-mill comic artist/graphic novelist. That book told the story of a long-distance relationship with surprisingly intimate details using the simplest ... read more
Charley Harper has a way with birds. Insects, too. Nice elephants. In fact, we think he's one of the all-time great artist-illustrators -- one who infuses his lines and colors with humor, charm, ... read more
Full of Grace is an unusual and affecting book of photographs. The subject is the evolution of children's place in society over the past 150 years. Though it covers such serious issues as ... read more
We're speechless about this one. Unica Home specializes in sleekly contemporary furniture and home accessories. So we were stopped in our tracks by this Pug with Velvet Bag lamp by German artist Dietlind ... read more
Brent Hoff received an unmarked package in the mail from Istanbul. Inside was a tape. He popped it in, pressed play and watched his first episode of "Tatli Hayat," a.k.a. "The Sweet Life," ... read more
Cell phones may someday send landline phones into retirement -- but we're not there yet. In fact, there's a technology to know about if you're in the market for a cordless phone. It's ... read more
Call it T-shirt Idol. In a sea of websites peddling not-so-unique T-shirt designs, Threadless Tees takes simple commerce one step further -- specifically, to the people. The Chicago-based e-tailer invites designers to send ... read more
Far be it from us to be churlish -- we'd prefer to be more sanguine, but we're somewhat skeptical that the lexicon of all high school students would (perhaps even should) include the ... read more
Someone has the solution to information and email overload? Yes, please! Help! Mark Hurst is just the man. Author of the new book Bit Literacy, Hurst knows that almost anyone with a computer ... read more
