Archive for May, 2012
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Eames Era Small Tabletop Terrarium – $25
This small curio dates from the 60s and is great for displaying trinkets or small plants that love a sealed environment. With a pressed glass top and black molded plastic base under gold paint, the top screws in like a lightbulb and voila!: Instant display. Makers mark pictured (letters HDCo) and stamped ”patent pending”.
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Film Review: Jiro Dreams of Sushi
I am like Remy in Ratatouille when it comes to food. The moment he takes that bite of cheese, then a bite of strawberry, the symphonic soundtrack swells, animated in that old-fashioned Disney style for people who remember that music without words has a life of its own. That’s what food can be. It can sing, it can ...