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Lookybook is one of those rare situations where digital technology is used to help analog media flourish, not replace it. The site's big idea: Lookybook stores kids' picture books in their entirety online, ... read more
You want to make reusable bags part of your everyday routine. But you're on the checkout line, yet again, and -- d'oh -- you've left your green carry-all at home. Two recent Stanford ... read more
It's been 15 years since Mary J. Blige first burst on the scene with her fierce, full-throated singing voice and rough-and-tumble persona. Since then, she's evolved into one of our best R &B ... read more
Step aside, sterile iPod docks: There's something supremely decadent about Dutch outfit Thodio's iBox, which combines the gadget's high-tech appeal with a sleek design that's straight out of the Hi-Fidelity heyday. The iBox ... read more
From the creative, crafty recycling department, these pool ball rings -- handcarved from actual pool balls put out to pasture -- are supremely mod. Since the chunky cocktail baubles are custom-made, you get ... read more
Just in time for the holidays, movies big and small, Hollywood-made and not, available on DVD, ideal for filling out an empty stocking. Due for imminent release: the final installment of the Bourne ... read more
Here's a holiday album we pretty sure you don't own, and it's a beaut. Mindy Smith, a singer-songwriter blessed with enormous skill and a caress of a voice, has two full-length albums to ... read more
You might think that the impact of your holiday cards and gift wrap are pretty minimal in the scope of things. But consider this: annual sales of greeting cards exceed $7 billion -- ... read more
Call it a coincidence, but all our best ideas have come to us in bars. If this has happened to you, you know what comes next: Fish out pen, grab cocktail napkin, make ... read more
