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Timothy Kau

The toothpaste your parents never told you about

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If Mayor Bloomberg wants to help hobos (and high functioning alcoholics) please get Crest to make this toothpaste!

Copyranter posted this found ad from a 1961 House and Garden magazine. 1961?!? How can I go there?

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National Enquirer eligible for Pultizer. Blind squirrels and broken clocks also want credit for being occasionally right

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If the nation’s first name in celebrity sex and UFOs is eligible for recognition for journalism’s highest prize, what’s keeping bloggers and twittererers from receiving equal recognition? What is meaningful journalism in a digital age?
From The Huffington Post, the Pulitzer Prize committee has apparently run out of reasons to NOT accept The National Enquirer’s bid [...]

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5000 Americans tried cocaine for the first time today – didn’t get the memo that the 80’s are over.

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Infographic: San Francisco leads the country for illicit drug use – surprising exactly no one, except 12.7% people in SF.
I came across this infographic on drug use in America. Aside from being a bit oddly clip arty, I couldn’t figure out what point it was trying to make. Pro drugs, ant-drugs, or just the [...]

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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas…provided you make it there…

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It’s no secret that the mild recession we find ourselves in has put a touch of pressure on state budgets, leading to ‘out-of-the-box thinking’ by our esteemed lawmakers.
I think we can all agree that very few good things happen when our parliamentarians begin brainstorming, but the fine folks who run McCarran airport in Las Vegas [...]

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LV’s economic way to carry your newspaper

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LV launches a stunning $4000 carrying case for your $2.00 newspaper.
In our digital age, is there really any point to carrying your FT for any reason other than the fact that it’s the perfect shade of antique rose?
If you’re like me (a brand-whoring, lover of everything LV) you’re going to want to run over [...]

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February’s Man Bag
Grab Bag

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Some of my favourite discoveries from the last 30 days.

Brooklyn Circus Denim Duffle Bag

I have some seriously envious of the taste and sensibilities the guys at Brooklyn Circus bring to just about everything they do. While I can’t often rock their bold, luxurious looks with a decidedly BK twist, here’s a beautiful piece that’s accessible [...]

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How to make yourself more attractive. In 1938.

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With advice like this, how did our grandparents ever manage to not end up being a bunch of miserable misogynists trapped in loveless marriages? Oh wait…
A great find by Coudal Partners, Prose before Ho’s Tumblr features this pricelessly hilarious cache of images from a guide on finding love in the 1930’s. Just one question: did [...]

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Briefcases for the arborially inclined

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I‘m sure we all know one. You know, those quaint, well-intentioned people who spend their lives moaning over the tragic lives of animals rather than bemoaning the tragic state of their own lives.

If you find yourself justifying your affection for leather to a hemp lover or occasionally empathising with the noble cow rather than seeing [...]

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Get some Amish slave labour fashion

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With most of our fashion coming from the emerging world, Billykirk turns outsourcing manufacturing on its head, with gorgeous results.
Billykirk’s line is manufactured right here in the USA…Amish Country, USA. Adding to their heritage of nice quilts, great furniture, handmade jams and rolling their eyes at NYC on romantic weekends, the Amish can now add [...]

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Everday can be bowling party day for your feet

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Ithink the number of people who have contemplated stealing shoes from their local bowling alley is roughly equal to the number of people who have gone bowling, but don’t own their own ball.
Perhaps its the beer or the the vicarious experience of dressing like a clown (before bowling like one) but its undeniable that donning [...]

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