All posts for the month March, 2009

Pleasure Finds Friday: Ovetto Recycle Bin

I want to do my part to save the environment, but I must confess that I am not ambitious or conscientious enough to embrace the idea of having a box of empty cans loitering at my front door or washing every wine bottle and peanut butter jar for reuse. Recycling is rather a messy business. [...]

Parlez-Vous Francais

While speaking a language other than the one your parents taught you is not high on the list of priorities for most Americans, I think it is one of the sexiest skills in the world. Show me a man who can tell me how much he adores me in five different spoken languages, as well [...]

Pleasure Bouquets: Compliments

It’s amazing how a little flattery from an unexpected source can change the course of my day. Now, I’m not talking about the whistle and honk from the guy in the Pinto at the red light, or the string of Spanish expletives provided by dudes loitering down the street under tennis shoes on a wire. [...]

Pleasure Finds Friday: Galaxy Martini Shakers

I’m not a big drinker. I couldn’t tell you how to make a Manhattan. I shudder at the taste of Brandy. But these hand-blown glass Galaxy Martini Shakers, made by Urban Materials + Accessories, are so damn pretty, I’m tempted to forego water for vodka, or gin. They come in four different swirled colors – [...]

Tibet

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s forced flight from Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. In anticipation of this crucial and sad milestone, the Chinese government has closed Tibet to foreign tourists and media, and put severe restrictions, such as banning prayer, on monastic life – a cornerstone of Tibetan [...]

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